Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 08/06: (WAG) (DDD) (AIG) (ZFC) - InvestingChannel

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 08/06: (WAG) (DDD) (AIG) (ZFC)

* Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) said it has exercised its option to complete the second step of its strategic transaction with Alliance Boots GmbH ahead of the original option period, which was between February and August 2015. The transaction, subject to shareholder and various regulatory approvals, would fully combine the two companies to form the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise.

This action follows the launch of the companies’ long-term strategic partnership in June 2012, when Walgreens acquired a 45 percent equity ownership in Alliance Boots, with the option to proceed to a full combination by acquiring the

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