Royal Bank Of Scotland

Camerons Brewery completes £24.7m refinancing deal

17-Jan-2013 By John Harrington

Camerons Brewery, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has completed a £24.7m refinancing deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB) as it target further growth opportunities.

RBS hit by £5m loans blow

08-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

The Royal Bank of Scotland looks set to suffer a shortfall of more than £5m in respect of its loans to bar group Cougar Leisure.

RBS retains control of Merchant Inns

05-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

The lead bank to Merchant Inns, the collapsed pubs-with-rooms operator, is believed to have retained control of the group. Reports at the weekend...

RBS urged to free pubs from tie and sell to tenants

21-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore

A campaign has been launched urging the government and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to free the bank's 1,000 pubs from tied agreements and allow...

Cognetas's Novus stake set to slide

17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team

Private equity company Cognetas is set to have its equity investment in Novus Leisure rendered worthless under restructuring plans.

Sharp's raises £3.2m in new funding

16-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team

Fast-growing Cornish company Sharp's Brewery has obtained a £3.2m funding package from The Royal Bank of Scotland ("RBS").

Senior's Utopian takes on Ultimate challenge

04-Jul-2006 By The PMA Team

Utopian Leisure boss Bob Senior is to go head-to-head with his former company, Ultimate Leisure, in Belfast, the Morning Advertiser has learnt....

Villagers halt disposal of 200-year-old pub

12-May-2004

A village campaign to save a local pub from redevelopment has convinced pub bosses to rethink the plan.The action group set up by the residents of...

No longer worth £10m but Gerry's on the way back

27-Feb-2003

Gerry Martin's bankers were assuring him of support just weeks before they pulled the plug on his £30m Old Monk group in October. Talking to the...