All Prezzo articles – Page 17

  • TGI Friday
    News

    Second round bids due for TGI Friday’s

    2014-11-07T16:26:00Z

    Up to six private equity groups are believed to be in the running to acquire the UK arm of TGI Friday’s, with second round bids for the 64-strong business due next week

  • M&C20 Index 07 November
    News

    Bid activity holds back M&C20

    2014-11-07T16:16:00Z

    The M&C20 was held back by bid activity this week, underperforming the wider market, growing 0.3% to 1,225 points while the AllShare Index was 1% higher, rising 10 points to 1,028, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital

  • Prezzo logo
    News

    Advent confirms it will not bid for Prezzo

    2014-11-07T08:09:00Z

    US private equity firm Advent International has confirmed it will not bid for restaurant group Prezzo.

  • Domino Pizza From oven
    Analysis & Insight

    Domino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list

    2014-11-06T10:57:00Z

    Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds

  • News

    Batram: Prezzo shareholders should reject bid

    2014-11-06T08:27:00Z

    Leading analyst Nick Batram at Peel Hunt has said that Prezzo shareholders should reject the agreed £303.7m bid from TPG Capital

  • Prezzo logo
    News

    TPG Capital agrees to acquire Prezzo for £303.7m

    2014-11-06T07:20:00Z

    TPG Capital, the US-based private equity firm, has reached agreement with the board of Prezzo, to acquire the Jonathan Kaye-led business for £303.7m

  • Wagamama restaurant
    Analysis & Insight

    Ignoring the noise of the new

    2014-11-03T08:42:00Z

    It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”

  • M&C20 31 October
    News

    M&C20 rises in afterglow of bid speculation

    2014-10-31T16:26:00Z

    The M&C20 rose 2% this week to 1,221 points, ever so slightly underperforming the 2.1% rise in the wider market which saw the FTSE All-Share end at 1,018 points, says Will Brumby of Langton Capital

  • News

    Prezzo extends deadline for bids

    2014-10-30T15:18:00Z

    TPG Capital and Advent International have been given an extended deadline to bid for the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group Prezzo.

  • Prezzo logo
    News

    Prezzo takes Wisbech site

    2014-10-29T07:40:00Z

    Takeover target Prezzo is set to open a site in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

  • Prezzo logo
    News

    Niven lined up to play part at Prezzo

    2014-10-24T16:40:00Z

    David Niven, the former chief executive of Nando’s, is being lined up to be part of the management team at Prezzo, if TPG Capital is successful in its bid for the business

  • Franco Manca
    News

    Franco Manca secures Belsize Park site

    2014-10-23T07:49:00Z

    Franco Manca, the pizza chain led by David Page and Italian chef Giuseppe Mascoli, has secured the Chimichanga site in London’s Belsize Park

  • Prezzo logo
    Analysis & Insight

    M&A market back with a boom

    2014-10-10T15:54:00Z

    Two potential deals are keeping City gossip hot at the moment, but they are very different types of bid. One company is categorically saying no to an offer while silence rules the other tender, Dominic Walsh tells all

  • 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

    Analyst corner: Nick Batram on Prezzo

    2014-10-03T16:10:00Z

    Nick Batram at Peel Hunt says that a bid approach around the current share price significantly undervalues a group of Prezzo’s “pedigree and potential”.

  • News

    ​Jack: Proposed Prezzo price unattractive

    2014-10-03T07:58:00Z

    Leading analyst Douglas Jack at Numis said that the proposed offer price for Prezzo is unattractive, but announcing the approach may flush out higher bids

  • Jonathan Kaye
    Analysis & Insight

    All to play for

    2014-10-03T07:56:00Z

    Prezzo is the latest business in the sector to be put in play in another sign that genuine confidence is returning to the market. But what does the offer for the Jonathan Kaye-led restaurant group mean for the business and its chief executive?

  • Prezzo logo
    News

    Prezzo receives takeover offer

    2014-10-02T14:51:00Z

    Prezzo, the Jonathan Kaye-led group, has announced it has received a takeover offer from US private equity firms Advent International plc and TPG Capital LLP

  • 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

  • Prezzo logo
    News

    Prezzo tweaks Cleaver ahead of possible roll out

    2014-09-12T08:09:00Z

    Prezzo will continue to “tweak” its Cleaver brand over the next 12 to 18 months before assessing whether it has roll out potential, chief executive Jonathan Kaye has told M&C Report