Walgreen completes Boots financing with tight sterling and euro trades
US pharmacy chain Walgreen completed the bond financing of its acquisition of Alliance Boots on Monday with sterling and euro bonds totalling some €1.5bn. Strong demand for US credits allowed the bonds to be priced tightly, with the euro tranche considerably inside Walgreen's dollar bonds, according to one lead manager.
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