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Text: Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are putting together a multibillion-pound joint bid for pharmaceutical giant Boots, according to multiple reports Tuesday (Jan. 11). Boots has more than 2,000 stores and more than 50,000 employees around the world.
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