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Hospitality Sector

Articles and latest deals news about companies operating in the UK hospitality sector including sector including: Hotels & Resorts, Restaurants & Catering, Night Clubs & Bars.

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No room at the inn

Robin Sheppard, chairman of Bespoke Hotels, argues that a minor change to the Enterprise Investment Scheme could be of enormous benefit to the hospitality sector, and to the economy as a whole.

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Brasserie Bar consumes eight Chez Gerard sites

Hospitality group Brasserie Bar Co has begun an aggressive expansion strategy on the back of a £20 million cash injection from Core Capital with the acquisition of eight sites from rival chain Chez Gerard.

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Be At One to become bigger after £8 million investment

London cocktail bar chain Be At One has secured £8 million from private equity firm Piper that will fund a nationwide roll-out.

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Core Capital injects £20 million in Brasserie Bar Co

Brasserie Bar Co, the hospitality group behind restaurant chains Brasserie Blanc and the White Brasserie Company, has raised £20 million from private equity investor Core Capital.

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No Saints receives funding from Hotbed

Private investor syndicator Hotbed is raising a further £2.1 million in leisure business No Saints following a rights issue that raised £1.8 million from current shareholders.

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Last orders for Realpubs

Pubs and brewery group Greene King has paid out £53.1 million to acquire London pub chain Realpubs.

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Livebookings attracts £6 million from backers

Restaurant reservation and marketing service Livebookings has closed a £6 million funding round, attracting further backing from shareholders Balderton Capital and Wellington Partners.

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ECI takes equity in Fourth

Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has invested in Fourth Hospitality, a provider of back-office technology to the hospitality sector.

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Balls Brothers secures rescue deal

Novus Leisure has secured the purchase of Balls Brothers and Lewis & Clark out of administration.

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LGV acquires Amber Taverns

LGV Capital has backed the secondary management buy-out of Amber Taverns.

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Giraffe restaurants to expand with Tootsies deal

Private-equity backed restaurant group Giraffe has agreed to purchase eleven outlets from bust burger chain Tootsies.

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Wellington leads $16 million Livebookings round

Livebookings, an online marketing and reservations service for the restaurant industry, has raised $16 million (£10 million).