All Finance articles – Page 80

  • News

    Natwest and RBS launch £1bn small business fund

    2014-10-10T07:48:00Z

    RBS and NatWest have launched a £1bn Small Business Fund aimed at supporting small businesses across the UK

  • Stephen Billingham of Punch Taverns
    News

    Punch restructuring completed

    2014-10-09T08:00:00Z

    After more than two years of negotiations, Punch Taverns is entering a new phase after finally completing the restructure of its £2.4bn debt

  • News

    Quiz the Nation beats CrowdCube target

    2014-10-09T07:46:00Z

    Quiz the Nation, the national pub quiz that will be hosted by Krypton Factor host Gordon Burns, reached its fundraising target of £195k in 14 days through the CrowdCube platform

  • News

    Warm summer spikes Carlsberg's FY profits

    2014-10-08T14:51:43.257Z

    Carlsberg UK has reported a “successful year” as profits soared for the year ending December 2013 in which it saw a volume spike in demand during the warm summer

  • News

    Turnover falls 4% at Theakstons in "momentous" year

    2014-10-08T14:51:36.600Z

    Theakstons, the North Yorkshire brewer, has reported a 4% fall in turnover to £9.6m for the year ending December 2013 after agreeing long-term commercial and financial arrangement with Heineken UK in what it has called a “momentous” financial year

  • News

    ​Exclusive Inns eyes expansion and funding options

    2014-10-07T07:45:56.100Z

    Exclusive Inns, the Cambridgeshire-based freehold pub operator, has opened its third site as it eyes further expansion and examines its funding options, M&C Report has learnt

  • M&C20 Leisure Index 3 October
    News

    Prezzo bid has little impact on share price

    2014-10-03T16:28:00Z

    The M&C20 was down 1.6% to 1,187 points this week, outperforming the All-Share Index which was down 1.9% to 1,010 points, Will Brumby of Langton Capital reports

  • News

    Chapel Down ends crowdfunding drive after raising £3.95m

    2014-10-03T16:11:00Z

    Chapel Down Group, the Kent-based winemaker and brewer, has closed its crowdfunding campaign after raising the maximum of £3.95m in about four weeks

  • Punch logo
    News

    Lloyds Bank approves Punch restructure

    2014-10-03T07:54:00Z

    Punch Taverns has just one more hurdle to jump before its restructure is confirmed, after the plan was approved by Lloyds Bank on Thursday

  • News

    Veeno eyes crowdfunding rollout

    2014-10-02T07:46:00Z

    Italian wine café Veeno has launched a crowdfunding campaign and aims to open four new sites by June 2015

  • News

    Handmade Burger secures funding package

    2014-10-01T07:54:00Z

    Handmade Burger Company has secured a new £400,000 funding package from Lloyds to support plans to open four new sites

  • News

    Financial watchdog to start Tesco investigation

    2014-10-01T07:34:00Z

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to undertake a “full investigation” into Tesco’s announcement last month that it had overstated its expected H1 profits by an estimated £250m

  • News

    Secure Trust Bank launches “alternative” hospitality lending facility

    2014-09-30T07:40:00Z

    UK banking facility Secure Trust Bank PLC has launched a commercial finance business called Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance for SMEs in the leisure and hospitality sector

  • The Real Greek
    News

    Fulham Shore to acquire Real Greek, to seek AIM listing

    2014-09-30T07:35:00Z

    Fulham Shore, the David Page-led investment vehicle has announced it has conditionally agreed to acquire Kefi Ltd, the owner of The Real Greek restaurant group, for £13.9m

  • News

    Natwest and RBS launch 'business accelerator hubs'

    2014-09-29T07:47:00Z

    Natwest and RBS have announced the launch of eight new “business accelerator hubs” to offer mentoring to businesses, including the chance to win “growth awards”

  • Street Kitchen
    Opinion

    Talent spotting

    2014-09-29T07:45:00Z

    Over the next 18 months the industry  is set to experience a sustained level of M&A activity, including a number of big ticket deals, but it is mining for “investment gold” at the other end of the business lifecycle that is increasingly moving to the top of the agenda for sector investors in the rush for the next big thing

  • M&C20 Leisure Index 26 September
    News

    Spirit storms ahead of M&C20

    2014-09-26T16:30:00Z

    This week has been one of the most interesting weeks for a while on the M&C20 index which fell 1.9% to 1,203 points, outperforming the All Share Index which fell 3.4% to 1,030 points

  • News

    Aparthotels enters administration

    2014-09-26T15:50:53.860Z

    Blue Rainbow Aparthotels, part of the Blue Rainbow Hospitality Group that operates Tea 42, has entered administration

  • News

    BCI shareholders approve on-line trading move

    2014-09-23T08:16:00Z

    Shareholders of British Country Inns (BCI) have voted in favour of proposals to place the shares on the on-line trading platform Asset Match

  • News

    Chapel Down raises extra £570k

    2014-09-23T07:42:21.150Z

    Chapel Down Group, the Kent-based winemaker and brewer, has announced that it has raised an additional £570,000 through its latest share issue