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title: Walgreens boosts stake in primary-care company VillageMD with a $5.2 billion investment
description: Walgreens boosts stake in primary-care company VillageMD with a $5.2 billion investment
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# [Walgreens boosts stake in primary-care company VillageMD with a $5.2 billion investment](https://www.villagemd.com/news/walgreens-boosts-stake-in-primary-care-company-villagemd-with-a-5.2-billion-investment)

 Written by [VillageMD](https://www.villagemd.com/news/author/villagemd) | Oct 15, 2021 1:30:00 PM

[Walgreens Boots Alliance](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/WBA) said Thursday that it has agreed to become the majority owner of VillageMD, as it [opens hundreds of doctor offices with the primary-care company.](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/08/walgreens-strikes-deal-to-open-hundreds-of-doctor-offices-in-stores.html)

Read more [here.](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/14/walgreens-buys-majority-stake-in-primary-care-company-villagemd.html)

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