All Finance articles – Page 70
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NewsDabbous raises expansion fund
Ollie Dabbous has secured over £3m of funding as he looks to open further sites in London
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Analysis & InsightThe ingredients for success
What is the secret of a successful restaurant roll-out? Private equity firm Bowmark Capital recently achieved nearly four times cost with its sale of Las Iguanas. Bowmark partner Ron Pearson explains the background to the deal and looks at what made that investment so lucrative
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AMT returns to profit
AMT, the travel hub coffee concession stand, has returned to profit despite reporting a fall in turnover for the 12 months to 28 December 2014
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NewsSquare Pie closes fundraising at £681k
Square Pie, the pie & mash restaurant operator, has completed its fundraising round after raising £681,500 through online crowdfunding platform Crowdcube
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NewsItsu secures new £40m funding package
Itsu has secured a refinancing package from HSBC worth £40m to fund its “ambitious international expansion plans”
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Sector snapshot: AB InBev/SABMiller deal no small beer
When the news surfaced of a possible merger between beer giants AB InBev and SABMiller, markets soared seeing the potential for a great deal. But with SABMiller’s board split and this morning’s efforts to drive up the asking price, nothing is certain. Finance expert Nuno Fernandes of IMD give his view on the challenges and opportunities of the deal and his five golden rules for M&A.
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Westons reports best year to date
Westons Cider has reported its best year to date with growth driven by its premium draught brands as well as launching its mulled cider into the off-trade
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NewsLV to invest c£7m in Birmingham
Living Ventures is to invest c£7m over the next few years launching a number of the brands it has developed in Birmingham
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Gordon Ramsay Group reports FY lfls up 4.2%
Gordon Ramsay Group has reported like-for-like sales in its UK restaurants up 4.2% for the year to 31 August
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NewsStonegate plans TCG parcel sale and leaseback
Stonegate has placed a four-strong package of central London-based freehold sites on to the market as part of sale and leaseback process
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NewsBrewDog reaches £10m crowdfunding milestone
BrewDog has broken the world record for the biggest equity crowdfunding raise, attracting £10m in the latest round of fundraising for Equity for Punks.
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Moody’s affirms Stonegate rating after TCG deal
Moody’s has said that Stonegate’s deal for TCG is being financed with a £80m tap of its senior secured fixed rate notes due 2019, as well as sale-leaseback proceeds
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NewsOliver to take self-funded route with restaurants
Jamie Oliver has decided not to sell a stake in his restaurant business but continue its expansion through a self-funded model
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NewsCubitt House assesses options
Cubitt House, the London-based group led by Stefan Turnbull, has appointed advisors to assesses its options, which could lead to a sale of the business
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Vagabond assesses funding options
Vagabond is assessing its future funding options to aid further expansion, after becoming one of the first operators to sign up open at the new Battersea Power Station development
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NewsSquare Pie lowers fundraising target
Square Pie has lowered the minimum investment for its mini bond to £450k but founder Martin Dewey told M&C he is confident of reaching the original target of £750k
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Fuel reports record profits
Fuel Juice Bars, the Kings Park Capital-backed smoothie and juice concept, has reported like for like sales growth of 10% for the in 2015 as it ramps up expansion to 30 sites by the end of the year
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NewsPolpo set for next stage of growth
Polpo is set for its next stage of growth after securing new bank funding and its first regional site in Brighton
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NewsAB InBev to bid for SABMiller
Anheuser-Busch InBev has informed SABMiller it intends to make a proposal to acquire the latter brewing brand in a deal that would make a joint market cap of £162bn
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NewsHarry Ramsden's accelerating store growth following strong 2014
Joe Teixeira, chief executive of Harry Ramsden’s has told M&C the fish & chip chain is accelerating its store growth for 2016 and anticipates opening 10 -15 corporate units and a further 12 under franchise