Hugh Osmond

Gov threatened with legal action about mandatory Covid passports

27-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

A group of trade experts have joined forces to warn the Government of legal action over compulsory vaccine passports from September for clubs, as planned.

Legal challenge must force Government to follow evidence

19-Mar-2021 By Ed Bedington

Industry leaders hope the launch of further High Court action against the government might help to reset thinking when it comes to handling the hospitality sector.

Pubco founders 'disregard plight of tenants' says Tim Martin

24-Feb-2014 By Rob Willock

The founders of the big tenanted pubcos remain less concerned about the plight of pub tenants than about their own financial wellbeing, according to Tim Martin.

Johnson's Draft House investment

02-Aug-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Luke Johnson, the serial restaurant investor, has taken a substantial minority stake in Draft House, the three-strong London-based pub concept...

'Council wants to revamp test purchasing strategy'

24-May-2010

Durham County Council wants to change the way it nabs bars and off-licenses selling booze to under-age drinkers. The council says it will this week...

Binge borrowing weighs heavy on us all

27-Feb-2009 By Tim Martin

The pub sector is suffering because entrepreneurs like Hugh Osmond, above right, made millions by borrowing far too much, says Wetherspoon founder...

6C board cannot afford

20-Mar-2003

to be complacent now Although financier Hugh Osmond was comprehensively beaten last week I would not be surprised if he continues to haunt the men at...

Osmond fails to land killer blow

20-Mar-2003

People tend to be more polite in company of course. And that might be the reason why the much-anticipated Six Continents showdown seemed more like a...

6C shareholders call for Richard North's head

17-Mar-2003

Richard North is said to be on his way out of Six Continents.The finance director and hotels boss-in-waiting is set to be forced out by the group's...

What the Sunday papers said

17-Mar-2003

The Sunday ExpressRichard North, Six Continents' finance director, looks set to be forced out of the pubs and hotels group by its largest...

What the Sunday papers said

10-Mar-2003

The Sunday TelegraphPRIVATE EQUITY firm CVC Capital Partners is close to putting together a consortium to make a £6bn friendly cash bid for pub and...

What the Sunday papers said

03-Mar-2003

The Sunday TimesHugh Osmond will this week launch "his first shot" in a sustained assault for control of Six Continents, the hotel-to-pub giant. He...

Round one to Hugh

27-Feb-2003

Mark Stretton examines the fight for Six Continents' managed house business.The gloves are well and truly off in the battle for Britain's biggest...

What the Sunday papers said

24-Feb-2003

The BusinessCorporate raider Hugh Osmond will this week launch a hostile £5.5bn bid for Six Continents, marking the start of the biggest British...

Hugh Osmond in race to buy Travelodge

02-Sep-2002

Hugh Osmond, the founder of Punch Taverns, is set to make a comeback into the hospitality sector.He is understood to be one of five bidders for...

What the Sunday papers said

26-May-2002

The Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times "How I made it" weekly feature describes quick decision-making as the key to Hugh Osmond's success, with no better...

What the Sunday papers said - 4 November

05-Nov-2001

The Sunday TelegraphThe Punch Group has begun talks with Laurel Pub Company over a £5.5bn double merger which would create the biggest pubco in...

Hugh Osmond buys stake in Belgo

31-Oct-2001

Hugh Osmond, founder of Punch Taverns, has bought up a two per cent stake in Belgo, the beer and chips chain run by Luke Johnson.Matthew Allen, a...