Private equity
Reporting centres on investment activity across the UK hospitality and foodservice sector, with analysis of buyouts, growth capital, and ownership changes involving restaurant groups, pub companies, and catering operators. Coverage includes deal flow, fund strategy, portfolio performance, and investor outlook, offering valuable intelligence for senior executives, founders, and stakeholders navigating funding, expansion, and exit planning.
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Jun- 2019 -17 JunePubs and Bars
The Alchemist turnover set to reach £50m after expansion
Bar and restaurant The Alchemist has said it is on track to achieve revenues of £50m at the end of the financial year following a period of rapid national expansion. Founded in 2010, The Alchemist originally set up in Manchester before opening venues in Leeds and London. The company was…
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May- 2019 -31 MayCatering Companies
CH&Co refinance with Equistone
Private equity investors Equistone has completed the refinancing of hospitality caterer CH&Co. CH&Co, which employs nearly 6,500 people, provide catering services for some of the UK’s leading companies, charities and organisations, as well as holding a Royal Warrant for the provision of catering services to HM Queen since 2013. Having…
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Feb- 2019 -25 FebruaryRestaurants
UK managed restaurant numbers drop for first time in nine years
Britain’s supply of casual dining restaurants dipped for the first time in nine years in 2018 as a sustained decline in the wider licensed sector continued, according to new research. The new edition of the ‘Market Growth Monitor’ from CGA and AlixPartners revealed Britain had 5,780 managed restaurants in December…
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22 FebruaryPeople
East Coast Concepts appoints new MD
Manchester-based restaurant and bar group, East Coast Concepts has appointed Simon Kaye as managing director as it targets growth across the UK. Kaye has a wealth of experience in the hospitality sector and will be responsible for accelerating growth of the brands throughout the UK and abroad. Prior to his…
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Dec- 2018 -20 DecemberRestaurants
Wagamama to share £4m bonus among staff following TRG sale
Wagamama is to give its employees Christmas bonuses of up to £2,000 from a £4m pot following the sale of the Asian dining chain to The Restaurant Group (TRG) for £599m. Provided they have worked for the company for at least 12 months, head chefs and managers will receive £2,000…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberBusiness
London’s Bonhams to close before Christmas
London’s Michelin-starred Bonhams restaurant has announced it is to close on 19 December. The restaurant has been open for over three years in the auction house of the same name, collecting its Michelin star in 2015. Head chefs, Theo Clench and Tom Kemble announced the restaurant’s closure on Instagram. Clench…
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6 NovemberRestaurants
Restaurant insolvencies reach highest level in eight years
The number of restaurant businesses going bust has reached its highest level since 2010, jumping sharply in the first three quarters of 2018, according to data by accountancy firm Price Bailey. According to the firm, 1,123 British restaurant businesses became insolvent in the first three quarters of 2018, a 35%…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustBusiness
New World Trading Company secures £5.6m investment
Bar and restaurant group, The New World Trading Company (NWTC), which operates 22 venues across the UK, has secured a £5.6m investment from NatWest, to help fund its roll-out programme. The group which operates 22 venues across the UK has expanded with seven further openings since its last funding round…
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13 AugustAdvice
Equity funding: Getting your F&B business investor ready
Private equity firms are continuing to invest heavily in the F&B sector as consumer passion for health and wellness helps fuel the drive. With competition high among investors, there’s an increasing appetite for earlier stage F&B businesses; the sector’s shift towards outsourcing has also helped to de-risk F&B business in…
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7 AugustRestaurants
Benito’s Hat secures £1m funding for 10th anniversary
Mexican restaurant Benito’s Hat has secured £1m investment to fund a three-year growth plan in London and throughout the UK. The investment coincides with the brand’s 10th anniversary and is made up entirely from existing investors, the majority of which comes from private equity investment firm Calculus Capital. The investment…
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