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NewRiver: H1 most active period yet
NewRiver Retail, which owns 360 pubs across the UK, has said the six months ended 30 September was one of its most active periods since its inception.
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BGF seeking balanced portfolio
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has not ruled out making further investments in the UK’s hospitality sector
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Risk takes stake in Small Batch Coffee Co
Risk Capital Partners, Luke Johnson’s private equity vehicle, has acquired a majority stake in the Small Batch Coffee Company
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NewsD&D gears up for IPO
LDC, the private equity group which bought a controlling stake in D&D Restaurants in 2013 for c£50m, is this week kicking off a roadshow to sound out investor appetite for a public listing
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NewsBGF takes stake in Giggling Squid; Kossoff to chair
Giggling Squid is set to accelerate its expansion plans after confirming that the Business Growth Fund has taken a significant minority stake in the business
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Press secures growth fund
Press has received private equity funding to open further sites in London and to ramp up the retail side of its business
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Conviviality buys Peppermint events company
Conviviality, the Bargain Booze operator, has agreed heads of terms to acquire the majority stake in bars and events company Peppermint
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Cote backer acquires Italian restaurant group
BC Partners has acquired a majority stake in Italian casual dining group Cigierre, in a deal valued at €300m (£212m)
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Crowdfunder to raise £1m to expand
Crowdfunder, the fundraising platform for social enterprises, charities and businesses, has launched a £1m equity raise on Crowdcube to expand the business
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Miller Brands sees H1 NPR up 4.4%
Miller Brands, the UK and Ireland arm of SABMiller, has reported Net Producer Revenue up 4.4% for the six months to end of September.
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Thwaites reports “excellent” first half
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based pub operator, has reported an “excellent” first half to the year to the end of September
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NewsPunch unveils new operating formats
Punch Taverns has revealed details of its new operating models including a turnover based agreement, its first managed house and commercial free-of-tie arrangements as well as the potential to franchise out some of its concepts.
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NewsTRG lfls up 2%
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has this morning reported like-for-like sales ahead by 2% in the 45 weeks to 8 November
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NewsAB InBev and SABMiller seal deal
AB InBev has announced it has reached agreement with the board of SABMiller over its £68bn takeover.
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BrewDog launches Nordic crowdfund campaign
BrewDog has launched a crowdfunding campaign forSweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark for the continued expansion of BrewDog bars around the world
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Nuno Mendos to re-launch Viajante with crowdfunded campaign
Nuno Mendes, head chef at the Chiltern Firehouse, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £1.75m to re-open his first Viajante restaurant in Wapping. Viajante is offering 33.3% equity for the investment for the business that is valued at £3.5m. Mendes has secured a new site in Wapping’s ...
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NewsMayfair agrees YO! deal; Hall to step down
Mayfair Equity Partners has confirmed it has acquired the controlling interest of YO! Sushi in a deal valuing the 91-strong business at £81m
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Downing invests c£4m in Upham
Upham Brewery has secured more than £4m in new funding from investment group Downing toward its continued growth
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Analyst corner: Rollo on JDW
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley outlines key questions that he thinks investors could focus on in regards to JD Wetherspoon
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NewsRollo: GK facing possible dilution from pub sales
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo at Morgan Stanley has forecast that Greene King will report H1 revenues of £906m (+47%)