All Deals articles – Page 37
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BB’s Coffee & Muffins sold in £7.1m deal
Telecoms billionaire Denis O’Brien has sold the c50-strong BB’s Coffee & Muffins chain to a group of investors led by Brentwood Investments
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MAMA considers options
MAMA & Company, the music venue and bar operator, is considering its options after receiving two unsolicited bids for the business
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NewsDealer corner: Sturdy on JDW
On the back of this morning’s half-year update from JDW, Lewis Sturdy, dealer at London Capital Group, said that “price wars mean margin injuries”
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Sales of pubs let to Stonegate top the £100m mark
The combined sale of a number of pub packages let to Stonegate Pub Company has topped the £100m
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NewsJDW confirms it bid for Sports Bar & Grill but denies valuations
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed its recent interest in Sports Bar & Grill, but denied the reported valuation and suggestions that it dropped its bid by £4m one day ahead of completion
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NewsSports Bar & Grill rejects JDW acquisition bid
Bar Holdings – the company behind the Sports Bar & Grill chain – rejected an acquisition bid from Wetherspoons earlier this month
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Odeon cinema chain placed on the market
Terra Firma, the private equity firm led by Guy Hands, is to place its Odeon and UCI cinemas chain on the market, with an asking price of c£1bn
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AlixPartners confirms Zolfo acquisition
AlixPartners LLP has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Zolfo Cooper Europe
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NewsSSP and Jamie Oliver sign European deal
Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group has agreed a partnership with SSP to operate Jamie’s Italian restaurants at airports across France, Germany, Switzerland and Holland
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NewsMcMullen’s acquires Whitehall freehold
McMullen’s has acquired the freehold of the property in London’s Whitehalll that currently houses JD Wetherspoon’s the Lord Moon on the Mall
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Titanic Brewery completes six-figure refinancing deal
Stoke-based brewer and pub operator Titanic has completed a refinancing as it targets growth from nine pubs to 30 by 2020.
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Analysis & Insight
Third of all pub visits prompted by deals or promotions
A third of all visits to pubs are now driven by deals or promotions, according to the latest figures from NPD.
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PizzaExpress signs £4.5m supply deal
Hony Capital, owner of PizzaExpress, has signed a three-year supply deal worth £4.5m with 3663 catering equipment
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NewsWhitbread fuels Cost demerger talk with franchisee deal
Whitbread has reignited speculation over an eventual £3bn demerger of its Costa coffee shops after buying back one of the fast-growing chain’s biggest franchisees
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NewsSpirit Leased to rollout turnover-based rent deal
Spirit Leased is to make its turnover-based rent deal the norm for new tenants and lessees as the company looks to move “from the Premier League to the Champions League”
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Active Private Equity takes stake in Honest Burgers
Active Private Equity, the backer of Leon and Evans Cycles, has taken a c50% stake in Honest Burgers, the London-based better burger concept
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NewsLiberation Group acquires Butcombe brewery
Liberation Group has secured a foothold on the mainland with the acquisition of Butcombe Brewery
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NewsUS hedge fund strengthens position in Prezzo
Aggressive US hedge fund Elliott International has further increased its stake in Prezzo, the Italian restaurant chain
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NewsC&C given Spirit bid deadline
C&C Group, the drinks group behind Magners, has been given a deadline of 5pm on 6 January to clarify its position on Spirit Pub Company
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Analysis & InsightDeal of the year can’t be topped
Dominic Walsh reveals the outstanding M&A deal and gives us a rundown of the companies and individuals that deserve awards for their achievements this year