Corporation

Two companies to emerge from Laurel

27-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team

Industry rumours suggest Laurel will split into two companies

Sizing up the way to sell or expand

06-Mar-2008

Peter Hansen, partner with MA100 sponsor Sapient Corporate Finance, explains finance-raising and selling Smaller companies have the same financial...

Call for "safety awareness" publisher to be wound up

31-Jan-2008

The alleged tactics of Glade Solutions Limited mirror those of firms that have conned licensees

John McNamara

10-Jan-2008

John McNamara, chief executive, BII Corporate goal for the year? As an organisation, BII's key goal for next year is to stand up for responsible...

Bruce Ray

10-Jan-2008

Bruce Ray, Director of external affairs, Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands Corporate goal for the year? To demonstrate that the industry in which we work...

Gary Whitlie

10-Jan-2008

Gary Whitlie, managing director, Miller Brands Corporate goal for the year? To continue the growth of our portfolio of brands by working closely with...

'Bowes living in £1.8m mansion'

13-Dec-2007 By John Harrington

Ida Bowes says her ex-husband and discredited pubco boss Alan is living in a £1.8m mansion in Edinburgh

Legal advice: Corporate manslaughter

09-Nov-2007

Are you aware that an offence of corporate manslaughter will come into law on April 6 next year?The Corporate Manslaughter Act sets out a new offence...

Hamish Champ: Sailing the stormy seas of business partnerships

28-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ

Partnerships of all kinds - friends, families, marriages - go through rocky patches, some to come through stronger, others never to recover. In...

THE AGENTS

18-Oct-2007

Graham Allman Managing director GA-Select The great debates goes on. First off, are up-front fees ethical and professional, or just a ruse to take...

Craft Guild of Chefs invites suppliers to put their goods to the test

10-Aug-2007 By Lucy Britner

The Craft Guild of Chefs is inviting pub food suppliers to put their goods to the test and earn the right to use one of its coveted logos. To...

Torex sells businesses for £204m

20-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ

Torex Retail plc has sold its operating businesses to US private investment firm Cerberus European Investments for £204.4m.Torex, owner of pub tills...

London & Edinburgh Inns in administration

14-Sep-2006

London & Edinburgh Inns has gone into administration. A statement from administrators Ernst&Young said the company had "for some time...

Bridge the divide

16-Jun-2006 By Hamish Champ

Crisps are a natural accompaniment to a good cask ale. The finely balanced flavours of wafer-thin slices of potato dance about the palate before...

Pub group follows Provence business model

09-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team

Another company is following the Provence business model and is trying to sell pub freeholds to private investors for large profits by offering a...

Legal advice: Company Law Reform Bill to help smaller pubs

13-Dec-2005

By Lucy McNamara and Briony Edwards of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.Big is not always best and with...

Punch goes to BBPA to call for code on rogue recruiting

25-Nov-2005

Punch Taverns is taking its concerns about rogue recruitment companies to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and pushing for an industry...

Legal advice: Don't be a victim of spam

17-May-2005

By Bryony Edwards of thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors Joelson Wilson."Spam" affects the email inboxes of individuals and...

BIDs scheme raises concerns over service charges

07-Oct-2004

Business improvement districts (BIDs) could pose just another financial burden on businesses, Alex Salussolia, chairman of the Association of...

Finance: Going limited

17-Sep-2003

Kay O'Reilly, of chartered accountants Chantrey Vellacott DFK, explains why you should consider transferring your business to a limited company.Have...

Tough start to year predicted

09-Jan-2003

by Mike Bennett The business year ahead is likely to see more corporate casualties, City-watchers have warned. And the downbeat prediction follows...

Property profile: Barney Bettesworth, director, Bettesworths

04-Oct-2002

Michelle Perrett talks to Barney Bettesworth, a director of Bettesworths, a specialist chartered surveyors and property agent for the licensed...

Perfect Partners? The Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000

13-Jun-2001

Limited liability partnerships were introduced in April.Below is a quick summary of a recent change in the law that may be of interest to those of...