Alliance Boots
Retailer, Wholesaler, and Company
KKR may reevaluate KPE fund takeoverIt wrote down the value of a number of its investments for the quarter, including pharmacy chain Alliance Boots by $128.2 million, information commerce firm First Data by $164.6 million and hospital company HCA by $121.2 million. But... In this article: KKR, Credit crunch, Blackstone, New York Stock Exchange, U.S., Small business, Alliance Boots, and Euronext |
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FT.com - Companies | March 01, 2009
KKR slashes investment value by 47.5%
...totalled $2.2bn. KPE wrote down the value of its investments in some of the biggest companies KKR bought in the bubble years of 2006 and 2007, including First Data and Alliance Boots, by 40 per cent in dollar terms. Other firms such as...
In this article: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Semiconductor, Dollar General, Blackstone, New York Stock Exchange, First Data, and Amsterdam
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Reuters | July 27, 2008
KKR posts first-quarter loss but assets grow
...from Toys R Us to Sealy mattress maker and asset manager Legg Mason <LM.N>. Its largest holdings include First Data, Alliance Boots and Legrand, the company said. Founded in 1976, KKR has more than 500 employees in 9 offices globally,...
In this article: KKR, Blackstone Group, Intangible asset, Compound annual growth rate, Amortization, Toys R Us, and Sealy
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LBO blowback
...KKR's European listed vehicle also saw nothing but red ink. It slashed valuations by 48 per cent as companies such as First Data, Alliance Boots and ProSiebenSat struggled. The picture will be the same for many deals done by still private...
In this article: Blackstone, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Hilton Hotels, Freescale Semiconductor, and First Data
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Loss of $1.2bn for KKR after falls in value
...Data down to $1.4bn at the end of March. Its $2.1bn stake in Alliance Boots was cut to $1.4bn, though this was partly due to the weaker pound, as the pharmacy chain's earnings are still growing. Elsewhere, KKR reported some positive...
In this article: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Asia, First Data, US, Middle East, George Roberts, and Dollar General
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www.bloomberg.com
Alliance Boots Says Boots Sales Rose After Price Cuts ...
MARKET DATA. STOCKS. RATES & BONDS. CURRENCIES. MUTUAL FUNDS. ETFs ... fiscal first quarter through June, Nottingham, England-based Alliance Boots said ...
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www.prweek.com
Alliance Boots turns to Finsbury
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topics.nytimes.com
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. News - The New York Times
... CO, FIRST DATA CORP, SAINSBURY, J, PLC, ALLIANCE BOOTS, PESSINA, STEFANO ... K.K.R. Offer of $26 Billion Is Accepted by First Data ...
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www.abcmoney.co.uk
London shares higher, Alliance Boots up on improved offer ...
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares were higher this morning in the first hour of trading with Alliance Boots rising after Stefano Pessina and KKR improved ...
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money.cnn.com
Boots, Alliance in $5.5 billion merger deal - Oct. 3, 2005
... Boots, while Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First Boston advised Alliance UniChem. ... Earnings data provided by FactSet CallStreet, LLC. ...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Alliance Boots Limited is a British based pharmaceuticals company headquartered in London. It operates as a high street retailer, pharmacist and pharmaceutical wholesaler in several European countries. It has a turnover in excess of £20 billion.
Alliance Boots is the leading pharmacy chain in Britain with a 17% market share. Retail operations are carried out under the Boots The Chemists and Alliance Pharmacy brands. In terms of retail space, Alliance Boots ranks as one of the largest high street retailers in the UK. Boots is also the largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the UK through its UniChem subsidiary with a 40% market share.
As the third largest pharmacy chain in Europe, Alliance Boots employs over 110,000 staff and operates more than 3,200 retail stores, around 2,900 of these have pharmacies. Alliance Healthcare, Alliance Boots' pharmaceutical wholesale division, serves over 130,000 pharmacies, doctors, hospitals and health centres via over 370 depots.
It was once a FTSE 100 Index constituent but is now owned by Stefano Pessina and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
- Name:
- Alliance Boots
- Type:
- Private
- Origin:
- Merger of the Boots Group and Alliance UniChem
- Location:
- Nottingham, England, UK
- Founder:
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- Jesse Boot - Boots
- Merger - Alliance UniChem
- Founded:
- Boots 1849
- Industry:
- Key People:
- Stefano Pessina - Executive Chairman
- Products:
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- Alliance Pharmacy
- Almus - Generic Drugs
- No 7 - Makeup
- Soltan - Sun cream
- Boots
- Revenue:
- £20.5 billion (08/09)
- Operating Income:
- EBITDA £1.25 billion (08/09)
- Net Income:
- No figures
- No. of Employees:
- 110,000
- Parent Company:
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
- Subsidiaries:
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- Boots Contract Manufacturing
- Alliance UniChem
- The Boots Company
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