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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Nov- 2018 -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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6 AugustPubs and Bars
Aprirose acquires Wear Inns for £22.4m
Aprirose, the real estate investment company which owns QHotels, has acquired Wear Inns, a community pub estate based in North East England, for £22.4m from BGF and NVM Private Equity. Wear Inns was founded in 2006 and has a portfolio of 25 pubs across the North East and Yorkshire. The…
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Jul- 2018 -10 JulyAdvice
Managing an exit from your F&B business
2018 has been a busy year for deals in the UK’s F&B market. Against a backdrop of brands scaling and some major players such as Eat and Jamie’s reigning in expansion plans, the food and drink M&A market remains robust. There’s undoubtedly opportunities for a well prepared seller. Here’s how…
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Jun- 2018 -7 JuneBusiness
TriSpan acquires majority stake in Rosa’s Thai Cafe
TriSpan, a global private equity firm, has announced that Rising Stars, its restaurant platform, has acquired a majority investment in Rosa’s Thai Cafe. Rosa’s managing director Gavin Adair will lead the group in its next phase of growth. He will be supported by Robin Rowland, former YO! CEO and TriSpan…
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5 JuneBusiness
Wagamama set to look for new owner
So-called pan-Asian food chain Wagamama has appointed Goldman Sachs to “review strategic growth options for the business” as it looks to expand into the US. It has been reported that the options put forward by Goldman Sachs will include a potential sale of the company. Wagamama said in a statement:…
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5 JuneBusiness
Rosa’s Thai restaurant chain on the brink of sale
Thai restaurant chain Rosa’s is on the brink of selling a majority shareholding to US private equity company Tri Span this week. Founders Alex and Saiphin Moore are still set to be involved with the chain as minority shareholders while the company expands overseas. Tri Span has been buying up…
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May- 2018 -25 MayBusiness
Private equity firms flirting with Costa Coffee
A group of private equity firms are attempting to purchase Costa Coffee, despite owner Whitbread’s desire to float it on the stock market. The Press Association said that it understood Whitbread had been approached informally over a buyout of the firm. Despite potential interest from elsewhere Whitbread is continuing plans…
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