Walgreens to buy remaining stake in Shields Health for $1.37 billion By Reuters


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(Reuters) – Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:) said on Tuesday it would buy the remaining stake in specialty pharmacy company Shields Health Solutions for $1.37 billion.

Walgreens last year spent $970 million to increase its stake in the company to 71%, with an option to acquire the remaining equity interests in the future.

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