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Eclectic plans IPO
Eclectic Bars, the Avanti Capital-backed bar and club operator led by Reuben Harley, is preparing a £20m float on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), which if successful would make it the first pub or bar business to float since Capital Pub Company in 2007
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NewsSmall cap gains boost M&C20
A second consecutive week of share price gains for leisure sector PLCs helped push the M&C20 index up 1.0% to 1,164. But it wasn’t enough to outperform the FTSE all-share, which grew 1.7% to a new high of 1,041
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Tighter controls on crowdfunding expected
Tighter regulations on the crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending industry are set to be announced today, according to The Independent
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Lending to businesses reaches four-year high
Lending to businesses grew at the fastest rate in four years last month, fuelling hopes that government schemes may finally be starting to gain significant traction
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Investors target food operators at c£30m auction
Commercial property investors showed a particular appetite for food outlets at the Acuitus October auction, which saw a total of £29.08m of assets being sold
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Private equity refinance loans hit record rate
Private equity firms are tapping debt markets at a record rate to refinance the companies they own as an alternative to selling them, according to new figures from Standard & Poor
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Analysis & Insight
Eye on IPOs
With all the publicity and conjecture associated with the Royal Mail’s IPO, David Roberts, corporate lawyer and head of Olswang’s leisure practice, considers whether the F&B sector will catch the IPO bug.
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F&B firms looking to up investment
Driven by rising optimism globally many UK food and beverage companies are looking to increase investment across areas such as facilities, equipment,IT and product development over the next 12 months, according to a new report from advisory firm Grant Thornton
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NewsNatwest and RBS to add £150m to Leisure Fund
NatWest and RBS have added a further £150m to their dedicated Leisure Fund aimed at small and medium-sized businesses after receiving “incredible” demand from across the industry
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Finance provider sees more enquiries from sector
Boost Capital, the business finance provider, says it has seen a “dramatic rise” in enquiries for bar and restaurant operators in particular as it reports that one third of all demand from small and medium enterprises has come from the hospitality sector
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NewsM&C20 flat after mixed-bag leisure sector performance
It was a flat week for the M&C20, with 10 stocks up, 9 down and one unchanged - with the result that the index ticked down 0.2% to 1,119
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Red's secures expansion fund
Red’s True BBQ, the fledgling Leeds-based operator, has secured funding from the Royal Bank of Scotland to secure a further three sites, as it looks to grow to around 15 to 18 units over the next five years
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NewsTasty 'seeks new equity funding'
Tasty, the AIM-listed restaurant group, is rumoured to be asking shareholders about new equity funding as it looks to open 18 sites by the end of 2014, according to The Times
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Joule's completes £4m funding deal; names new chairman
Joules, the Shropshire brewer and pub operator, has completed a £4m funding deal with NatWest and has named Mark Heappey, formerly a partner at 3i, as its new chairman, M&C Report has learnt
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NewsJohnson: On verge of revival in IPO market
If the revival of the IPO market continues, the sector could see up to 10 restaurant companies go public over the coming 18 months, according to serial investor Luke Johnson
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Investors circle Yalla Yalla
A number of private equity groups are currently engaged in talks to invest in Yalla Yalla, the Lebanese restaurant concept
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NewsLe Bistrot Pierre secures expansion fund
Le Bistrot Pierre, the highly-rated French restaurant chain, has secured a new multi-million pound financing deal that will see the 10-strong group double the number of its outlets over the next four years
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NatWest eyes extension to £150m leisure fund
NatWest would like to extend its £150m fund for small and medium leisure firms, around half of which has already been allocated 18 weeks after its launch
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Luke Johnson makes Plymouth investment
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson is hoping to attract more businesses from the professional, financial or creative sectors to Plymouth after acquiring the Poseidon House office building in the city
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OpinionThe investment case
At four o’clock last Wednesday morning the deal for Cote, which had been nearly a year in the making, finally got over the line. Many had questioned whether it would actually happen, with rumours of a parked process and complications over finding a chairman, but there was always a sense that this was one deal that would go through. So what next for the brand and for the leisure sector as a whole and what further opportunities are on the horizon?