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Boots owner to be taken private under $10bn deal

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Private equity firm Sycamore Partners will pay $ 11.45 per share for Walgreens .

That is more than what its shares are currently worth on the US stock market.

Total value of the deal could be worth up to $23.7bn , including debt and possible payouts down the line.

300 Boots stores were recently closed across the UK to consolidate its business.

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