Acquisition Resources

Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group Plc has announced the sale of its Malmaison and Hotel du Vin Property Portfolio to Vector Hospitality, for a minimum value of £495.1m. ... [more]

A group of investors led and advised by Quinlan Private, a leading international property investment and advisory group, and Igal Ahouvi Group, an international real estate investor, have completed th... [more]

Racecourse operator Northern Racing has agreed to a takeover by UK property billionaires the Reuben Brothers. NR Acquisitions, a newly-incorporated subsidiary of Aldersgate Investments Limited, was ... [more]

Tragus, the British mid-market restaurant chain, has agreed to buy UK Spanish-themed restaurant chain La Tasca for around £96m in cash, at 185 pence per share.... [more]

Punch Taverns, the UK's largest pub group with a portfolio of 9,300 pubs, is reportedly to put around 1,000 of its pubs in England and Wales up for sale in anticipation of the forthcoming smoking ban.... [more]

Sportech is planning to acquire the Vernons Pools gaming business from Ladbrokes for about £50m, in order to expand its Littlewoods division.... [more]

Jury's Inn, the Irish family-owned hotel chain, has confirmed that the business is formally up for sale with an auction due to begin this week. ... [more]

UK-based gym chain Fitness First could be put up for sale within the next two years according to the company's chief of European operations, James McGoldrick. McGoldrick confirmed to a German newspape... [more]

UK pub and restaurant operator Gourmet Holdings has reportedly put its Bel and The Dragon division up for sale again after exclusive negotiations with Cross Oak Inns were abandoned due to a downturn i... [more]

Private equity group Alchemy Partners has apparently approached two potential buyers of its QHotels business according to a report. QHotels operates 21 properties and is valued at around £600m. Alchem... [more]

Foxtons, the London estate agent group, has been put on the market for up to £400m. After initially considering a flotation in November, Foxtons is now understood to have appointed advisers Credit Sui... [more]

UK racecourse operator Northern Racing is thought to have appointed NM Rothschild to handle a sale of the business despite already being in the process of considering a bid submitted last year. Source... [more]

Holiday group Travelport is reportedly set for a break-up or flotation by its private equity owner Blackstone Group. Travelport operates the Gullivers Travel brand and online travel websites e-bookers... [more]

It was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon in an official statment from the Serbian multi-millionaire that his £25million takeover of the the club had been completed, after selling his stake in Portsmouth ... [more]

Blooms of Bressingham has agreed to a £30.2m takeover by the investment vehicle of Scottish tycoon Tom Hunter, West Coast Capital Ltd. ... [more]

Bourne Leisure has acquired Far Grange Park, the holiday park with 100 staff and 850 pitches in Skipsea, near Hornsea, in a multi-million pound deal.... [more]

Park Holidays UK has acquired the Landscove and Riviera Bay holiday parks in South Devon.... [more]

Liverpool Football Club is to be acquired by a new US-based company called Kop Football for £219m, which will clear the way for the development of a new £215m stadium at Stanley Park.... [more]

Capita Group has acquired Harry Weeks Travel & Leisure Group, the Orpington-based travel software company with 70 staff, for £21m. A further £12 will be paid over the next four years subject to perfor... [more]

Holidaybreak has acquired West End Theatre Bookings, the London-based ticket agency, for up to £3.2m.... [more]