All Deals articles – Page 33
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Joule's completes £4m funding deal; names new chairman
Joules, the Shropshire brewer and pub operator, has completed a £4m funding deal with NatWest and has named Mark Heappey, formerly a partner at 3i, as its new chairman, M&C Report has learnt
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Gala Coral 'eyes bingo club sale'
Gala Coral Group is due to put its 140-strong chain of bingo clubs up for sale for between £250m and £300m, according to The Times
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M&B agrees £38m waste management and cleaning deal
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed operator, has signed a £38m waste management and cleaning contract with Mitie, the FTSE-listed 250 strategic outsourcing company
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One in four Star pubs takes cut-price Sky deal
Almost one in four lessees of Star Pubs & Bars have signed up to the deal that offers 30% off Sky Ultimate if they stock specific Heineken products
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Land Sec raises stake in X-Leisure
Land Securities is to raise its stake in X-Leisure to 95%, after agreeing to purchase a further 35.6% interest in the UK’s largest leisure fund, for £104m
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Analysis & Insight
Deals save consumers £170k on average
British consumers are saving up to £170,000 on eating out on an average weekday when using restaurant deals, according to new research daily deal aggregator Bownty.com
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OpinionThe investment case
At four o’clock last Wednesday morning the deal for Cote, which had been nearly a year in the making, finally got over the line. Many had questioned whether it would actually happen, with rumours of a parked process and complications over finding a chairman, but there was always a sense that this was one deal that would go through. So what next for the brand and for the leisure sector as a whole and what further opportunities are on the horizon?
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NewsCBPE completes Cote acquisition
CBPE, the private equity firm that was once part of Close Brothers investment bank, is understood to have completed the acquisition of Cote, the Richard Caring-backed French brasserie chain, early this morning in a deal thought to be worth around £100m
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NewsRisk takes stake in RHWB
Risk Capital Partners, the Luke Johnson-led investment vehicle, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Red Hot World Buffet (RHWB), the seven-strong group, founded by Helen and Parmjit Dhaliwal
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Cineworld may have to sell cinemas
Cineworld may be forced to sell cinemas in three areas of the country after the Competition Commission provisionally concluded that its acquisition of City Screen would mean higher prices for customers
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NewsCote deal on-going
Cote remains in discussions with private equity group Bridgepoint regarding a c£100m sale, despite speculation that the deal has been “parked” until later this year
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NewsStonegate completes Living Room acquisition
Stonegate Pub Company has completed the acquisition of 13 Living Room sites from Premium Bars & Restaurants (PBR) in a deal thought to be valued at around £10m
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Pembroke backs La Bottega rollout
Pembroke, the venture capital trust, which was launched earlier this year, has backed the £5m management buyout of La Bottega, the London-based chain of upmarket Italian delicatessens
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NewsCinven weighs up Gondola options
Cinven, the private equity group, has been reportedly weighing up a sale of Gondola Group, operator of the PizzaExpress, Zizzi, Ask Italian and Byron brands
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YO! Sushi extends Frobishers deal
YO! Sushi has extended its two-year contract with Frobishers, the premium juices brand, by another two years
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US firm acquires original UK Hooters
Chanticleer Holdings has announced it has entered an agreement to acquire the original Hooters site in the UK in Nottingham
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Wray collects over £140m from Domino’s share sale
Property entrepreneur Nigel Wray has collected about £144m in total from selling shares in Domino’s Pizza Group
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Little Chef buyer 'working on another major deal'
Davis Coffer Lyons says it’s working with Kuwaiti-based Kout Food Group on another multi-site transaction after advising on its acquisition of Little Chef
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Waitrose acquires The Good Food Guide
Waitrose has acquired The Good Food Guide and said it intends to continue to operate the 63-year-old publication as an independent guide to eating out in the UK
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Wray collects £28m from sale of Domino’s stake
Property entrepreneur Nigel Wray has sold his entire stake in Domino’s Pizza, collecting £28m in the process