All Finance articles – Page 66
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Analysis & InsightFeeding a casual-dining demand
A year of rapid change in the casual-dining sector in 2014 is likely to be followed by even more activity in the year ahead, as group transactions continue unabated and consolidations fuel a pent-up demand. Cenkos Securities’ Simon French reports
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NewsShake Shack to be valued at $568m
Shake Shack has said it expects its initial public offering to be priced at $14-$16 per share, valuing the company at up to $568m (£374.5m)
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Taylor St raises £1.8m
Taylor St Baristas, the coffee chain, has raised £1.86m through the UK’s first crowd-sourced “Coffee Bond”
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Honest Burgers: Active has a long-term vision for the brand
Dorian Waite, co-founder of Honest Burgers, has told M&C Report that new backer Active Private Equity has a long-term vision for the brand, including targeting five to eight openings a year
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NewsM&C20 levels out
M&C20 was virtually unchanged this week, down 0.2% to 1,259 points with the All-Share ending the week down 1.2% in total to 1,015 points. Much of the All-Share’s movement this week was related to oil and commodities stocks, with the leisure sector largely unaffected, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital
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Campbell: Valuations are becoming unrealistic
Leading sector investor Paul Campbell has said that valuations of businesses are becoming unrealistic
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NewsGreggs lfls up 4.5% in 2014
High-street bakery chain Greggs has seen like for like sales growth of 4.5% - in its own shops – in 2014 and total sales up by 5.5% for the year ending 3 January 2015
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NewsM&C20 up following positive festive trading
Positive Christmas trading has helped M&B and The Restaurant Group’s share price while a weak Euro, fears of Ebola and terrorism in France may have affected travel concession operator SSP, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital as the M&C20 outperforms the All-Share Index
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Pint Shop seeks £2m investment to fund growth plans
Pint Shop, the fledgling meat and beer concept, is seeking to raise £2m of new investment to fund a flagship London site
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Lang predicts alternative funding boom in 2015
Luke Lang, co-founder of crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has warned that the UK risks a “lost generation” of young entrepreneurs who “are growing up thinking banks don’t lend”.
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NewsUS hedge fund further strengthens Prezzo position
Aggressive US hedge fund Elliott International has further increased its stake in Prezzo, ahead of the vote this Friday on the restaurant chain’s proposed takeover
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Crowdcube hits £50m fundraising milestone
Crowdcube helped 100 businesses secure funding in 2014, nudging the total amount raised through the site since 2011 to £50m.
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Shake Shack files for IPO
Shake Shack has filed for an initial public offering that could be worth as much as $1bn (£643m)
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Pizza Rossa half way to funding target
Pizza Rossa has raised more than half its £150k funding target via CrowdCube with more than a month remaining
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Nicholls to chair London night-time economy board
Kate Nicholls, chief executive of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), will chair a new Night-Time Economy Board for the Mayor of London and Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
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Pay to Punch directors falls 24%
Remuneration for Punch Taverns directors fell from £1.2m in 2013 to £944,000 in 2014.
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NewsPre-Christmas lull for M&C20
The usual December rally in the stock markets has yet to materialise this year as the All-Share Index fell 5% to 995 points while the M&C20 was down 2.8% to 1,208 points
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Analysis & InsightHow to exit: Preparing for sale
In BDO’s latest Restaurant and Bars Report, Paul Viner, ex-finance director of Giraffe, gives his insight into how to prepare your business for sale, what to look out for and how to maximise the opportunity as painlessly as possible
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Scottish start-ups receive £1m
Scottish start-up companies will receive more than £1m of investment in loans and grants from the ScotEdge awards in Edinburgh