All Deals articles – Page 30

  • News

    Wray collects over £140m from Domino’s share sale

    2013-08-06T07:49:00Z

    Property entrepreneur Nigel Wray has collected about £144m in total from selling shares in Domino’s Pizza Group

  • News

    Little Chef buyer 'working on another major deal'

    2013-08-06T07:41:00Z

    Davis Coffer Lyons says it’s working with Kuwaiti-based Kout Food Group on another multi-site transaction after advising on its acquisition of Little Chef

  • News

    Waitrose acquires The Good Food Guide

    2013-08-05T14:20:00Z

    Waitrose has acquired The Good Food Guide and said it intends to continue to operate the 63-year-old publication as an independent guide to eating out in the UK

  • News

    Wray collects £28m from sale of Domino’s stake

    2013-08-05T06:44:00Z

    Property entrepreneur Nigel Wray has sold his entire stake in Domino’s Pizza, collecting £28m in the process

  • News

    Little Chef to live on after c£15m deal

    2013-08-05T06:43:00Z

    Little Chef, the iconic restaurant chain is to live on after the c80-strong business was acquired from RCapital by the Kuwaiti company Kout Food Group Restaurants UK Limited (KFGR-UK), in a deal, which valued the business at around £15m

  • News

    Birmingham Council withdraws from Responsibility Deal

    2013-08-02T07:42:00Z

    Birmingham City Council is the latest body to withdraw from the Responsibility Deal over the decision to shelve plans to introduce minimum pricing of alcohol and plain packaging for cigarettes

  • News

    Camden Town signs deal with Australian brewer

    2013-07-30T07:52:00Z

    The north London brewer has entered an agreement with Stone & Wood Brewing Co to support and distribute each other’s beers in their respective markets

  • News

    Fuller’s secures Blackfriars site from Punch

    2013-07-26T16:04:00Z

    Fuller’s has strengthened its London estate with the acquisition of the White Hart pub in Blackfriars from Punch Taverns in an off-market deal for in excess of £2.5m

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    News

    Graphite takes stake in Hawksmoor

    2013-07-26T13:58:00Z

    Graphite Capital, the private equity backer of Rex Restaurants, has backed the management buy-out of Hawksmoor, in a deal which values the company at around £35m.

  • Jonathan Neame
    News

    Sheps: K&N deal, reorganisation, redundancy threat

    2013-07-25T07:45:00Z

    Shepherd Neame has announced a reorganisation of its board as it reached a 10-year logistics agreement with Kuehne + Nagel, in a move that will see the departure of production and distribution director Tom Falcon and is likely to result in a “limited number” of redundancies as 57 employees enter consultation

  • News

    Diageo to secure Chinese drinks producer

    2013-07-24T07:13:00Z

    Diageo has received approval to acquire the remaining 47% stake in Sichuan Chengdu Shuijingfang Group that it does not already own in a deal worth c£233m

  • News

    Subway signs Sodexo franchise deal

    2013-07-23T07:35:00Z

    Subway has sign a franchise deal with Sodexo, which will see the contract caterer further introduce the high street sandwich chain brand to its retail offer

  • Living Room
    News

    Stonegate in talks to acquire Living Room

    2013-07-22T17:09:00Z

    Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator backed by TDR Capital, is understood to be in exclusive talks to acquire the 14-strong Living Room chain, which is valued at around £10m, M&C Report understands.

  • News

    Investment fund secures Punch freeholds

    2013-07-19T07:21:07.097Z

    A pair of Punch Taverns freehold pubs based in London’s Clerkenwell have been sold to a private investment fund in an off-market deal for £3.5m. The fund has secured the White Bear and the Smithfield Tavern, both in EC1, near London’s Smithfield meat market.AG&G’s James Grimes, who represented the buyers ...

  • News

    Ideal Collection plans significant growth

    2013-07-19T07:21:00Z

    Ideal Collection is looking to triple the size of its five-strong estate over the next four years

  • Opinion

    Health bodies withdraw from Responsibility Deal

    2013-07-18T07:51:00Z

    The future of the Alcohol Network of the Responsibility Deal is in jeopardy after a group of senior health bodies and professionals pulled out over the shelving of minimum pricing

  • Opinion

    Young’s signs BT Wi-Fi deal

    2013-07-16T07:39:00Z

    Young’s has signed a deal with BT that will see Wi-Fi rolled out across its pub estate

  • News

    Welcome Break deal leaves RBS out of pocket

    2013-07-16T07:38:00Z

    The Royal Bank of Scotland has been left more than £80m out of pocket by Robert Tchenguiz’s ill-fated investment in a portfolio of Welcome Break sites

  • News

    McMullen’s adds Punch freeholds

    2013-07-12T16:31:00Z

    Hertfordshire brewer and operator McMullen’s has acquired three further pubs, including two central London-based freehold sites from Punch Taverns, for an undisclosed sum

  • Britvic - J2O
    News

    AG Barr and Britvic merger abandoned

    2013-07-11T15:38:00Z

    The proposed merger between AG Barr and Britvic has collapsed, after the Irn Bru maker had a renewed offer to merge the two companies rejected