Walgreens Boots Alliance, an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail firm, agreed to acquire the remaining 30% stake in Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy company, for $1.4bn. "Our full acquisition of Shields will complete another major milestone as part of our consumer-centric healthcare strategy to drive sustainable long-term growth, and we are very pleased with our partnership and integration with Shields. We can now make further progress on our strategy through Shields’ integrated model, increasing our value to health systems, expanding access to payor partners and supporting improved outcomes and lower costs," Roz Brewer, WBA CEO.