All Finance articles – Page 73
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RBS aids Bannatyne refinancing
Bannatyne Fitness Limited, the national chain of health and fitness clubs, has secured a refinancing package of £35m through the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
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Burger Bear reaches funding target
Burger Bear has achieved its target of raising £30k through online-funding platform Kickstarter to open a permanent site in two stacked used cargo containers in Shoreditch
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NewsKings Park eyes overseas franchise for Abokado and Fuel
The potential to take Abokado and Fuel Juice Bars overseas via franchise is being examined, according to Jason Katz, founding partner at their backer Kings Park Capital
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NewsFulham Shore raises £660,500 in share placing
Fulham Shore, the restaurant venture from ex-Clapham House Group chairman David Page, has raised £660,500 in a further share placing as it looks to make further acquisitions and investments
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OpinionWho will float next?
With numerous high profile flotations on the agenda, Sam Fuller, head of UK consumer at international investment bank Altium, discusses the leisure sector’s IPO prospects
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New EIS group targets drink-led London pubs
A new Enterprise Investment Scheme-backed group called Marylebone Leisure, which includes Prezzo chief executive Jonathan Kaye as an investor and non-executive director, has been launched with the intention of acquiring and operating a series of “drink-led pubs and bars” in London
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Fyne Ales announces £2m investment
Fyne Ales, the Scottish craft brewer based in Argyllshire, has announced a £2m investment at its site to double turnover by 2015
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Trust Inns agrees new £130m debt facility
Trust Inns, the tenanted pub operator led by Lynne D’Arcy, which has over 480 sites, has secured a new £130m debt facility
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NewsBrasserie Bar Co secures £13.5m of new funding
Brasserie Bar Co, the owner of the Brasserie Blanc chain and White Brasserie Company, has secured £13.5m of new funding to support the expansion of the group by at least 20 new sites over the next three years
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PizzaLuxe eyes next stage of growth
PizzaLuxe is to embark on its first round of external fundraising as it looks to double its estate over the next 18 months
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NewsJohnson to act as adviser to new funding platform
Sector investor and chairman of Risk Capital Partners Luke Johnson is to act as “special adviser” to a new crowd-funding initiative being launched by Sir Richard Branson’s entrepreneur’s network
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NewsPembroke takes stake in Chilango
Pembroke, the venture capital trust, whose investors include Sir Charles Dunstone, the Carphone Warehouse founder, and the Next chief Lord Wolfson, has taken a stake in Chilango
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La Sala fundraising reaches £3.2m
James Horler, current interim chief executive of Red Hot World Buffet, has already raised £3.2m towards the launch and roll out in the UK of La Sala, the famous Spanish restaurant
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Nordic Bakery eyes 10 sites
Nordic Bakery is seeking funding and looking for sites as part of a plan to grow to 10 Scandinavian-style cafes in central London within the next three years, M&C Report has learnt
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Artisan Burger Co makes more equity available
Artisan Burger Company, the fledgling gourmet burger operator, has increased the equity stake that it’s selling to investors under its fundraising bid via the crowdfunding website Crowdcube
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Downing Pub EIS raises almost £12m
The pub-focused Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund from Downing LLP has raised almost £12m of its £15m target to date, and has so far invested in 10 pubs across three different companies, M&C Report has learnt
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London’s top 10 investment hotspots for 2014
As London’s house prices continue to increase, a report by CBRE identifies those investment hotspots which offer the most potential for growth over the next few years
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NewsAngelBerry raises £150k for expansion
AngelBerry, the Bristol-based frozen yoghurt operator, has reached its £150,000 fundraising target for an ”aggressive” expansion drive over the next three years that would see it grow from six to c100 outlets globally
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NewsInventive completes refinancing, eyes acquisitions
Inventive Leisure, the Revolution bar operator, says it now plans to return to the acquisition trail after successfully refinancing its bank facilities
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Mezze closes in on funding deal
West Country restaurant chain Mezze is closing in on a fundraising deal that will allow it to grow from six to up to 16 units over the next three years, with a projected turnover of more than £13m