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M&A Deal Summary

Rite Aid Acquires Thrifty PayLess

On October 14, 1996, Rite Aid acquired retailer Thrifty PayLess for 2.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rite Aid’s 3rd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Rite Aid’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Rite Aid’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rite Aid’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1996-10-14
Target Thrifty PayLess
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Rite Aid
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.3B USD

Target

Thrifty PayLess

Los Angeles, California, United States
Thrifty PayLess, Inc. is a drugstore chain in the western United States, with 1,007 drugstores in ten states.

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Buyer

Rite Aid

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1962
Sector Retail
Revenue 24.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Rite Aid is a drugstore chain that operates through two segments, Retail Pharmacy and Pharmacy Services. Rite Aid was founded in 1962 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 12
Sector: Retail M&A 3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 11
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 12
Year: 1996 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1994-12-28 Perry Drug Stores

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

Perry Drug Stores, Inc. is a retail pharmacy chain.

Buy $132M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-07-21 Harco

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Harco, Inc. is a retail drug store company.

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