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Walgreens Continues Turnaround Efforts Ahead of Planned Acquisition by Private Equity Firm
Walgreens Continues Turnaround Efforts Ahead of Planned Acquisition by Private Equity Firm
April 08, 2025  |  Earnings

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) saw its second-quarter fiscal 2025 sales increase and its operating loss drop as it continues its turnaround plan and prepares to...

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Walgreens Agrees to Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
Walgreens Agrees to Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
March 06, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said Thursday (March 6) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with private...

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Report: Walgreens Discusses Sale to Private Equity Firm Sycamore Partners
Report: Walgreens Discusses Sale to Private Equity Firm Sycamore Partners
December 10, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Walgreens Boots Alliance and Sycamore Partners are reportedly discussing a deal that would see Walgreens sold to the private equity firm. A deal could be...

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Report: Sycamore Partners Interested in Taking Nordstrom Private
Report: Sycamore Partners Interested in Taking Nordstrom Private
May 03, 2024  |  Retail

Sycamore Partners, a buyout equity firm that owns department store operator Belk, is reportedly among the firms interested in taking Nordstrom private. The company is...

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KnitWell Group Brings Together Ann Taylor, Loft and Talbots
KnitWell Group Brings Together Ann Taylor, Loft and Talbots
August 31, 2023  |  Retail

Three brands in the specialty apparel retail industry have been brought together in the KnitWell Group, a new holding company formed by private equity firm Sycamore...

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Report: Bed Bath & Beyond May Be Sold in Pieces
Report: Bed Bath & Beyond May Be Sold in Pieces
January 15, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Troubled home goods brand Bed Bath & Beyond is reportedly looking to sell some of its assets. Weeks after saying its future as a “going...

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Kohl’s Gets 2 Competing Takeover Bids
Kohl’s Gets 2 Competing Takeover Bids
June 02, 2022  |  Retail

Kohl’s has been the recipient of takeover bids from private equity firm Sycamore Partners and Franchise Group, a retail holding company, The Wall Street Journal...

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Sycamore Partners Drops Ted Baker Buyout Pursuit
Sycamore Partners Drops Ted Baker Buyout Pursuit
May 23, 2022  |  Retail

The board of British fashion retailer Ted Baker has narrowed its choices for the company to which it plans to sell the brand, less than...

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Ted Baker Gets Multiple Buyout Proposals
Ted Baker Gets Multiple Buyout Proposals
April 27, 2022  |  Acquisitions

“A number” of potential suitors are angling to buy British fashion retailer Ted Baker, less than a month after the brand put itself on the...

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