The US pharmacy chain is allegedly finally closing in on a deal with American private equity firm Sycamore Partners, after talks originally began last year

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is reportedly nearing a $10 billion deal to go private through an acquisition from private equity firm Sycamore Partners, according to the Wall Street Journal. The drugstore chain's stock is seeing gains of 5% in Tuesday's pre-market trading.

Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are jumping in premarket trading Tuesday, on a report that the troubled drugstore chain is nearing a deal with Sycamore Partners to be taken private for around $10 billion.