It was on Wednesday night and it took just 15 minutes for about 100 or so deeply private owners of national retail juggernaut Chemist Warehouse to vote for it to become a $34bn listed company.

The Chemist Warehouse founders were back in suburban Melbourne to vote in its huge merger with ASX-listed Sigma. The celebrations were a typically low-key setting for some of Australia’s richest ...

SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Australia's Sigma Healthcare (SIG.AX), opens new tab shareholders approved in a vote on Wednesday a merger with Chemist Warehouse to create an A$8.8 billion ($5.50 ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's Sigma Healthcare shareholders approved in a vote on Wednesday a merger with Chemist Warehouse to create an A$8.8 billion ($5.50 billion) pharmacy and retailing giant.