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Wachtell, A&O and Gibson Dunn lead on Walgreens acquisition of Boots

Tom Moore
Tom Moore · 7 August 2014 · 2 min read
Corporate and M&A A&O Shearman Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

The largest drug retailer in the US, Walgreens, has instructed Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy to handle its full combination with Nottingham-based chemist Alliance Boots.

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