All Deals articles – Page 22
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Analysis & InsightM&A market back with a boom
Two potential deals are keeping City gossip hot at the moment, but they are very different types of bid. One company is categorically saying no to an offer while silence rules the other tender, Dominic Walsh tells all
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NewsFive Guys completes Soho flagship deal
Five Guys, the popular US burger chain, is to open a further flagship site in London, after completing the acquisition of a site just off Oxford Street.
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Hawthorn in exclusive talks for Nectar
Hawthorn Leisure is believed to have entered exclusive talks to acquire Nectar Taverns, which operates 25 wet-led freehouses in the North West
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Jack: Proposed Prezzo price unattractive
Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis said that the proposed offer price for Prezzo is unattractive, but announcing the approach may flush out higher bids
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NewsOsmond completes £37m Strada acquisition
Tragus is to embark on its next stage of growth after completing the £37m sale of Strada to Hugh Osmond’s Sun Capital Partners vehicle
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New Bowland Brewery owners form sister pub company
The new owners of Lancashire-based Bowland Brewery have formed an offshoot pub company, M&C Report has learnt
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French: Spirit now in play
Leading analyst Simon French at Cenkos Leisure says he expects all the other major managed pub companies will be running the numbers on Spirit
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NewsAdmiral launches bespoke beer deal for licensees
Admiral Taverns, the tenanted pub operator, has announced a tie-in with Marston’s to provide all its licensees with a cask beer unique to their pub
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OpinionDeal of the decade?
What lies behind Greene King’s approach for Spirit Pub Company, what complications does it bring and what does it tell us about the current state of the pub market? John Harrington speaks to the experts
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NewsJust Eat's Brazilian arm merges with rival
Just Eat, the UK-based online takeaway platform, has announced the merger of its Brazilian business RestauranteWeb with iFood, a rival in that country
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SAB's Heineken approach a 'last throw of the dice'
SABMiller’s approach to Heineken suggests a “last throw of the dice” before having a serious conversation with ABInBev about a possible merger, according to a leading analyst
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NewsHeineken sells 111 pubs to Admiral Taverns
Heineken UK, owner of the leased pub operator Star Pubs & Bars, has agreed to sell 111 pubs to Admiral Taverns for an undisclosed sum
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NewsSABMiller 'now in play'
SABMiller could now be considered “in play”, with ABInBev a potential buyer, after it was knocked back in its attempt to buy Heineken, a leading analyst has argued
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NewsHeineken: sale to SABMiller is “non-actionable”
Heineken has dismissed the prospect of being acquired by SABMiller, describing the latter’s takeover proposal as “non-actionable”.
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NewsOriginal Bowling Co has 'healthy pipeline' of new sites
The Original Bowling Company (TOBC), the UK’s largest ten-pin bowling operator recently acquired by private equity group Electra Partners, has a “healthy pipeline” of new locations and expects to add around five sites over the next four years, chief executive Steve Burns has told M&C Report
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William Grant acquires Drambuie brand
William Grant & Sons has added the Drambuie brand to its portfolio after buying the company from the MacKinnon family
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NewsElectra Partners agrees £91m Original Bowling Co acquisition
Private equity group Electra Partners has reached an agreement to buy The Original Bowling Company (TOBC), the UK’s largest ten-pin bowling operator that owns the Hollywood Bowl brand, in a deal valued at £91m
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NewsGov’t holds talks on future of Responsibility Deal
The Government has held talks with leading food industry representatives in a bid to revive the Responsibility Deal
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NewsOsmond enters exclusive talks for Strada
Hugh Osmond is understood to have entered exclusive talks to acquire restaurant chain Strada, in a deal valued at c£40m
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Accountancy firm eyes pub growth after toasting takeover
An accountancy firm that serves more than 300 publicans and pub companies says it is targeting growth as it celebrates a takeover deal