mukesh ambani: An 81-year-old nuclear physicist will decide Mukesh Ambani’s largest cross-border acquisition ever

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management and billionaire Mukesh Ambani last week made a binding offer for chemist chain Boots.

If Ambani can seal a deal, his biggest cross-border acquisition ever, the consortium has a good chance of making a decent return on the British high-street stalwart. But it won’t be a cakewalk for India’s richest man.

He still has to negotiate with Walgreens Chairman Stefano Pessina. And while Ambani may be a