Investor demands Adnams changes share structure
07-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
A row has reignited between Suffolk brewer Adnams and one of its shareholders, investment firm Guinness Peat Group (GPG).As well as calling for...
28-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has withdrawn its merger proposal for Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) but is still pursuing other possible deals involving the...
Debt burden prompts Walkabout deal
04-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Reducing the group's debt burden lay behind Regent Inns' decision to put seven of its Walkabout freehold sites on the market in a sale and leaseback...
Punch shareholder revolt on the cards
14-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team
One Punch shareholder has warned the board it will vote against the proposed merger with Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) because it gives too much...
11-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team
One Punch shareholder has warned it will vote against the proposed merger with Mitchells & Butlers
Waiting for a mega takeover deal - akin to waiting for a bus
10-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
I dunno. You wait ages for a juicy takeover battle then two come along almost at once. Just like waiting for a bus.The dust has barely settled on...
The Agents
07-Feb-2008
Trevor Watson Director, Valuation services, Davis Coffer Lyons Private equity has over recent years come to dominate the pub and restaurant...
31-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers board given a rough ride at a stormy shareholder meeting
Young & Co proposes four-for-one share split
17-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Young & Co, the south London-headquartered pubco, is proposing a four-for-one share split to increase liquidity in trading of the group's...
17-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team
All the latest City Gossip
Dark days, yes, but perhaps a buying opportunity
13-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Speaking to City analysts last week there is no doubt that the outlook for the licensed sector is a darn gloomy one. Shares in listed operators have...
10-Jan-2008
S&N has rejected a bid of 780p a share
10-Jan-2008
MA deputy editor The PMA Team looks back at 2007 in the City
S&N agrees to talk to Carlsberg/Heineken over bid offer
10-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has finally agreed to sit down with Carlsberg and Heineken to discuss terms of a takeover, but only if there is a...
S&N says report backs its BBH case
07-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has confirmed the existence of a report which the brewer says backs its arbitration fight with Carlsberg over the...
04-Jan-2008
Pubco share prices plummeted yesterday in the wake of a 9.7% decline in beer volumes for November compared to last year. Shares in Punch Taverns...
S&N not about to start talks with Carlsberg/Heineken
02-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is not about commence negotiations with Carlsberg and Heineken, despite reports of a leaked letter from the...
Profits warnings, price wars, share collapses. Ah, it's coming up to Christmas
10-Dec-2007
Though not the first from the group this year, was last week's profit warning from Regent Inns the first thunderclap of a storm which threatens to...
Punch denies £5bn approach for M&B
29-Nov-2007 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has denied that it is in talks regarding a £5bn takeover of rival Mitchells & Butlers (M&B). Media reports at the weekend...
Mitchells & Butlers remains committed to property deal
29-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
Despite posting a hedging loss of £180m over its proposed property joint venture with shareholder Robert Tchenguiz, Mitchells & Butlers...
The Mother of all Battles?
03-Nov-2007 By Hamish Champ
Such was speculation surrounding a possible bid for Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) in recent months - years, even - that when the other shoe...
S&N blasts "unwelcome move
18-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
Consolidation fever has swept through the UK's brewing sector after European giants Carlsberg and Heineken confirmed they were launching a bid for...
M&B's Karim Naffah gets board's "full support
27-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Despite mounting hedge-related losses resulting from its postponed property joint venture with R20, Karim Naffah, Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B)...
To hell in a handcart?
24-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Snaking their way along many of our cities' streets last week, the queues of people waiting to withdraw money from branches of Northern Rock hardly...
M&B's £140m property deal loss
17-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Shares in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) plunged nearly five per cent to 589p this morning as the group fought back at weekend press claims that...
Critics question M&B's jv
09-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team
Management at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has come in for sharp criticism in the wake of the decision to put its joint-venture property...
02-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team
A senior City analyst has claimed a question mark hangs over Mitchells & Butlers management's credibility after the halting of the joint venture...
Mitchells & Butlers halts R20 joint venture
02-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ
Shares in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) fell 30p this morning after the managed pub group announced it was putting its £4.5bn property joint...
Shares fall again following M&B property move
02-Aug-2007 By Hamish Champ
Greene King's shares fell today to their lowest point since October last year as the markets digested the postponement of Mitchells & Butlers'...
The asset question: cash, equities or property?
29-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ
What would you do with a billion quid? Sadly it's a conundrum the vast majority of us are unlikely to find ourselves grappling with. Yet Admiral...
To list or not to list...
03-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ
Why do companies seek a stock exchange listing? An obvious answer is to be able to throw a wider net to access funds. That, and affording investors a...
Police raid homes in Torex inquiry
22-Mar-2007 By Hamish Champ
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has raided a number of homes as part of its inquiry into Torex Retail, owner of tills business XN Checkout.According...
Shares in pub companies rally after earlier slump
15-Mar-2007 By Hamish Champ
Pub stocks bounced back this morning after heavy falls yesterday.Fresh concerns over the state of the US economy caused a shockwave in the London...
Senior figure who shoots from the hip
01-Mar-2007
It's not often you find a senior industry figure attacking a peer's management record. The scathing attack by Bob Senior this week on his successor...
One man's business genius is another's asset stripper, it would seem
02-Feb-2007 By Hamish Champ
Last week's news that Marston's had bought EP - formerly Eldridge Pope - came as these here pages were already winging their way to our printers....
22-Jan-2007 By M&C Report
Ultimate Leisure to raise £25m by way of share issue as it looks at acquisitions
Ultimate Leisure to raise £25m in share issue
22-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
Bar operator Ultimate Leisure has announced plans to raise £25m for acquisitions via a conditional share issue.All 14.8m shares to be released will...
Darlings of the stock market?
08-Dec-2006
As we approach the end of another year (where did 2006 go to!!!) and with the reporting season virtually complete, it is worth considering how well...
Setting the standard
30-Nov-2006
Alex McGill from Venners looks at the benefits of professional stocktaking Many people consider stocktaking to be a simple task that almost anyone...
07-Sep-2006 By Rosie Davenport
Beverage Brands is unveiling a new category-management initiative to help licensees make the most of space in their fridges. Based on AC Nielsen's...
M&B estate valued at £5.5bn
31-Aug-2006
Rising property prices have pushed the value of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) estate to more than £5.5bn.The UK's biggest managed pub group,...
22-Jun-2006
A City analyst has claimed a slew of family brewers are possible takeover targets in the wake of Greene King's acquisition of east midlands firm...
Greene King moves into W&DB territory with Hardys purchase
15-Jun-2006 By Hamish Champ
Greene King has agreed to buy Nottingham-based brewer Hardys & Hansons (H&H) for £270m.The deal brings the number of pubs Greene King owns...
13-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team
Nottingham brewer and retailer Hardys & Hansons has admitted it is in the early stages of take-over discussions after a number of approaches....
13-Mar-2006 By The PMA Team
R20, the investment vehicle of Iranian property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, has admitted it has been looking to mount a bid for Mitchells & Butlers...
Sheps AGM hears about mystery bid
03-Nov-2005
A mystery bidder offered Shepherd Neame around £100m for its freehold pubs in a share-and-leaseback deal earlier this year - but the offer was...
RTD focus: What to stock?
03-Oct-2005
Adam Withrington concludes his ready-to-drink special with a guide to getting your offer right.In recent weeks The Publican has taken a long hard...
Mark Brumby: What's ahead?
21-Sep-2005
Mark Brumby, analyst at Oriel Securities, takes a proper look to see what may be ahead as part of The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday...
Spirits rise at Punch and Mitchells & Butlers
12-Sep-2005
Bid speculation surrounding a possible move by Punch Taverns and Mitchells & Butlers for Spirit Group boosted the pair's share prices today.Punch...
Greene King agrees £187m Belhaven deal
22-Aug-2005
Greene King has continued its expansion drive with a £187m deal to take over Scottish brewer Belhaven.The Belhaven board is recommending Greene...
