A group of Chilean investors has acquired Farmacias Ahumada
October 2023 — A group of Chilean investors has acquired Farmacias Ahumada S.A. from Walgreens Boots Alliance.
The acquisition is carried out by a selected group of non-institutional chilean investors.
Founded in 1968, Farmacias Ahumada operates as one of the three main pharmaceutical chains in Chile, with almost 300 drugstores. It offers a range of products and services, such as drugs, natural products, nutritional supplements and beauty items and personal care products. The company is based in Santiago.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is an American public multinational holding headquartered in Illinois. It is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader, which owns the pharmacy chains Walgreens in the US and Boots in the UK and internationally, as well as the Benavides brand in Mexico.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins’ team in Chile advised a group of Chilean investors on the acquisition of Farmacias Ahumada.
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