Wittington Investments Signs Agreement to Acquire Boots

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1. Wed, 7 October 2026

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   • brantfordexpositor.ca13:18first to report
     Wittington Investments Signs Agreement to Acquire Boots

     Wittington Investments, Limited, the holding company of the Weston family based in Canada, has entered into a definitive agreement with Sycamore Partners

   • The Guardian World15:12
     Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn

     Former Selfridges owners buys UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano Pessina The Canadian family that once owned Selfridges department store has bought UK pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots for $8.9bn (£6.74bn). Wittington Investments, the holding company of the Weston family that controls the Loblaws grocery chain and Drugmart pharmacy chain in Canada, will own Boots’ UK and Irish retail operations and opticians chain, the No7 beauty brand and a franchise arm in Thailand....

   • financialpost.com20:45
     CIBC scores biggest LBO financing with Wittington-Boots deal
2. Thu, 8 October 2026

   1 report
   • pehub.com08:26
     Sycamore Partners agrees $8.9bn Boots exit to Wittington Investments

     The 177-year-old pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer has more than 50,000 employees and also includes Boots Opticians and the No7 Beauty Company.