March 18 (Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance's WBA.O executive chair Stefano Pessina will almost double his stake in the US pharmacy group to about 30% as part of its takeover by private equity group Sycamore, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter.
(Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)
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