Finance – Page 206
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JDW acquires Newcastle freehold for £5.6m
JD Wetherspoon has acquired the freehold of one of its pubs in Newcastle for £5.6m
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Analysis & Insight
Dialling up deal activity
2015 was yet another big year for deal activity in the restaurants and bars sector, says Kieran Lawton, M&A director at BDO.
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Virtual Jukebox receives new investment
Virtual Jukebox, the interactive music provider to the hospitality, retail and leisure sectors, has completed a fundraising that values the company at £3.34m
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Johnson: Too early to exit Bread Holdings
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has told M&C’s sister title The Grocer that he is not planning an exit in Bread Holdings
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Analyst corner: Rollo on Whitbread
On the back of Whitbread’s Q3 update, Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley sets out some key questions for Whitbread’s management
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KKR makes CDG investment
KKR, the US private equity group, has supported a debt refinancing of the Casual Dining Group
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NewsStonegate sells investment in ex-TCG trio for c£30m
Stonegate Pub Company has sold three of the central London freehold sites it acquired from TCG earlier this year to CBRE Global Investors
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The Cotswolds Distillery eyes IPO
The Cotswolds Distillery is closing in on its target of raising £500.5k through a crowdfunding push on Crowdbnk as it targets an eventual public listing
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Buenos Aires chain acquired in management buy-in
Buenos Aires Restaurants Holdings Ltd, a new company set up by Gareth Lloyd-Jones and Steven Hill, has acquired the six-strong Buenos Aires steakhouse chain
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NewsNando’s could double in size in the UK
Nando’s, the Capricorn Ventures-backed group, believes it can eventually double its current c350-strong estate in the UK
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Ed’s Easy Diner FY turnover up 39.3%
Ed’s Easy Diner has reported that turnover for the year to the end of September climbed 39.3% to £36.5m
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Enterprise scraps plans to amend bond terms
Enterprise Inns has scrapped plans to amend the terms on a number of bonds.
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Batram: Domino’s brand recognition growing in Poland
Leading analyst Nick Batram, of Peel Hunt, has said Domino’s brand recognition is growing faster than expected in Poland.
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Vianet grows H1 sales 7.7%, sells fuel solutions arm
Beerflow monitoring specialist Vianet has sold its fuel solutions business for £3.5m and said it will focus solely on its fuel and vending businesses.
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Analyst corner: Collyer on Marston’s
Leading analyst Geof Collyer at Deutsche Bank has said that following last week’s full-year update from Marston’s, he expects a relatively modest impact from the National Living Wage
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Chilango sets out growth plans
Chilango plans to use its new investment to kick start its strategy to open 50 sites across 20 UK cities by 2021
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AG Barr sees 3.9% rise in revenue
Soft drinks group AG Barr has announced a 3.9% rise in total revenue for the 18 weeks to 28 November compared to the same period last year.
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NewsChilango closes crowdfunding at £3.4m
Chilango has closed its latest crowdfunding round at £3.4m, with its largest investment of £400k coming in a day before the fund raising ended
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OpinionFunding growth
Santander’s Andrew Tully reflects on his experiences working with casual dining restaurant chains before, during and after the recession – how and why some strategies worked – and looks at financing options
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NewsFY pre-tax losses widen at Giraffe
Giraffe saw pre-tax losses for the year to 1 March 2015 widen from £147.1k to £4.06m, while turnover increased from £44.5m to £55m