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Fairfax Partners with Wittington Investments in Acquisition of The Boots Group
GlobeNewswire ·
GlobeNewswire reports: TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“ Fairfax ”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has entered into agreements to partner with Wittington Investments, Limited (“ Wittington ”), the holding company of the Weston family based in Canada, to acquire The Boots Group (“ Boots ”), the leading pharmacy and health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland, for a total purchase price of approximately US$8.9 billion…