Walgreens Boots Alliance, owner of the Boots pharmacy chain since 2014, is set to be acquired by US private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $10 billion (£7.7 billion).Sycamore’s offer of $11.45 per share, which represents an 8 per cent premium

Pizza Express, one of the UK’s best-known casual-dining brands, is poised to receive a £30 million lifeline from its shareholders, according to reports from Sky News.Bain Capital, the private equity firm, is believed to be spearheading the funding to ensure

Labour’s planned reforms to employment rights pose a “highly damaging” threat to business investment and recruitment, according to Rupert Soames, president of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and chairman of medical technology firm Smith & Nephew.His comments follow government

Sara Davies, the entrepreneur who made her debut on Dragons’ Den in 2019, has announced she will be stepping back from the BBC programme to focus on her own company.The 40-year-old businesswoman, who was the show’s youngest-ever female investor, revealed

Chinese trade figures have taken a worrying turn, with imports tumbling 8.4 per cent over the first two months of the year.This decline, which predates the full impact of President Trump’s newly imposed 20 per cent levy on Chinese imports,

European stock markets sank on Friday, losing momentum as conflicting signals from President Trump on tariffs left investors feeling uneasy.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index shed 1 per cent and looked set to halt its run of ten consecutive weekly gains.

More than 120 women entrepreneurs formed a long queue outside Virgin Hotels London in Shoreditch, eager to pitch their business ideas to the “Elevator of Dreams” ahead of International Women’s Day.The initiative, spearheaded by Sir Richard Branson and entrepreneur Simon