ExitThursday, October 8, 2026
Sycamore Partners agrees $8.9bn Boots exit to Wittington Investments
Sycamore Partners is selling the 177-year-old pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots, which employs more than 50,000 people, to Wittington Investments for $8.9 billion.
Boots is 177 years old and employs more than 50,000 people; its operations also include Boots Opticians and the No7 Beauty Company.
Deal facts
- Target
- Boots
- Business
- Pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer that also includes Boots Opticians and the No7 Beauty Company, with more than 50,000 employees.
- Buyer
- Wittington Investments
- Seller
- Sycamore Partners
- Deal type
- Exit
- Value
- $8.9 billion
- Status
- Announced, not yet closed
- Announced
- Thursday, October 8, 2026
Sources
- PEI Private EquityOct 8, 2026
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