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Walgreens Boots Alliance shuts UK venture arm

B&B was launched by Alliance Boots in 2013 to invest in consumer brand businesses in the health, wellness and beauty sectors

Walgreens Boots Alliance shuts UK venture arm
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One of the best-known names in pharmaceuticals has decided to close the doors of its UK corporate venture arm, bucking a trend of large multinationals ploughing more money into startup investing.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has closed B&B Investment Partners, a three-year old venture capital business run by former executives from Morgan Stanley Private Equity and the frozen foods business Findus Group.

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