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Analysis & InsightPE-backed management deals
Following the early success of concepts such as PizzaExpress, Wagamama and Café Rouge, private equity is becoming increasingly involved in the world of restaurant operators. David Roberts, the head of the leisure team at leading law firm Olswang LLP, looks at the types of incentivised deal being offered to management teams to push concepts forward
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Shaftesbury acquires Jaeger House for £30.75m
Shaftesbury has invested £30.75m in acquiring Jaeger House in Broadwick Street, which the company said was an increasingly important east-west pedestrian route through Soho, connecting Carnaby and Berwick streets
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NewsYO! considers its options
YO! Sushi, the Robin Rowland-led, Quilvest-backed group, has reportedly appointed advisers to explore its options, including a possible sale
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C&C buys wholesaler Wallaces Express outright
C&C Group, the Irish producer of Magner’s cider, has announced that it has acquired the outstanding 50% share of Wallaces Express, Scotland’s largest wine and spirits wholesaler, that it did not already own for an undisclosed sum
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NewsHarry Ramsden’s signs franchise deal for Scotland
Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chips brand, plans to open 50 sites in Scotland by 2019 after granting the franchise for Scotland to Sevenseas Ventures Limited
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NewsCaring to pick up warchest for further restaurants
Serial sector investor Richard Caring is set to gain a “warchest” for further restaurant and club acquisitions in London, after the sale of significant part of Camden Market and Wentworth golf club
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Roadchef 'up for sale'
Roadchef, the motorway services operator, is reportedly set to be put up for sale for c£350m
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Just Eat acquires rival Meal2Go
Just Eat has acquired rival Birmingham-based business Meal2Go to improve the electronic point of sale (EPOS) technology it can offer its thousands of partner restaurants
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NewsPatisserie Holdings acquires Philpotts chain
Patisserie Holdings, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group and operator of the Patisserie Valerie chain, has acquired Philpotts Ltd, the independent premium sandwich and salad retailer with 23 shops in the UK, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsCarlson in talks to sell TGI Friday’s
Carlson, the US-based parent company of TGI Friday’s, is in advanced talks to sell the casual-dining brand to buyout firm TriArtisan Capital Partners in a deal believed to be valued at around $850m
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BT and Carlsberg UK agree sports discount deal
Freetrade outlets that stock Carlsberg UK products and those that sign up to BT Sport will be entitled to a 50% discount on a BT Sport subscription under a new deal agreed between the companies
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NewsPatisserie Valerie eyes £150m IPO
Patisserie Valerie, the Risk Capital Partners-backed group, is drawing up plans for a float that could value the chain at more than £150m, according to the Sunday Times
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NewsM&B's Birmingham HQ sold for £51m
The site of Mitchells & Butlers’ (M&B) Birmingham headquarters has been sold for £51m to LaSalle Investment Management
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NewsPrezzo signs exclusive ice cream deal
Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, has signed an exclusive deal with London gelateria Gelupo to serve its award-winning Italian ice cream
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NewsDeals 'on the table' for Churchill's overseas expansion
Deals are “on the table” to export Churchill’s, the fish & chip brand from the UK’s largest fish & chip shop operator Fish ‘n’ Chick’n, to China, Nigeria, Russia, the Middle East and India, managing director James Lipscombe has told M&C Report
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Mayfair Capital secures F&B investment
Mayfair Capital Investment Management has acquired £12m of assets for its Property Income Trust for Charities fund, including three F&B units at the Greenwich Peninsula
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NewsZoopla founder acquires Harry Morgan brand
Alex Chesterman, the founder of Zoopla and investor in businesses such as Ceviche and Bounce, has acquired the Harry Morgan brand from the First Restaurant Group (FRG)
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Mezze closes in on funding deal
West Country restaurant chain Mezze is closing in on a fundraising deal that will allow it to grow from six to up to 16 units over the next three years, with a projected turnover of more than £13m
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Restructuring activity set to decrease in 2014
Three quarters (76%) of banking institutions, asset-based lenders and alternative lenders expect to see no change (24%) or a fall (52%) in levels of restructuring activity this year, according to research from Deloitte
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NewsIntertain signs Jongleurs deal
Comedy club brand Jongleurs is to return to the operator of the Walkabout bar brand for the first time in over four years