{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-13/farmacias-del-ahorro-benavides-acquisition","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-13/farmacias-del-ahorro-benavides-acquisition.md","title":"Farmacias del Ahorro to Buy Farmacias Benavides","headline":"Farmacias del Ahorro Agrees to Acquire Farmacias Benavides From Boots Group","description":"Farmacias del Ahorro will acquire Farmacias Benavides from The Boots Group, uniting more than 3,000 stores across Mexico under one pharmacy operator.","section":"Mergers & Acquisitions","published_at":"2026-11-13T13:41:56+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-13T13:41:56+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["The Boots Group, majority owned by Sycamore Partners, signed a definitive agreement to sell Farmacias Benavides to Farmacias del Ahorro.","The combined company would operate more than 3,000 stores across Mexico.","Farmacias Benavides runs more than 1,100 stores and more than 450 primary care clinics, while Farmacias del Ahorro has approximately 2,000 stores."],"companies":[{"name":"Farmacias Benavides","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003hflt/farmacias-benavides","website":"https://www.benavides.com.mx"},{"name":"Farmacias del Ahorro","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000e1kx/farmacias-del-ahorro","website":"https://www.fahorro.com"},{"name":"The Boots Group","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0099bk9/the-boots-group","website":"https://www.thebootsgroup.co.uk"}],"source":{"publisher":"PR Newswire","title":"Farmacias Benavides Announces Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Farmacias del Ahorro","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/farmacias-benavides-announces-definitive-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-farmacias-del-ahorro-302938956.html"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Mergers & Acquisitions","Farmacias Benavides","Farmacias del Ahorro","The Boots Group"],"body_markdown":"[Farmacias del Ahorro](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000e1kx/farmacias-del-ahorro) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire [Farmacias Benavides](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003hflt/farmacias-benavides) from controlling shareholder [The Boots Group](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0099bk9/the-boots-group), the companies said in a [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/farmacias-benavides-announces-definitive-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-farmacias-del-ahorro-302938956.html) announcement on November 13, 2026. The price was not disclosed. The combined company would operate more than 3,000 stores across Mexico.\n\nFarmacias Benavides is a Mexican retail pharmacy chain founded in 1917 and headquartered in Monterrey, operating stores in all 32 states alongside a Magento e-commerce platform and mobile apps. Farmacias del Ahorro, founded in 1991, is one of Mexico's largest pharmacy chains, with approximately 2,000 stores nationwide that offer free medical consultations and other free healthcare services.\n\n## Boots Group's Sale of Benavides to Ahorro\n\nThe Boots Group is majority owned by Sycamore Partners, in partnership with Stefano Pessina and his family. The Boots Group has owned Farmacias Benavides for more than a decade, according to Ornella Barra, Chairperson of The Boots Group. \"I am confident that, under its new owners, Farmacias Benavides will continue to realize its considerable potential in the years ahead,\" Barra said.\n\nFarmacias Benavides operates more than 1,100 stores and more than 450 primary care clinics, with a presence in the North, East and Center of Mexico. Farmacias del Ahorro provides more than one million free medical consultations per month, gives away nearly 500,000 medicines monthly through its Monedero del Ahorro loyalty program, and fulfills approximately 800,000 free home-delivery orders each month. Its Monedero del Ahorro loyalty program has more than 20 million active users.\n\n\"This agreement marks an exciting new chapter for Farmacias Benavides, our team members and the customers and communities we serve,\" said Mauricio González, Managing Director of Farmacias Benavides. Antonio Leonardo Castañón, Co-Founder and President of Grupo Farmacias del Ahorro, called the acquisition \"a strategic milestone that reaffirms this commitment to our country.\"\n\nThe transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Until the transaction closes, Farmacias Benavides and Farmacias del Ahorro will continue to operate as separate and independent companies. Goldman Sachs is serving as financial advisor and Galicia Abogados, S.C. as legal advisor to Farmacias Benavides. UBS Securities LLC and Lexham Ventures LLC are serving as financial advisors and Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C. as legal advisor to Farmacias del Ahorro.\n\n## Benavides' Loyalty and Digital Operations\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Farmacias Benavides launched its Benavides Recompensas loyalty program with 1,500+ active promotional offers, point accumulation, and tiered senior discounts. The company built and launched a Magento-based e-commerce platform through a Never8 eCommerce & eBusiness partnership, enabling nationwide online ordering with location-based product availability. Farmacias Benavides also released mobile applications on iOS and Android for prescription management, shopping, and loyalty access. The same records list a private label partnership under which Boots products are sold at Farmacias Benavides stores and online.\n\n## When the Benavides Deal Is Expected to Close\n\nThe companies said the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and that both chains will operate separately until completion.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}