All Deals articles – Page 35
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Analysis & Insight
WRBM acquires Allegra’s Foodservice portfolio
M&C Report’s owner William Reed Business Media (WRBM) has acquired the Allegra Foodservice business - formerly a division of Allegra Strategies
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McMullen’s secures Old Bank of England site
Hertfordshire brewer and operator McMullen’s has secured the freehold of the building occupied by the Old Bank of England Pub in London’s Fleet Street for a sum believed to be in excess of £8m
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NewsCamerons acquires Head of Steam group
Camerons Brewery, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has acquired the seven-strong Head of Steam group, as it looks to triple its now c75-strong estate over the next three years
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NewsMarston's sells £90m portfolio for alternative uses
Marston’s, the brewer and pub operator, has announced that it has disposed of 202 pubs for £90m to NewRiver Retail Limited, a specialist REIT focused on the UK food and value retail sector, which intends to convert the portfolio to alternative uses
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NewsCarlson considers sale of TGI Friday’s
Carlson, the US-based parent company of the TGI Friday’s casual-dining chain, has announced it is undertaking a corporate review of its strategic options, which could include a possible sale of the restaurant brand
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Analysis & InsightGolden rules for a smooth deal
Selling a business is a rewarding but complex undertaking involving many variables. There are, however, five key areas that present particular challenges and must be handled with care, says Paul Dolman, lead leisure partner at Travers Smith
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Coffer: 2013 busiest for M&A in six years
Coffer Corporate Leisure, which provides M&A advice to the leisure sector, says this year has been its busiest period since 2007, having advised on over £200m of leisure investment transactions in 2013
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NewsStonegate acquires Bramwell portfolio
Stonegate Pub Company, the TDR Capital-backed group, has completed the acquisition of 78 sites from the administrators of Bramwell Pub Company, in a deal that is believed to be valued at around £35m, M&C Report understands
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Odeon cinema portfolio in £80m sale
LondonMetric Property has announced it has exchanged contracts to acquire a 10-strong portfolio of Odeon multiplex cinemas from Odeon Property Group for £80.6m
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NewsHarry Ramsden's signs Welcome Break deal
A new partnership to open branches of Harry Ramsden’s, the iconic fish & chip shop chain, on Welcome Break services has been confirmed, with Sheffield and Oxford the first locations
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Wrapchic set to sign Compass deal
Wrapchic, the Birmingham-based Indian burrito concept, is set to sign an agreement with Compass that could eventually see it introduced into up to 200 sites across the UK, M&C Report understands
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Ideal launches new build Boat House Cafe
Ideal Collection is opening its seventh site in Chichester, West Sussex next week (15 November)
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3Sixty ends sale talks
3Sixty Restaurants, the group led by James Horler and backed by Luke Johnson, has terminated sale talks because it did not believe that the figures put forward reflected its current performance
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NewsC&B sells Cabin to SSP after strategic review
Corney & Barrow (C&B) is to refocus on its core bar brand after a strategic review of its estate, which has seen the sale of the Cabin, its transport hub concept site at Waterloo Station, to SSP
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NewsPears Group pulls out of Greene King talks
The William Pears Group, one of the UK’s biggest privately-owned property groups, is believed to have pulled out of exclusive talks to acquire a c300-strong tenanted pub portfolio placed on the market by Greene King earlier this year
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NewsHutton Collins agrees to acquire Byron in £100m deal
The Gondola Group has agreed to sell its fast-growing Byron brand to private equity group Hutton Collins, for a consideration of £100m.
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Everyman Media Group 'to bid for Picturehouse sites'
Everyman Media Group, the cinema operator, is expected to bid for the Picturehouse cinemas that Cineworld is being forced to sell, according to The Times
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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