Alliance-Boots global ambitions?

Any residual doubts about the Alliance-Boots global gameplan, following rumours that AB are circling Phoenix?
This puts A.S. Watson under pressure (they should have taken Phoenix, now they need to go for Celesio to catch up. etc. etc.).
My latest bespoke webinar focuses on the potential moves and their UK/EU/Global implications for you, at all levels.
Because of the scale of the initial purchase, with KKR involvement, all at the beginning of the credit crunch, it is important that AB achieve global critical mass, profitablyin order to provide an exit route for private equity in 4-5 years...