All Finance articles – Page 23
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NewsGovernment looks to extend JRS for hospitality
Government is “actively looking” at extending the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme for hospitality but would like to take other areas of the economy off the scheme where possible, Kate Nicholls, UK Hospitality CEO has said.
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NewsBridgepoint sets up £3m covid-19 hardship fund
Bridgepoint, the backer of Burger King, Azzurri Group, Market Halls and Deliveroo, has set up a £3m hardship fund to support charities and communities affected by Covid-19.
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NewsJust Eat Takeaway.com raises €700m
Just Eat Takeaway.com has raised €700m through an accelerated bookbuild offering of new shares and convertible bonds.
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NewsWahaca appoints PwC to explore finance options
Wahaca has appointed advisors at PwC to review its finances, Sky News reports.
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NewsState-backed loans for small businesses
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering offering 100% state-backed guarantees on loans to smallest businesses of up to £25,000, the Financial Times reports.
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NewsGumbrell: ‘We want to be part of a sector that’s ready to go forward'
Kris Grumbell, Brewhouse & Kitchen CEO, tells MCA of his proposal for an EIS-inspired Government support initiative to provide industry with a much-needed investor cash injection, the importance of keeping furloughed employees engaged throughout the closure period, and how sector resilience will ensure its survival.
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NewsLe Pain Quotidien in emergency sale process
Le Pain Quotidien is close to collapse amid a search for a buyer for its UK operations, Sky News reports.
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NewsJRS extended until the end of June
The Coronavirus Job Retention scheme will be extended until the end of June, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced today.
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NewsWhitbread eligible under Covid Corporate Financing Facility
Whitbread has announced it has been confirmed as an eligible issuer under the UK Government’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).
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NewsAdministrator weighs up bids for Carluccio’s
Parts of Carluccio’s estate and assets have received interest from Tesco, Boparan Restaurant Group, and Byron owner Three Hills Capital.
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NewsDowney’s nine-month rent time out proposal to be submitted to Government
Jonathan Downey, founder of Hospitality Union, is to submit a formal proposal to the Treasury next week for a nine-month rent-free period for hospitality, leisure and retail businesses forced to close because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCity Pub Co raises £22m
City Pub Group has raised £22m following a share placing, cutting net debt by two thirds.
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NewsM&B keeps reduces costs to keep estate ’secure and safe’
Mitchells & Butlers has material cash resources which it believes should be sufficient to fund obligations “well into the second half of the year”.
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NewsRevolution ups credit facility to £30m
Revolution Bars Group has increased its revolving credit facility with Natwest to £30m.
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NewsTRG models ‘pessimistic’ slow recovery scenario
The Restaurant Group has modelled a “pessimistic scenario” for the current financial year, which would see 400 of its sites reopened gradually between July and December.
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News'UK faces depression if cash doesn’t arrive soon'
If government money does not begin flowing to businesses and consumers, it risks plunging the country into a depression, Roasting Plant Coffee UK CEO Jamie Robertson has warned.
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NewsThe Conversation: with Street Feast CEO Jonathan Downey
In the latest edition of MCA’s new virtual event, The Conversation, former corporate lawyer and current Street Feast CEO Jonathan Downey discuss the impact of coronavirus on our sector, what’s been achieved, and what we are looking for next.
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NewsDeloitte: Opportunistic M&A before crisis ends
Well-invested brands still have the chance of emerging from the coronavirus crisis in a stronger position, Deloitte corporate finance Ed Jenkins has told MCA.
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NewsHix: 'Not my decision to appoint administrators'
Mark Hix has appointed administrators to his three restaurant companies - WSH & Mark Hix Restaurants, Restaurants etc and Hix Townhouse.
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NewsFamous Brand will no longer finance GBK
Famous Brands, the South Africa-based group, has said it will no longer fund its loss-making Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) restaurants in the UK.