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Bain Capital eyes $3.4bn Skylark deal
Bain Capital, the US-based private equity group, is in the final stages of talks to acquire Skylark, the c.3,680-strong Japanese restaurant chain, from Nomura Holdings for $3.4bn (£2.18bn).According to reports overnight, an agreement between Bain and Nomura over the deal, which will be one of the largest in Japan by ...
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Johnson makes contract catering move
Luke Johnson, the serial investor, has taken his first steps into the contract catering arena after acquiring a majority stake in Yes Dining, a subsidiary of Bright Futures.Bright Futures Group (BFG) sold Yes Dining, which is overseen by managing director Chris Mitchell, for a nominal amount plus the forgiveness of ...
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Retail Eyes acquired by leading US firm
Retail Eyes, the UK-based customer experience improvement agency, has been acquired by US-based Market Force Information, the world’s leading customer intelligence solutions company, for an undisclosed sum.Under the terms of the deal the Milton Keynes-based Retail Eyes will become the European Centre of Excellence for Customer Intelligence, with the expected ...
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Heathcote acquires sites out of administration
Paul Heathcote, the North West-based chef and restaurateur, has acquired three of his restaurants out of administration.Longridge Restaurant Ltd, which comprised the recently closed Heathcotes Bar & Grill in Clitheroe, the eponymous Longridge eaterie, and the Preston-based Heathcotes Brasserie and the Olive Press, was placed into administration, earlier this month. ...