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Analysts size up new WBA-Rite Aid deal

Analysts size up new WBA-Rite Aid deal

NEW YORK — The impending closure of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s purchase of nearly 2,000 Rite Aid stores will clear the fog around both companies since their terminated merger deal and enable them to move ahead, Wall Street analysts say. WBA and Rite Aid yesterday announced that the Federal Trade Commission approved a downsized agreement in

Analysts dissect Walgreens-Rite Aid deal

Zacks Investment Research stock strategists Tracey Ryniec and David Bartosiak discussed with Zacks’ Terry Ruffolo the Walgreens Boots Alliance’s proposal to acquire Rite Aid Corp. for $9 per share in cash, and assumption of debt, for a total value of $17.2 billion. The companies announced the deal late Tuesday, after news reports about an impending

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