27-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller
Multi-site operator Red Oak Taverns has procured some 25 pubs across the country so far this year, bringing its total number of venues to more than 200.
25-Aug-2023 By Rebecca Weller
The Breal Group has taken part in a number of acquisitions in the sector so far this year.
24-Aug-2023 By Rebecca Weller
London-based craft microbrewery Brew By Numbers has been acquired by the Breal Group.
11-May-2023 By Ed Bedington
Surviving 20 years in the pub trade without going backwards is no mean feat, but the founders of the Three Cheers Pub Co can look back with a real sense of achievement.
21-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller
The volume of corporate deals within the UK’s hospitality sector reached its highest level for five years in 2022, analysis by law firm Irwin Mitchell has revealed.
20-Jan-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher
Transaction volumes for the pub sector rose by 103% in 2021, a new report from business property adviser Christie & Co has revealed.
15-Dec-2021 By Ed Bedington
The Laine Pub & Brew Co has also been snapped up by US-bank Fortress Investment Group as part of its acquisition of assets from Patron Capital & May Capital.
08-Nov-2021 By Ed Bedington
Portobello Brewery has announced the acquisition of 12 freehold pubs it had been managing across the London area.
The MA's Review of the Week
29-Oct-2021 By Ed Bedington
The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington caught up with Blind Tiger's Chris Tulloch to pick apart some of the bigger headlines of the week, from the budget to latest mergers.
18-Aug-2017 By Georgina Townshend
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted proposals from Heineken to address concerns that its purchase of 1,900 Punch Taverns would undermine competition in certain areas.
29-Jun-2017 By Nikkie Sutton
Foodservice wholesaler Booker has urged the UK competition regulator to “fast track” the review into its merger with Tesco.
16-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially launched an investigation into Heineken’s proposed acquisition of 1,900 Punch pubs.
27-Jan-2017 By Nikkie Sutton
Booker and supermarket giant Tesco have announced they have agreed terms to merge in a huge £3.7bn deal.
Company News
11-May-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Allegra Foodservice
The Competition and Markets Authority has found Greene King’s proposed £773m acquisition of Spirit Pub Company raises competition issues in “a small number of areas”.
18-Nov-2014 By Ruth Williams, M&C Report
Redcomb Pubs, the operator run by Dan Shotton and Mark Draper, has a war chest of £5m and is “aggressively” looking to acquire pubs while seeking £10m through the Enterprise Investment Scheme to build an estate of 25 in five years.
25-Sep-2013 By John Harrington
Nightclub company Luminar has made its first acquisition since it was bought out of administration in 2011.
01-Oct-2012 By Michelle Perrett
Certain conditions need to be met to ensure the overall mergers and acquisitions market returns to strength, claimed Peter Hansen, founder of Sapient Corporate Finance.
23-Jun-2011 By The PMA Team
TDR Capital, the private equity firm, has confirmed the merger of Stonegate Pub Company and Town & City Pub Company, as revealed by the...
22-Jun-2011 By The PMA Team
Stonegate Pub Company and Town & City Pub Company have merged and will take on the Stonegate name, the PMA understands.
27-Apr-2011 By The PMA Team
Suffolk-based brewer and operator Greene King has bought London-based Realpubs, which runs 14 pubs, for £53.1m.
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14-Apr-2011
The Publican has now merged with the Morning Advertiser. Please visit www.morningadvertiser.co.uk for all the latest news. The merger of the two...
28-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
William Reed Business Media, owner of the Morning Advertiser, has bought The Publican and will merge the two magazines from 7 April. The Publican's Morning Advertiser will combine best items of content from each magazine, website and events.
27-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
TDR Capital, the owner of 333-strong Stonegate Pub Company, has denied rumours that it is looking to acquire TCG.
Consumer squeeze to continue throughout 2011
20-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
The squeeze on leisure spending seen in the second half of 2010 is set to continue throughout 2011, according to finance recovery specialists Zolfo...
No fast comeback for eating-out spend
02-Feb-2010
Foodservice sales across Europe are unlikely to return to the same level as as 2007/8 until the end of 2013, according to a major new report....
Trade accountants Austens and Milestone merge
09-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Trade accountants Milestone (MLTSTA) and Austens have merged.
31-Jul-2008 By The PMA Team
TCG Acquisitions, the managed company owned by Alchemy Partners, is preparing to split itself into as many as five different legal entities. The...
23-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
Liverpool-based brewer and operator Cains has reported an "encouraging" start to summer at its Annual General Meeting
Buoyant Eclectic seeks new opportunities
17-Apr-2008
Eclectic Bars, the remnants of the former Po Na Na nightclub business now run by Avanti Capital, is looking for acquisition and merger opportunities...
09-Apr-2008 By MA reporter
Kemp's CV BackgroundKemp's early career was at Bass, where she held a number of operational and property roles. She joined Punch in 1998 as...
Punch Taverns withdraws M&B merger plans
28-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has given up on its ambitious plan to merge with Mitchells & Butlers.The group said this morning that discussions "have led the...
M&B appoints US consultants to look at business plans
12-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers is determined to press on with its strategic review, despite rumblings from some of the group's shareholders about the...
No truth in Clarke/Thorley reports, says Mitchells & Butlers
18-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has denied weekend press reports suggesting that chief executive Tim Clarke would play no part in the group should...
'Punch's shares offer for M&B is worth less than the group's pub freeholds'
05-Feb-2008
Punch Taverns is seeking to win control of rival pub group Mitchells & Butlers through an £11bn merger proposal that offers M&B investors...
Brulines completes Nucleus Data deal
04-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Brulines, the beer flow and quality monitoring group, has completed its controversial acquisition of Nucleus Data Holdings.Speaking as the £3.8m...
Ultimate Leisure sees progress
19-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Ultimate Leisure is proposing to change its name to Premium Bars & Restaurants as part of a drive to reinforce the group's "more appropriate...
Rival aims to halt Nucleus/ Brulines deal
13-Sep-2007
Dispense monitoring company Cotec Technology has lodged a formal objection with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the proposed £3.8m acquisition...
Rival calls for Brulines/Nucleus merger to be referred
11-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Dispense monitoring company Cotec Technology has lodged a formal objection with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the proposed acquisition of...
04-Sep-2007
Brulines has announced it is to buy rival cellar volume monitoring company Nucleus Data for £3,800,000. A further consideration of up to £700,000...
02-Apr-2007 By The PMA Team
The Po Na Na nightclub business, which is now called Barclub, saw an increase in like-for-like sales of 7% in the six months after it was...
Get set for a busy year
22-Jan-2007
Looking at how 2007 might pan out, I see three significant factors affecting the pub sector: more merger and acquisition activity, the possible...
Ultimate Leisure looking to buy rivals
16-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
High street bar operator Ultimate Leisure expects to be in the market for rival operators as well as individual sites in 2007.Speaking as the group...
Merger for Beer Academy
21-Dec-2006
The Beer Academy has been given a major boost following a tie up with the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) that will lead to an...
Fuller's could be next bid target, says broker
16-Jun-2006 By Hamish Champ
Fuller Smith & Turner could be the next regional brewer to fall under the merger and acquisition spotlight, according to a City broker.Charles...
Spirit aiming for £1bn a year' food sales goal
09-Jun-2005
by The PMA Team Managed operator Spirit Group has set a target of increasing its food sales by 150% to £1bn a year by 2010. At the moment, food...
Pubmaster dismisses Punch takeover approach
01-Oct-2003
Pubmaster has dismissed as "nonsense" a report that rival Punch Pub Company is negotiating to buy a 22 per cent stake in the business.However,...
M&B an 'obvious target' if S&N bid fails, says analyst
22-Aug-2003
Mitchells & Butlers is playing for high stakes in its bid for the rival Scottish & Newcastle Retail estate, according to investment bank...
Endorsement from SLV for merger with LVNH
22-May-2003
by Tony Halstead Society of Licensed Victuallers members have given overwhelming backing to a merger with sister charity, the Licensed Victuallers...
Interbrew holds back from SAB
04-Dec-2001
Interbrew, maker of Stella Artois, has said it does not intend to make an immediate bid for SAB.But the Belgian Brewer refused to rule out a takeover...
Springwood ready to make major acquisition
05-Jun-2000
Bar operator Springwood Leisure has hinted it is ready for a major acquisition as it expands into new markets.Chairman Adam Page has unveiled plans...
