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.

Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth confirmed in January that a sale process for the business was underway. Including debt, the value of the deal is just under $24 billion, the company said.

Shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance overwhelmingly approved the drugstore chain’s $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore. It is a rough era for national pharmacy chains like ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance overwhelmingly approved the drugstore chain's $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, the compa ...

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.