There is one clear winner on Wall Street on the Walgreens-Rite Aid mega deal

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Walgreens Boots Alliance just announced a $17.2 billion deal to buy Rite Aid, and there is one clear winner on Wall Street.

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Swiss bank UBS is the sole advisor to the buyer, Walgreen, and is the sole provider of bridge financing for the deal.

That should generate a monster payday, totaling up to $65 million according to Jeffery Nassof, with M&A consulting firm Freeman & Co.

He told Business Insider that advisory fees should come in at around $25 million. The bridge financing for the deal could net the bank another $25 million to $40 million, he said.

Rite Aid shares soared more than 40% on Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal reported that a deal was close. The companies will host a conference call on Wednesday morning to discuss the transaction.

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The deal marks a big win for UBS, which ranked 11 for US M&A prior to the deal's announcement, with about 11% of market share.

The deal is also a win for Citigroup, which is advising Rite Aid on the transaction. It has become a relative rarity to have just one adviser on either side on such big deals.

The bank was not immediately available for comment.

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