All Deals articles – Page 37

  • News

    Fuller’s secures Blackfriars site from Punch

    2013-07-26T16:04:00Z

    Fuller’s has strengthened its London estate with the acquisition of the White Hart pub in Blackfriars from Punch Taverns in an off-market deal for in excess of £2.5m

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    Graphite takes stake in Hawksmoor

    2013-07-26T13:58:00Z

    Graphite Capital, the private equity backer of Rex Restaurants, has backed the management buy-out of Hawksmoor, in a deal which values the company at around £35m.

  • Jonathan Neame
    News

    Sheps: K&N deal, reorganisation, redundancy threat

    2013-07-25T07:45:00Z

    Shepherd Neame has announced a reorganisation of its board as it reached a 10-year logistics agreement with Kuehne + Nagel, in a move that will see the departure of production and distribution director Tom Falcon and is likely to result in a “limited number” of redundancies as 57 employees enter consultation

  • News

    Diageo to secure Chinese drinks producer

    2013-07-24T07:13:00Z

    Diageo has received approval to acquire the remaining 47% stake in Sichuan Chengdu Shuijingfang Group that it does not already own in a deal worth c£233m

  • News

    Subway signs Sodexo franchise deal

    2013-07-23T07:35:00Z

    Subway has sign a franchise deal with Sodexo, which will see the contract caterer further introduce the high street sandwich chain brand to its retail offer

  • Living Room
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    Stonegate in talks to acquire Living Room

    2013-07-22T17:09:00Z

    Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator backed by TDR Capital, is understood to be in exclusive talks to acquire the 14-strong Living Room chain, which is valued at around £10m, M&C Report understands.

  • News

    Investment fund secures Punch freeholds

    2013-07-19T07:21:07.097Z

    A pair of Punch Taverns freehold pubs based in London’s Clerkenwell have been sold to a private investment fund in an off-market deal for £3.5m. The fund has secured the White Bear and the Smithfield Tavern, both in EC1, near London’s Smithfield meat market.AG&G’s James Grimes, who represented the buyers ...

  • News

    Ideal Collection plans significant growth

    2013-07-19T07:21:00Z

    Ideal Collection is looking to triple the size of its five-strong estate over the next four years

  • Opinion

    Health bodies withdraw from Responsibility Deal

    2013-07-18T07:51:00Z

    The future of the Alcohol Network of the Responsibility Deal is in jeopardy after a group of senior health bodies and professionals pulled out over the shelving of minimum pricing

  • Opinion

    Young’s signs BT Wi-Fi deal

    2013-07-16T07:39:00Z

    Young’s has signed a deal with BT that will see Wi-Fi rolled out across its pub estate

  • News

    Welcome Break deal leaves RBS out of pocket

    2013-07-16T07:38:00Z

    The Royal Bank of Scotland has been left more than £80m out of pocket by Robert Tchenguiz’s ill-fated investment in a portfolio of Welcome Break sites

  • News

    McMullen’s adds Punch freeholds

    2013-07-12T16:31:00Z

    Hertfordshire brewer and operator McMullen’s has acquired three further pubs, including two central London-based freehold sites from Punch Taverns, for an undisclosed sum

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    News

    AG Barr and Britvic merger abandoned

    2013-07-11T15:38:00Z

    The proposed merger between AG Barr and Britvic has collapsed, after the Irn Bru maker had a renewed offer to merge the two companies rejected

  • News

    Wrap It Up! acquires Flying Burrito chain

    2013-07-04T08:00:00Z

    Wrap It Up!, the London-based world gourmet wrap concept, has acquired the three-strong Flying Burrito chain

  • News

    Luminar signs £25m supply deal with Matthew Clark

    2013-07-03T08:12:37.573Z

    Luminar, the country’s biggest nightclub operator, has a signed a supply deal with Matthew Clark worth £25m a year, according to The Times

  • News

    Orchid explores options

    2013-06-27T10:44:00Z

    Orchid Pub Company could be sold after owners Deutsche Bank appointed advisors to explore options for the 242-strong group

  • Turtle Bay
    News

    Piper acquires stake in Turtle Bay

    2013-06-24T07:15:00Z

    Piper Private Equity, the backer of Loungers and Be At One, has acquired a significant stake in Turtle Bay, the four-strong Caribbean restaurant chain

  • News

    Atmosphere estate acquired by Chicago Group

    2013-06-19T13:54:00Z

    The rump of the former Atmosphere Bars and Clubs estate has been acquired out of administration by the Chicago Group

  • News

    Turtle Bay takes Peach site

    2013-06-19T07:35:00Z

    Turtle Bay, the Caribbean restaurant concept, has secured Peach Pub Company’s the Almanack unit in Leicester’s Highcross shopping centre.

  • News

    Liberation Group acquires six-strong package

    2013-06-18T15:49:00Z

    Liberation Group, the Jersey-based pub and drinks business, has agreed to acquire six of the Channel Islands’ best known pubs and bars