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Australian pharma giant Sigma quits Boots takeover talks

Australian pharmacy giant Sigma has walked away from talks over a £7.5bn private takeover of Boots, renewing hopes of a London float.

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cityam.comStai leggendo23 h fa

Australian pharma giant Sigma quits Boots takeover talks

Australian pharmacy giant Sigma has walked away from talks over a £7.5bn private takeover of Boots, renewing hopes of a London float.

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forbes.com1 g fa

Australia’s Sigma Walks Away From $10 Billion Boots Acquisition

Boots has been under mutliple ownerships including by Walgreen but the next owner will not be Australia's Sigma after it pulled out of talks.

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irishtimes.com18 h fa

Australian pharmacy group pulls out of $10bn talks to buy Boots

Sigma Healthcare abandoned a $10 billion bid to acquire Boots, determining the deal didn't meet strategic objectives. The signal: mega-deal M&A tightens as companies reassess capex and integration risk, preferring partnerships—a headwind for scale-ups betting on large exits.

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Chemist Warehouse owner withdraws from $14b Boots sale talks

Sigma Healthcare shares jumped 8 per cent after the company said it had abandoned its pursuit of the UK retailer to refocus on the Australian market.

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Timeline cronologica

1. domenica 14 giugno 2026·afr.com
   

   Deal off! Investors hold up red card for Sigma’s mega UK M&A bet

   The prospect of a monster equity raising – which would have been necessary to fund such a purchase – also had shareholders calling time.

2. lunedì 15 giugno 2026·forbes.com
   

   Australia’s Sigma Walks Away From $10 Billion Boots Acquisition

   Boots has been under mutliple ownerships including by Walgreen but the next owner will not be Australia's Sigma after it pulled out of talks.

3. lunedì 15 giugno 2026·afr.com
   

   Chemist Warehouse owner withdraws from $14b Boots sale talks

   Sigma Healthcare shares jumped 8 per cent after the company said it had abandoned its pursuit of the UK retailer to refocus on the Australian market.

4. lunedì 15 giugno 2026·cityam.com
   

   Australian pharma giant Sigma quits Boots takeover talks

   Australian pharmacy giant Sigma has walked away from talks over a £7.5bn private takeover of Boots, renewing hopes of a London float.

5. lunedì 15 giugno 2026·irishtimes.com
   

   Australian pharmacy group pulls out of $10bn talks to buy Boots

   Sigma Healthcare says deal for UK retailer would not meet its strategic objectives

6. martedì 16 giugno 2026·cityam.com
   

   Boots drifts closer to London float but billionaire Westons circle

   Boots is moving closer to a London float after Australian pharmacy Sigma pulled out of talks, but billionaire Weston family are still in the running.