All Finance articles – Page 75
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NewsBank funding underpins Comptoir expansion
Levant Restaurants Group has expanded into Kent and Surrey with Comptoir Libanais, its Lebanese fast-casual concept, thanks to a £1.6m loan from NatWest
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Rosa’s launches latest fundraising round
Rosa’s has launched a new round of fundraising aimed at angel investors, in which it is looking to raise £500k for a 10% stake in the business valuing it at £5m
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Essenden to raise £100m acquisition fund
Essenden said yesterday that it is to tap institutions for at least £100m of new equity to fund acquisitions, which could include a move into the restaurant sector
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No target numbers for new Faucet Inns-Downing JV
No targets have been set for openings under Craft Beer Pub Co, the new joint venture between the Downing Pub EIS Fund and London-based operator Faucet Inns, M&C Report has learnt
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San Carlo Group in funding talks
San Carlo Group, the family run Italian restaurant chain, has been in discussions about securing outside investment, managing director Marcello Distefano has revealed
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NewsJust Eat plans IPO
Just Eat, the on-line takeaway platform, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange for a primary offering of £100m
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Imbiba secures £4m of new funding
Imbiba Partnership, the investment vehicle led by John Connell, has so far raised £4.1m out of the £6m it is looking to secure from its latest round of fundraising
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Roadchef 'up for sale'
Roadchef, the motorway services operator, is reportedly set to be put up for sale for c£350m
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OFT: banks 'a barrier to alternative funding’
Banks may be hindering small and medium enterprises from accessing finance from alternative providers such as peer-to-peer lenders and on-line lending platforms, the Office of Fair Trading has warned
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Eataly sells stake, eyes flotation
Eataly, the Italian food emporia and restaurants group that’s reportedly in talks with the family behind Selfridges about bringing the concept to London, has sold a 20% stake to Italian investment firm Tamburi Investment Partners (TIP) as part of a move to list on the stock exchange
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NewsM&C20 flat but outperforms All Share index
Growth for the M&C20 slowed to a halt this week, although it still outperformed the FTSE All Share index, which fell by 0.5%
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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