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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Feb- 2021 -2 FebruaryBreweries and Distilleries
Marston’s ‘unanimously rejects’ Platinum takeover bid
Marston’s, the brewery, pub, and hotel operator, has rejected a takeover bid submitted by Platinum Equity, a US-based private equity investment firm. The proposal, which represented 105 pence per Marston’s share, was “unanimously rejected” on the grounds that it “very significantly undervalues” the brand. A regulatory statement from the firm…
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1 FebruaryBreweries and Distilleries
US equity firm eyes Marston’s takeover
Marston’s, the brewery, pub and hotel operator, is reportedly subject to a takeover approach from the US-based private equity investment firm, Platinum Equity. According to Bloomberg, Marston’s revealed on Friday 29 February that Platinum put forward an unsolicited, non-binding proposal of a possible cash bid to the group. The company’s…
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Jan- 2021 -27 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Red Mist pubs receives investor backing
Red Lion Holdings (RLH), a joint venture comprising industry investors David Ramsey, John Mayers, and private equity firm, Revcap, has acquired a majority stake in the pub company Red Mist Leisure. Established in 2004, Red Mist now operates a portfolio of ten gastropubs and inns across Surrey and Hampshire. The…
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25 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Pub veterans join chase for M&A investment
Mark McQuarter and Mark Crowther are the latest in a succession of pub sector veterans seeking backing for pub deals, as reported by the Times. The former boss of Barracuda Pub Company and Revolution Bars, McQuarter has now been named as chairman of London pub operator, Portobello Brewery. He confirmed…
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21 JanuaryPubs and Bars
Anand raises £200m for pub sector spending spree
Rooney Anand, the former chief executive at Greene King, has raised £200m to invest in the UK’s faltering pubs sector, Sky News has revealed. The investment is likely to come in a series of acquisitions in the coming months, in a bet on an industry-wide post-pandemic recovery. While sources told…
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11 JanuaryRestaurants
Electra eyes TGI Friday’s sale
The private equity owner of TGI Friday’s Electra is reportedly planning to put the restaurant chain up for sale later this year. According to The Times, Electra is planning to sell off its assets before the end of the year and return the proceeds to shareholders. Electra acquired TGI in…
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Dec- 2020 -18 DecemberNews
Deltic saved by Nordic buyout
Deltic, the UK’s largest operator of late-night bars and clubs, has been bought out of administration by Rekom UK, the British subsidiary of the Nordics’ largest nightlife group. The deal will see Rekom takeover 42 bars and pubs across the UK, possibly saving over 1,300 jobs in the process. Rekom…
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Nov- 2020 -23 NovemberNews
Deltic warns of collapse without sale
Deltic, the UK’s largest nightclub operator, has told landlords that the firm faces closure if a sale is not agreed, according to Sky News. Closure of the company, which owns the Oceana and Pryzm club brands, would reportedly put over 1,000 jobs across 52 venues in the UK at risk. …
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Sep- 2020 -14 SeptemberPeople
The Big Table appoints Mike Tye as chairman of The Big Table
The Big Table, which was recently formed to acquire and operate the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas restaurant brands, has appointed Mike Tye as its non-executive chairman. With “extensive” board-level experience across the out-of-home food and drink market, the company said Tye will work closely with Epiris, the…
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2 SeptemberPeople
Dominos announces board and CFO appointments
Dominos has announced that Natalia Barsegiyan and Lynn Fordham will join its board as independent non-executive directors, with effect from 16 September 2020. In addition, the pizza chain announced that Neil Smith, the current interim CFO, has been appointed as permanent CFO. Following their appointment, Barsegiyan and Fordham will be…
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