All Finance articles – Page 76
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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
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Restructuring activity set to decrease in 2014
Three quarters (76%) of banking institutions, asset-based lenders and alternative lenders expect to see no change (24%) or a fall (52%) in levels of restructuring activity this year, according to research from Deloitte
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NewsNWTC secures new funding for expansion
The New World Trading Company (NWTC), the Living Ventures and Hill Capital backed business, plans to accelerate its roll out plans and more than double its estate this year after securing a new bank facility of £2.2m from Lloyds Banking Group
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Upham sets fundraising timetable
Hampshire-based Upham Pub Company hopes to complete its latest £15m fundraising drive in July, company co-founder David Butcher has told M&C Report
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NewsBianco43 agrees hotel group tie-in
Bianco43, the Italian restaurant group, has reached an agreement that could see its restaurants open in sites operated by American boutique hotel group Club Quarters in London, and potentially the US, co-owner Massimo Parodi has told M&C Report
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Arc Inspirations eyes funding options; names first FD
Arc Inspirations, the 10-strong Yorkshire bar operator, is seeking private equity investment as it announces the appointment of its first finance director, managing director Martin Wolstencroft has told M&C Report
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Better burger firm launches fundraising bid
Perthshire-based Artisan Burger Company, which is seeking £240,000 via Crowdcube, plans to open four restaurants within a two year period and also expand via franchise
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NewsWhitbread extends bank facilities
Whitbread, the leisure group, has extended its existing £650m syndicated bank facility, extending its maturity by two years to 4 November 2018 and introducing an option to extend it by a further two years beyond that date
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NewsTragus to undergo debt restructure
Tragus, the Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Strada operator, is understood to be preparing to undergo a debt-for-equity swap under a proposed restructuring of its estimated £240m debt, according to The Times
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Priestley joins Electra Partners
Bill Priestley, the former managing director of LGV Capital, backer of Amber Taverns, Liberation Group and Novus Leisure, is to join investment firm Electra Partners as a partner