M&A activity [big deals/small deals]

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Property investment firm buys Mandarin Oriental Prague

Mandarin Oriental hotel, PragueProperty investment firm Cedar Capital Partners has acquired the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Prague for an undisclosed sum.
Posted: 27 October 2006 | 14:57

Boss and co-founder of Coffee Republic forced out in shareholder revolt

Coffee Republic executive chairman Bobby Hashemi has been forced out in a shareholder coup.
Posted: 20 October 2006 | 10:38

Investment company Istithmar buys US hotel for £153m

W Union Square, NewYorkNew York City’s W Hotel in Union Square has been bought by Dubai-based property investment company, Istithmar for $285m (£153m).
Posted: 13 October 2006 | 11:21

Menzies Hotel Group sold in exit deal valued at £190m

Menzies Hotel Group has been sold by its private equity backers to property investors Aaim and R20 in an exit deal worth £190m.
Posted: 12 October 2006 | 11:02

De Vere hotels rebranded by new owner to attack five-star market

De Vere hotels is to be renamed and taken up market by its new owner Alternative Hotel Group (AHG).
Posted: 11 October 2006 | 12:33

Punch Taverns buys Scorpio Inns for more than £17m

Punch TavernsPunch Taverns has bought 69 pub freeholds from owner ING Real Estate Income Trust for more then £17m.
Posted: 09 October 2006 | 15:08

Greene King to close Kimberley brewery after Hardys & Hansons takeover

Greene King beer pumpsGreene King has announced it will close the Hardys & Hansons (H&H) Kimberley brewery in Nottingham at the end of the year.
Posted: 03 October 2006 | 12:44

Banyan Tree adds six properties to portfolio - and other International hotel news

world newsEssential news from around the world, including: PuroGroup recruits new chief executive; Hilton Moscow set to reopen in 2007; Nikko Hotels International sets its sights on India and the Gulf; Bulgari opens second Bali hotel and more...
Posted: 02 October 2006 | 10:59

Brook Hotels saves 400 jobs by buying six ex Swallow Hotels

Crabwall Manor hotel, ChesterKent’s Brook Hotels has bought six ex-Swallow hotels from administrators Ernst & Young, safeguarding 400 jobs.
Posted: 29 September 2006 | 16:29

Bovey Castle sold to Hilwood Resorts and Hotels

Bovey CastleLuxury country house hotel Bovey Castle has been sold by its owner, Peter De Savary, for £26.4m to Hilwood Resorts and Hotels.
Posted: 15 September 2006 | 17:06

Management buyout deal at Conran completed

The senior management team at Conran Restaurants has completed a management buyout from parent company Conran Holdings this week.
Posted: 14 September 2006 | 14:25

Malaysian gaming firm eyes up UK casino operator Stanley Leisure

casino chipsStanley Leisure has become the latest UK casino operator to recommend a takeover bid by a global company.
Posted: 12 September 2006 | 17:19

Toptable buys london-eating.co.uk

Toptable homepageToptable, the internet booking site, has gobbled up rival london-eating.co.uk, according to a report in The Times.
Posted: 12 September 2006 | 15:37

Whitbread completes Pizza Hut disposal

Whitbread has completed its disposal of its 50% stake in Pizza Hut UK to American group Yum! Restaurants for £112m.
Posted: 12 September 2006 | 15:14

Woodward Foodservice buys DBC Foodservice for £25m

Woodward Foodservice cheif executive, Ed HyslopSupplier Woodward Foodservice has bought rival DBC Foodservice for £25m, creating a new group with annual turnover of more than £400m.
Posted: 06 September 2006 | 17:03

Honeycombe Leisure chairman in talks for company

North-east pub company Honeycombe Leisure could be snapped up by its chairman, Sandy Anderson.
Posted: 01 September 2006 | 15:14

Rank tipped to sell off Hard Rock Café chain... 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: Travelodge to build 5,000 rooms in two years; Call for Scottish pubs to serve more food to curb violence; Hilton heiress launches a new hotel brand and more...
Posted: 29 August 2006 | 10:49

UK leads buoyant Western European hotel property market

Marriott Park LaneThe UK has been responsible for more than half the €6.7bn (£4.5bn) worth of hotel portfolio deals sealed this year, according to a new report.
Posted: 29 August 2006 | 09:55

UK pubs continue to be shuffled between owners

UK pubs are continuing to be shuffled between owners with Mitchells & Butlers the latest chain about to shed some of its smaller units to willing buyers.
Posted: 22 August 2006 | 11:25

Hilton ready to sell Scandic

USA-based Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) has put its Scandic hotel brand and 10 European properties up for sale in a bid to reduce its $8.4b (£4.4b) debt mountain.
Posted: 17 August 2006 | 00:00

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