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Latest from Retail & Consumer
Coal Grill and Bar raises finance
Restaurant chain Coal Grill and Bar has secured £1.5 million from the government’s Capital for Enterprise Fund through fund manager Octopus. Fundraising Deals / Wednesday, 25th November 2009
Lessons learned: Michael Norton
Paypoint.net managing director Michael Norton reflects on setting up a fresh pasta business and running a pineapple factory in Costa Rica. Achieving Growth / Monday, 23rd November 2009
Longshot seeks acquisitions in leisure
Investment firm Longshot has secured more than £30 million to acquire companies in the leisure sector and is in early discussions with potential targets. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 16th November 2009
Shopping bag company nets £4.2 million
Jutexpo, a supplier of fibre shopping bags, is planning overseas expansion after receiving bank funding of £4.2 million. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 13th November 2009
Changing consumer legislation
The EU is set to standardise and extend consumer legislation. Jennifer Edwards, an associate at law firm Thomson Snell & Passmore, looks at what that means for UK businesses. Legal Advice / Wednesday, 11th November 2009
Threshers and Wine Rack go bust
First Quench Retailing, the private equity-backed owner of Threshers and Wine Rack, has gone into administration. Mergers & Acquisitions / Monday, 2nd November 2009
Octopus CfE fund invests in Monkey Bizness
Asset management firm Octopus Investments has backed family entertainment centre operator Monkey Bizness with £2 million. Fundraising Deals / Monday, 26th October 2009
Calypso Soft Drinks completes refinancing
US financial services firm GE Capital has provided a refinancing package of £9.2 million to Wales-based Calypso Soft Drinks. Fundraising Deals / Thursday, 22nd October 2009
Pure malt speakers
This numbers among the more unlikely uses for old whisky barrels. Wealth Management / Wednesday, 21st October 2009
Two-speed recovery on the cards
Consumer-driven industries will recover more slowly from the recession than the manufacturing, property and business sectors, claims research. Business News / Monday, 19th October 2009
Gremlins mar e-commerce boom
More than three-quarters of British adults have experienced problems with an online transaction in the past 12 months. Business News / Tuesday, 13th October 2009
Giraffe restaurants to expand with Tootsies deal
Private-equity backed restaurant group Giraffe has agreed to purchase eleven outlets from bust burger chain Tootsies. Mergers & Acquisitions / Tuesday, 13th October 2009
The executive yo-yo
It's time to revive an old craze with this ultimate symbol of bouncebackability. Wealth Management / Wednesday, 7th October 2009
Shilpa Shetty talks business
With business interests ranging from curry to cricket, Shilpa Shetty is ready to launch a range of spices and chutneys in UK supermarkets. GB finds out more in an exclusive interview. Business Leaders / Wednesday, 30th September 2009
Funeral Services Partnership builds acquisition war chest
August Equity has invested £23 million in market consolidator Funeral Services Partnership to fund acquisitions, alongside debt from HSBC. Fundraising Deals / Friday, 25th September 2009
NEWS
Record output at Cluff
Potential bid candidate Cluff Gold produced 19,288 oz of gold in West Africa in the first two months of the year. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
Brainspark takes football stake
As foreshadowed in the latest Growth Company Investor, investment minnow Brainspark is buying into Italian football club AC Ancona. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Friday, 19th March 2010
New hope for China Evoline
AIM shell China Evoline is understood to be contemplating the injection of some Chinese mining assets. SMALL-CAP SPOTLIGHT / Thursday, 18th March 2010
Latest Deals: Retail & Consumer
| Company | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Palm Oil | AIM | Feb 2010 |
| Synseal Extrusions | VC | Feb 2010 |
| Mycitydeal.co.uk | VC | Jan 2010 |
| Iglu.com | VC | Dec 2009 |
| CB Imports | VC | Dec 2009 |
| Asian Plantations | AIM | Nov 2009 |
| Coal Grill and Bar | VC | Nov 2009 |
| Little Chef | VC | Nov 2009 |
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