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London Town buys Nottingham hotel

London Town Hotels has taken its first step outside the capital by buying the Comfort Hotel in Nottingham.
Posted: 23 October 2007 | 11:57

Jamie Oliver plans Italian food range - 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: S&N plots Russia sale to thwart hostile bid; VAT shock for green travellers; Marco Pierre White does not own his own brand name
Posted: 22 October 2007 | 10:01

Private equity is here to stay

Mark Sheenan, managing director of property agent Coffer Corporate LeisurePrivate equity has taken a PR battering this year but now plays a vital role in the UK hospitality sector, argues Mark Sheehan, managing director of property agent Coffer Corporate Leisure
Posted: 18 October 2007 | 00:00

Restaurant Group buys pub-restaurant operator Brunning & Price for £32m

Restaurant Group logoCasual dining company The Restaurant Group (TRG) has added 14 outlets to its estate with a £32m deal for pub-restaurant operator Brunning & Price (B&P).
Posted: 17 October 2007 | 13:15

Former Golden Tulip boss to look for new hotels for Whitbread

Peter Roberts Former Golden Tulip UK chief executive Peter Roberts has launched Countrywide Hotel Acquisitions.
Posted: 17 October 2007 | 11:00

Principal Hayley Group buys three Marriott hotels

Principal Hayley GroupPrincipal Hayley Group, the Permira backed hotel and conference venues operator, today announced that it has splashed out £50m on three Marriott hotels.
Posted: 12 October 2007 | 11:17

AAIM set to buy 37 hotels

Commercial property fund AAIM is believed to be in exclusive talks with Queens Moat Houses (QMH) and Kew Green Hotels to acquire 37 hotels in two deals believed to be worth a combined £600m.
Posted: 11 October 2007 | 17:10

Merchant Inn announces joint venture with property magnate

Merchant Inns chairman Robert Breare has announced a 50:50 joint venture with property magnate Sir John Ritblat in his bid to expand the pub group’s freehold estate across the UK.
Posted: 10 October 2007 | 15:06

Whitbread Golden Tulip deal will not be the last

Whitbread logoWhitbread has vowed to continue to search for hotel acquisition opportunities after completing a £44m deal to buy Golden Tulip last week.
Posted: 04 October 2007 | 11:00

Royal Bank of Scotland to put four hotels up for sale, say reports

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is reportedly putting four hotels worth up to £650m up for sale, including the landmark Waldorf Hilton and Cumberland hotels in London.
Posted: 03 October 2007 | 12:30

Gourmet buys London café to diversify business

Restaurant and café operator Gourmet Holdings has acquired Amato, a café and patisserie in London, as its first step to diversify its business and revive its fortunes.
Posted: 01 October 2007 | 12:30

Capital buys two London pubs for £5.75m

David Bruce & Clive WatsonCapital Pub Company has splashed out £5.75m on two freehold pubs in London owned by Puzzle Pub Company.
Posted: 28 September 2007 | 11:04

Whitbread’s Premier Travel Inn buys Golden Tulip UK

Golden Tulip logoPremier Travel Inn owner Whitbread has bought Golden Tulip UK for £44m.
Posted: 26 September 2007 | 13:28

Sales at Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin up

Malmaison NewcastleGrowth at Malmaison and Hotel Du Vin has not suffered in the first six-months of the year despite the failure of parent company Marylebone Warwick Balfour (MWB) to find a buyer for the boutique hotel chains.
Posted: 25 September 2007 | 11:39

Inventive becomes 100% leasehold

barInventive Leisure, parent company of Revolution vodka bars, has become a 100% leasehold company after selling freeholds on nine of its bars in the North and Midlands.
Posted: 25 September 2007 | 10:55

US firm snaps up Four Pillars Hotels

Four Pillars Hotels logoOxfordshire’s Four Pillars Hotel group has been bought by US property investment company RREEF, the real estate investment arm of Deutsche Bank.
Posted: 23 September 2007 | 12:00

Friday Wrap: A round-up of the week's hospitality news

Chris DruceWell, its one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go, cat, go. The panic that has rocked the financial world all the way from the US mortgage crisis to Britain’s Northern Rock building society stepped on the shoes of several leading hospitality firms this week.
Posted: 21 September 2007 | 16:45

Oliver denies plans to buy Little Chef

Jamie OliverTV chef Jamie Oliver has denied that he plans to buy Little Chef after reports earlier today suggested his production company was in talks over making a £20m bid for the troubled roadside restaurant chain.
Posted: 21 September 2007 | 15:44

Orient-Express declines alliance with Indian hotel group

Orient-ExpressOrient Express Hotels has declined proposals for a strategic alliance with the Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), reiterating its desire to continue as an “independent company”.
Posted: 21 September 2007 | 11:32

Jamie Oliver company considers £20m bid for Little Chef

Little Chef logoTV chef Jamie Oliver’s production company is understood to be in talks over a bid for troubled roadside restaurant chain Little Chef. Fresh One Productions is reportedly weighing up whether to make a £20m offer for Little Chef and include the group in a new reality TV show.
Posted: 21 September 2007 | 11:23

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