Walgreens Boots Alliance should be a private company before the end of the year after jumping the potential hurdle of a shareholder vote on the proposed takeover.

The Walgreens buyout comes after competitor Rite Aid emerged last September as a private company from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Remaining publicly traded drugstore operators include ...

Walgreens shares were largely unchanged by Friday’s news, hovering around $11.50, as they have since the deal was announced. Just two years ago, they were worth more than $30 each. Last fall ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance shareholders gave the thumbs-up to the company's private-equity buyout by Sycamore Partners, with about 96% of votes cast approving the sale, the Deerfield-based retail ...