All Finance articles – Page 61
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NewsMRO uncertainty holds back pubcos in M&C20
The M&C20 was up 1.1% to 1,386 points this week while the All-Share seemed reluctant to push its new highs, rising just 0.2% to 1,091 points.
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Hospitality sector driving business growth, research says
Government research has shown licensed hospitality businesses in the UK are driving growth and are more optimistic about future prospects than the wider business community.
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Crowdfunding needs to be sustainable
Equity crowdfunding can be a beautiful thing, but it has to be sustainable, otherwise the sector will be dead in three years’ time
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NewsMcDonald’s accused of avoiding €1bn in taxes
Trade unions and a campaign group have accused McDonald’s of deliberately avoided paying about €1bn (£727m) in European tax
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NewsTLG eyes further expansion
The Thai Leisure Group has lined up four further openings for Thaikhun, its street food-inspired concept, after securing a new funding package
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M&C20 at all-time high
The All-Share Index is close to its all-time highs this week and it’s worth noting that the last time the index recorded a new all-time high was in 1999. That said, the wider market is currently being held back by geopolitical events with the All-Share recording an increase of just 0.3% (to 1,080 points) this week. The M&C20 by comparison was up 0.5% to 1,347 points, most likely outperforming due to its domestic bias
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Britain is becoming a nation of (younger and female) angels
Angel investors are making more investments than ever before and their numbers are swelling
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Center Parcs appoints banks to work on IPO
Blackstone has hired investment banks to oversee the potential £2.5bn stock marketing listing of Center Parcs
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NewsM&C20 continues to climb
The M&C20 was up 2.7% to 1,341 points this week, outperforming the wider market which ended up 0.7% at 1,077 points. The wider market will have been influenced by geopolitics and oil price speculation this week, leading the M&C20 to outperformance as investors retreat to what is a broadly domestic sector
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NewsLa Tasca reviews its options
La Tasca has appointed advisors to review its investment options as it seeks to accelerate its growth plans
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Camden Town launches crowdfunding campaign
Camden Town Brewery has launched a crowdfunding campaign through Crowdcube to raise £1.5m in exchange for 2% of equity
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NewsPubcos up in M&C20
The All-Share outperformed the M&C20 this week, rising 1.1% to 1,069 points, as a rally in the oil price pushed oil stocks higher. The M&C20 was up a more reasonable 0.1% to 1,305 points
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Analysis & Insight‘Grandad’ of the burger sector
Paul Campbell has been involved in the creation, development and sale of leisure businesses including trailblazing restaurant chains and health and fitness clubs. Mel Flaherty finds out more about the man who has gone on to establish private investment company Hill Capital Partners
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Final bids in for Ramsay stake
Final round bid were submitted this week to acquire a stake in Gordon Ramsay Group, with three private equity groups left in the process
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NewsIntertain receives approval for restructuring
Intertain, the operator of the Walkabout brand, has announced that its creditors have approved restructuring plans that will ensure the long-term future of the business
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Motorway service areas owner completes £220m bond
Extra MSA Group, which owns 18 motorway service areas (MSAs), has completed a £220m private bond issue on one of its portfolios
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NewsJohnson eyes stake in The Diner
Risk Capital Partners, the Luke Johnson-led investment vehicle, is in talks to acquire a stake in The Diner
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NewsJDW, Green King and Marston's outperform M&B
The M&C20 was broadly unchanged this week, rising 0.2% to 1,304 points while the All-Share had a worse week, falling 0.7% to 1,058 points
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Consumer confidence indices up for January
Consumer confidence rose by five points in January with all five measures used to calculate the score rising on the GfK UK Consumer Confidence Index
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OpinionWinners and losers of M&C20 in 2014
Analyst Will Brumby, of Langton Capital, looks back over the past year of the M&C20 index and highlights Domino’s and Patisserie Valerie among the big winners and Punch and Enterprise among the losers