Buyers are coming forward for the British drugstore chain Boots

Plans to take the Boots drugstore chain public appear to be on hold now that owner Sycamore Partners is in talks with two potential buyers for the chain, which has more than 1,800 stores in the UK.

8.8 billion euros

Investment fund Sycamore Partners had intended to take Boots public, but those plans now appear to have changed. The private equity firm is in talks with two potential buyers, the Financial Times reports, citing internal sources.