52 SFI sites on sale will fail to raise £2m tops
08-Sep-2005
by The PMA Team A group of 52 former SFI Group sites being sold by administrator Pricewaterhouse Coopers is likely to raise no more than £2m and...
Time was finally called on Slug & Lettuce operator SFI Group
04-Aug-2005
It came as no big surprise when SFI Group slid into administration last month. This was a company that had been in intensive care since late 2002...
Britons eager for quality food
30-Jun-2005
Britons are more willing to buy expensive, top-quality food than ever before. This 'democratisation of luxury is demonstrated by the rising market...
Laurel snaps up pubs as SFI collapses
24-Jun-2005
SFI Group has collapsed, calling in adminstrators to break up and sell off the group.Laurel Pub Company, the managed operation owned by property...
Private-equity bidders join fight for ailing SFI
24-Mar-2005
by The PMA Team Two private equity bidders are known to have joined Yates and Laurel owner Robert Tchenguiz in bidding for troubled Slug &...
Yates and Tchenguiz chase SFI
16-Mar-2005
Both the Yates wine bar group and property magnate Robert Tchenguiz are being widely tipped as potential bidders for SFI.Despite reports splashed...
Bidding invited for SFI
10-Mar-2005
SFI, the troubled owner of Slug and Lettuce, has signalled its potential sale with the issue of an information pack aimed at prospective...
SFI appoints advisor to consider its options
27-Jan-2005
by The PMA Team SFI Group has appointed an advisor to look at refinancing or selling the company. The company, which saw its banks swap debt for...
Stalled progress at SFI sparks potential sale
24-Jan-2005
The troubled SFI Group has appointed Kroll as corporate advisor as it weighs up sale or restructuring as possible routes to survival.The move comes...
Latham's cool £1/2m at trouble-torn SFI
15-Apr-2004
CE earned £597,000 as shareholders suffered by The PMA Team Former SFI Group chief executive Andrew Latham earned more than £597,000 including a...
Law firm offers "no-win, no-fee" package
08-Apr-2004
A London-based firm of solicitors has written to SFI Group's shareholders this week offering to help them recover their losses in the company on a...
Debt for equity deal set to bail out troubled SFI
08-Apr-2004
by The PMA Team The syndicate of six banks supporting troubled high-street bar operator SFI Group is preparing to swap debt for an equity stake in...
SFI: 'sale of Slug will not solve the problem'
22-Mar-2004
SFI executive chairman Stuart Lawson has told The Publican the troubled group will not sell Slug & Lettuce.Avanti Capital, the private equity...
SFI's food focus
11-Feb-2004
Troubled pub and bar operator SFI Group has appointed award-winning food manager Jason Danciger to take its recovery to the next level.Mr Danciger...
Catalogue of errors
13-Oct-2003
SFI's debts are more than £150m and the value of its pubs is plummeting. We report.The investigation is now in its second year but many of the...
SFI Group debts top £150m
08-Oct-2003
Troubled bar group SFI has revealed its debts now stand at £151.2m. Banks have withdrawn support from with other managed house businesses such as...
Trade alarmed as SFI's probe drags its feet
01-May-2003
By The PMA Team Industry figures are expressing surprise at how long it is taking for Price Waterhouse Coopers and law firm Simmons and Simmons to...
SFI troubles "apparent" last year
16-Jan-2003
ThePublican.com has learned that troubled SFI Group gave candidates for the vacant chief executive's position clear indications about cash-flow...
SFI lives to fight another day
07-Jan-2003
Troubled bar group SFI has successfully re-negotiated its sizeable overdraft with a consortium of bankers, led by Barclays.The operator of the high...
All eyes are on SFI
31-Oct-2002
As the vultures circle above, Mark Stretton examines the state of troubled SFI.As Gerry Martin of Old Monk can probably testify, there will always be...
Christmas trading 'draws line under September 11'
17-Jan-2002
Pub companies and bar operators across the trade have reported strong sales over the Christmas and New Year period.The positive results have further...
SFI: Merry Christmas but forecasts remain unchanged
04-Jan-2002
Shares in SFI, the pub and bar operator that owns Slug & Lettuce, and the Litten Tree brands, jumped yesterday on the back of a bullish Christmas...
SFI goes Stateside for support amid City concern
30-Nov-2001
Bar group looks to USA to raise institutional support for businessThe SFI Group management has been in America in a bid to drum up institutional...
SFI Group continues Bar Med's success
01-Aug-2001
SFI Group has admitted mistakes in the development of its Bar Med brand, however, the company is continuing its success. Mark Ludmon reports.SFI...
Expanding SFI revamps Bar Med and Slug and Lettuce
25-Jul-2001
SFI Group is stepping up expansion as it carries out a revamp of its Bar Med and Slug and Lettuce bars.It plans to open 30 new outlets over the next...
