M&A activity [big deals/small deals]

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Arora buys 33 airport properties in £309m deal

Holiday Inn Glasgow AirportThe Arora Family Trust (AFT) has acquired a portfolio of 33 assets from the Airport Property Partnership (APP) in a deal worth £309m.
Posted: 20 August 2008 | 14:57

Elior acquires remaining stake in sports stadia caterer Azure

Elior has taken full control of sports, stadia and leisure catering firm Azure.
Posted: 11 August 2008 | 07:00

Licensed trade supplier Barbox bought by e-procurement firm Amphire

Barbox logoBarbox, the online supplier to the licensed trade, has reassured customers that it will retain its independence following its acquisition by e-procurement company Amphire.
Posted: 04 August 2008 | 15:19

London councils relent on Peking Duck oven shut-down - For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

Weekend papersA round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Share price fall interests CVC in Punch; Founder seeks to rescue Beanscene coffee shops from administration; Pubs and clubs lead quarterly rise in business failures
Posted: 04 August 2008 | 10:52

Property agent sees global hotel sales stall

Hotel receptionProperty agent Jones Lang Lasalle Hotels has seen a 76% plunge in global transactions.
Posted: 04 August 2008 | 10:10

Whitbread swaps pubs for Mitchells & Butlers hotels

Alan ParkerWhitbread has acquired 21 hotels from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) in exchange for 44 pub restaurants.
Posted: 31 July 2008 | 12:24

Chicago Rock Café owner interested in Regent Inns

barLuminar has dismissed reports it is to make a bid for struggling bar operator Regent Inns, while conceding 3D entertainment, a company it holds a 49% stake in, might.
Posted: 22 July 2008 | 09:00

Tiffinbites owner plans Bombay Bicycle Club rollout

Jamal HiraniGourmet Restaurants Group, owner of Indian restaurant chain Tiffinbites, plans to “rapidly expand across the country” after acquiring the Bombay Bicycle Club (BBC) from Clapham House Group.
Posted: 18 July 2008 | 13:04

Clapham House sells Bombay Bicycle Club to Tiffinbites owner

Bombay Bicycle Club Clapham House Group, the owner of Gourmet Burger Kitchen, has sold its Bombay Bicycle Club (BBC) delivery and restaurant business to Gourmet Restaurants for £4.4m.
Posted: 17 July 2008 | 15:22

Clapham House Group’s Bombay Bicycle Club up for sale?

Bombay Bicycle ClubClapham House Group (CHG) is in believed to be in advanced discussions over the sale of its curry-themed Bombay Bicycle Club (BBC) chain.
Posted: 14 July 2008 | 15:01

Real Hotel Company to quit London

Purple Hotel City of LondonThe Real Hotel Company announced that it is to sell its three London hotels for £18.6m, removing itself completely from the capital.
Posted: 14 July 2008 | 09:00

Smollensky's owner considering sale

Smollensky'sThe owner of Smollensky’s is considering selling the grill restaurant chain after receiving an unsolicited offer for its Canary Wharf outlet
Posted: 30 June 2008 | 11:59

Regent Inns ends sale talks and shuffles management team

John LeslieRegent Inns has ended talks to sell the business, shaken up its senior management team and announced a cost-cutting plan.
Posted: 26 June 2008 | 13:48

M&C sells Seoul hotel for nearly £233m

Millennium Seoul Hilton Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (M&C) is selling the Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel in Korea for £232.6m, the hotel group has announced.
Posted: 24 June 2008 | 17:41

Laurel Pub Company creditors face £130m loss

Laurel Pub CompanyThe creditors of Laurel Pub Company face a potential loss of £130m after the group was put into administration in March, according to a report today.
Posted: 02 June 2008 | 12:05

Starwood sells Turnberry hotel and golf resort for £55m

Turnberry hotel and golf resortStarwood Hotels & Resorts has sold its 219-room Turnberry golf and hotel resort in Scotland to Dubai based investment firm Leisurecorp for £55m.
Posted: 21 May 2008 | 14:27

Debrah Dhugga, chief executive of Tom’s Companies, to leave

Tom Maxfield and Debrah DhuggaDebrah Dhugga, the chief executive of Tom’s Companies, has revealed plans to leave the spa and restaurant group next month.
Posted: 20 May 2008 | 08:00

Robert Tchenguiz increase stake in Mitchells & Butlers

All Bar One Canary WharfProperty entrepreneur Robert Tchenguiz has increased his stake at embattled pub group Mitchells & Butlers to slightly less than 27%.
Posted: 09 May 2008 | 11:30

Accor sells Amsterdam hotel and adds Mercure at Gatwick airport

Sofitel Grand hotel in AmsterdamHotel group Accor has sold its Sofitel Grand hotel in Amsterdam for €60m (£47m) in a sale-and-manage back deal.
Posted: 07 May 2008 | 15:42

Restaurant group Prezzo to go private?

Prezzo MayfairRestaurant chain Prezzo could return to private ownership after several board members signalled their intention to make a formal bid for the company.
Posted: 07 May 2008 | 11:15

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22nd August 2008