The US pharmacy chain is allegedly finally closing in on a deal with American private equity firm Sycamore Partners, after talks originally began last year

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) rose Tuesday premarket after the Wall Street Journal reported that Sycamore Partners was closing in on a deal to acquire the U.S. pharmacy chain for about $10 billion.

Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are jumping in premarket trading Tuesday, on a report that the troubled drugstore chain is nearing a deal with Sycamore Partners to be taken private for around $10 billion.

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is reportedly nearing a $10 billion deal to go private through an acquisition from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, according to the Wall Street Journal. The drugstore chain's stock is seeing gains of 5% in Tuesday's pre-market trading.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) is reportedly close to a $10 billion buyout deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal, which could be finalized by Thursday,

Sycamore Partners is planning a three-way split of Walgreens Boots Alliance if a deal to take the struggling pharmacy chain private is reached, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares jumped over 5% in after-hours trading on Monday following a Wall Street Journal report that private equity firm Sycamore Partners is nearing a $10 billion buyout of the healthcare and retail pharmacy chain.