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JDW boss Tim Martin gives £200,000 to Brexit campaign

11-May-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

JDW founder has donated £200,000 to a group supporting Britain's exit from the EU.

Admiral Taverns-owner Cerberus acquires £200m pub portfolio

20-Aug-2014 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Cerberus, the US private equity owner of Admiral Taverns, has acquired 63 pubs leased to Spirit Pub Company and Orchid (now part of M&B) in a deal valued at just under £200m.

Tenanted pub profits have further to fall, says City analyst

28-Jul-2010 By Hamish Champ

Profits in the tenanted pub sector have further to fall in the coming months, according to forecasts made today by City broker Goldman Sachs. In a...

Goldman: Luminar in danger of covenant breach

16-Jun-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Analysts at Goldman Sachs have warned that Luminar, Britain's biggest nightclub group, is in danger of breaching banking covenants. The banking...

Novus enters JV with Mahiki entrepreneurs

28-Aug-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Novus Leisure, the privately-owned bar operator, is to team up with the entrepreneurs behind Mahiki, the high-profile Mayfair nightclub, M&C...

Advancing on plastic

27-Oct-2008 By Hamish Champ

Pub licensees, along with every other taxpayer in the UK, are now shareholders in the country's leading banks, thanks to the government's recent...

'France ban on internet alcohol advertising hits industry'

19-Sep-2008

French winemakers and other players in the international drinks industry are fighting to avert a ban on advertising, sales and even vineyard websites...

Charity: Enterprise edging towards Reit result?

06-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team

MA deputy editor The PMA Team considers whether Enterprise are edging towards conversion to REIT status

Tenanted profits down 10% after ban

28-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team

The smoking ban has reduced the profit of the average tenanted licensee by 10%, analysts at Goldman Sachs have claimed. In the medium term, Goldman...

10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

22-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team

Average tenanted licensee profit down 10%, says Goldman Sachs

It's all gloom, doom and despondency. Apparently

28-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ

It's getting so's you only have to get out of bed in the morning and WHAM!, there's a new economic survey just waiting to scare the pyjamas off you....

Keep ahead of the game

28-Sep-2006

How I got here I have been in and out of the catering trade since the late 1980s and have worked for Groupe Chez Gerard, Chutney Mary and Raymond...

What the Sunday papers said

16-Apr-2006

Robert Tchenguiz is in talks with several banks about securing financing for his proposed takeover of Mitchells & Butlers after Goldman Sachs,...

Doubt over R20 move on M&B

17-Mar-2006

While Robert Tchenguiz's R20 was forced to admit its interest in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) this week, industry watchers remain unconvinced he...

What the Sunday papers said

20-Nov-2005

Late-night drinking laws will fuel a £500m increase in drinks sales. A report by banker Goldman Sachs on Mitchells & Butlers, written in 2004,...

Avebury set to balloon to 2,000-strong estate

26-Feb-2004

by The PMA Team Avebury Taverns, the operator of 750 leased and tenanted pubs, plans to expand to 2,000-plus pubs after a management buyout backed by...

l Property millionaire Robert Tchenguiz has denied newspaper

21-Aug-2003

But Tchenguiz said: "I would like to make it clear that I am not and never have been in talks with Goldman Sachs or any other investment bank...

What the Sunday papers said

17-Feb-2003

Sunday TimesPubmaster chairman John Sands does not want to float the 3,200 pub business, preferring to securitise money through bonds to raise the...

Coors wins battle for Carling

03-Jan-2002

American brewer Coors has emerged as the surprise victor in the battle for Carling, Britain's best selling beer, in a £1.2bn deal. Few expected...

What the Sunday papers say - July 8

09-Jul-2001

Sunday BusinessGerman brewer Beck is exploring strategic options which could lead to a sale of the business for about £600m. It is understood to...