Shares jumped 6% after Bloomberg report that Walgreens Boots Alliance received buyout from KKRWalgreens Boots Alliance, which owns Walgreens and Duane Reade in the US, Boots in the UK, operates in 25 countries and has over 415,000 employees. Photograph: John Minchillo/APThe global drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance has reportedly received a buyout offer from the private equity group KKR – if successful, the deal would be the biggest private equity transaction on record.Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance rose 6% on Monday after Bloomberg reported news of the deal.