Finance – Page 159
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NewRiver gains control of four shopping centres
NewRiver, the UK REIT and owner of 350 pubs, has gained control over four shopping centres in Belfast, Glasgow, Hastings and Middlesbrough with a total gross asset value of £240m.
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Vianet in line with expectations
Vianet, the draught beer quality and data insight specialist, has said that its trading in the first two months of its current financial year was in line with expectations and its business areas are “progressing well”.
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NewsGreene King FY managed lfls up 1.5%
Greene King has reported a 1.5% increase in like-for-like sales across its managed division in the 52 weeks to 30 April 2017
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Vapiano shares open 4% above issue price
Shares in German-owned restaurant chain Vapiano started trading at €23.95 in their Frankfurt debut yesterday, about 4% above their issue price.
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Comptoir shares climb as directors increase stakes
Shares in the Comptoir Group climbed 2.6% yesterday to close on 21.5p after the group’s chairman, chief executive and founder all acquired further shares in the business.
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NewsHony Capital to bring Chinese brands to London
PizzaExpress owner Hony Capital plans to bring its Chinese restaurant concept Beijing Hehegu to London this year.
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Vapiano shares to be offered at €23
Shares in German-owned restaurant chain Vapiano are to be offered at €23 per share in its initial public offering (IPO), Reuters reports.
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NewsCMA - Heineken remedy 'might be acceptable'
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is considering Heineken’s proposals to sell pubs in certain areas to preserve competition, has suggested the remedy “might be acceptable”.
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NewsFY lfls up 8.2% at Wagamama
Wagamama saw turnover for the year to 23 April 2017 increase 15.8% to £266.1m on the back of its continued expansion
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Amazon acquires Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn
Amazon has acquired US-based organic supermarket group Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn.
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Domino’s Eurasia eyes £331m float
DP Eurasia, the company that controls the Domino’s Pizza franchises in Turkey and Russia, is aiming for a valuation of £331m for its initial public offering at the end of this month.
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NewRiver to raise £200m
NewRiver, the UK REIT and owner of 350 pubs, has announced plans to raise £200m.
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Richoux raises £4m with share subscription
The Richoux Group has announced it has raised c£4m through a subscription of 25,277,488 new shares.
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Fuller’s - opening up new Frontiers
Leading analyst, Douglas Jack, of Peel Hunt, looks at some of the key points emerging from Fuller’s preliminary results last week and trends supporting the company’s growth.
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CMA rules on Punch/Heineken deal
The Competition and Markets Authority has said Heineken’s proposed acquisition of 1,900 Punch pubs would reduce competition in 33 local areas.
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Analysts corner: Panmure Gordon on Fuller’s
Mark Irvine-Fortescue, of Panmure Gordon, gives his view on Fuller’s results this morning, and why he still sees Young’s is still the London pubco to watch.
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NewsBrains assesses funding options for Coffee#1
SA Brain is understood to have appointed advisors as it assesses future funding options to grow its Coffee#1 business.
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Rollo: Costa could be ‘interesting turnaround story’
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, examines the coffee shop market and suggests that Costa could be ‘an interesting turnaround story’.
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NewsThwaites pre-tax profits up 19%
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based pub operator, has reported turnover from continuing operations up 4% to £84.4m for the year to 31 March 2017.
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Consumer spending slowed in May
Consumer spending growth slowed to 2.8% in May – despite Brits continuing to spend on the ‘experience economy’ – as overall confidence in household spending power cooled in response to inflation.