Kirkland and Davis Polk among firms advising on Sycamore’s $10bn take-private of Walgreens

Kirkland & Ellis, Ropes & Gray, Debevoise and Plimpton, Latham & Watkins, Davis Polk & Wardwell and Bass Berry & Sims have all helped to guide private equity firm Sycamore Partners $10bn take-private acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), which includes high street pharmacy chain Boots.

A Kirkland team led by New York corporate partners Edward Lee, Rachael Coffey and Daniel Wolf is advising WBA on the transaction. Ropes & Gray is advising WBA on the healthcare regulatory aspects of the deal.

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