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Ramsay explores sale of stake in restaurant business
High-profile chef Gordon Ramsay is lining up a sale of a 50% stake in his restaurant business, which could value it at up to £80m
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OpinionHabit forming
As the UK economy continues to recover from the post-financial crisis recession, consumer confidence has picked up, supporting discretionary spending on leisure activities, including dining out, says Rupesh Patel of Grant Thornton UK LLP, which has published new report called Come Dine With Us. Alongside this cyclical trend, structural changes in consumers’ eating habits are also reshaping the bars, restaurants and casual dining industry and are driving sector transaction activity.
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BGF circles Comptoir Libanais
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) is believed to have re-entered talks to invest in Comptoir Libanais, the Lebanese fast-casual restaurant concept
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Simmonds seeks funding for London restaurant
Chef Adam Simmonds is seeking to raise £1.1m through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to open his first solo restaurant in central London
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Grub Club raises more than £100k through Crowdcube
Grub Club, the service that hosts supper clubs and dining concepts at pop-up locations, has raised 41% of its £250,000 investment target, from 89 investors via Crowdcube
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Honest Burgers strengthens pipeline
Honest Burgers has received approaches from up to 15 investment firms, regarding funding its next stage of development
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Mezze’s future secured after parent company goes into liquidation
The future of Mezze has been secured despite its former parent company going into liquidation with £900k worth of debt
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NewsArc Inspirations secures new funding
Arc Inspirations, the Leeds-based bar operator, has secured £3m of new funding as its looks to open 20 venues by 2017
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Analysis & InsightIs crowdfunding just equity for punks?
Judging from the number of businesses which have jumped on its bandwagon to raise capital for growth, it’s clear that crowdfunding is – at the moment – as hot as pulled pork, says Paul Hemming, partner and head of Corporate Finance at Zolfo Cooper
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Bradford Brewery secures new funding
Bradford Brewery has secured £300k of new funding to support its growth plans, which include the launch of a brewpub
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NewsRecovery begins for M&C20
The M&C20 significantly outperformed a falling All-share Index last week, rising 0.8% to 1,149 points compared to a 1.2% fall for the All-share ending at 976 points
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LFLS flat at Butcome pubs
Butcombe Brewery, the Somerset-based brewer and pub operator has reported flat like-for-like sales across its pubs and a decline in revenue as it disposed of two pubs from its portfolio leaving an estate of 18
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Golfrate acquires 11-strong pub portfolio
Golfrate, the London-based property management company, has acquired an 11-strong package of pubs, the majority of which are owned by Punch Taverns, in a deal funded by a new £20m loan
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Whitbread extends bank facilities
Whitbread has extended the maturity of its bank facilities until November 2019
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Natwest and RBS launch £1bn small business fund
RBS and NatWest have launched a £1bn Small Business Fund aimed at supporting small businesses across the UK
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NewsPunch restructuring completed
After more than two years of negotiations, Punch Taverns is entering a new phase after finally completing the restructure of its £2.4bn debt
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Quiz the Nation beats CrowdCube target
Quiz the Nation, the national pub quiz that will be hosted by Krypton Factor host Gordon Burns, reached its fundraising target of £195k in 14 days through the CrowdCube platform
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Warm summer spikes Carlsberg's FY profits
Carlsberg UK has reported a “successful year” as profits soared for the year ending December 2013 in which it saw a volume spike in demand during the warm summer
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Turnover falls 4% at Theakstons in "momentous" year
Theakstons, the North Yorkshire brewer, has reported a 4% fall in turnover to £9.6m for the year ending December 2013 after agreeing long-term commercial and financial arrangement with Heineken UK in what it has called a “momentous” financial year
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Exclusive Inns eyes expansion and funding options
Exclusive Inns, the Cambridgeshire-based freehold pub operator, has opened its third site as it eyes further expansion and examines its funding options, M&C Report has learnt