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Punch Taverns surges on two takeover offers, one from Heineken

Wed, 14th Dec 2016 12:02

(ShareCast News) - Shares in Punch Taverns rocketed on Wednesday after the pub operator confirmed it has received two takeover offers, one from Patron Capital Advisers on behalf of Dutch brewer Heineken and the other from Emerald Investment Partners. Patron has offered 174p per share, while Emerald - a private equity firm founded by wealthy entrepreneur Alan McIntosh, who co-founded Punch - has offered 185p per share.As part of Patron's deal, Heineken would acquire Punch A, one of the two securitisation structures within the Punch group, from Patron immediately following completion of the offer.Punch said it was in advanced discussions with Patron and Heineken and in discussions with Emerald."There can be no certainty that any firm offer will be made by either Patron or Emerald. A further announcement will be made in due course," Punch said.The statement followed a report earlier by Sky News that Heineken was involved in a secret takeover battle for the group.Back in November, Punch said it swung to a pre-tax profit in the 52 weeks to 20 August.The group reported pre-tax profit of £60m versus a loss of £105m the year before. However, underlying pre-tax profit fell to £53m from £61m and revenue declined to £406.8m from £420.8m.Chief executive officer Duncan Garrood said at the time: "The business has ended the year with a solid set of results, in line with our expectations, and which reflects the completion of our strategic disposal programme.At 1235 GMT, Punch shares were up 34% to 172.75p.
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24 Aug 2015 08:40

Punch Taverns agrees to sell 158 pubs for £53.5m

(ShareCast News) - Punch Taverns said it had reached an £53.5m agreement with a real estate trust to sell 158 pubs it deemed 'non-core.' The pub operator said the sale of the pubs to NewRiver Retail was at an average of £340,000 per pub, above total book value of £52.5m. In a statement, Punch said

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24 Aug 2015 07:35

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24 Aug 2015 06:54

Punch Taverns Sells 158 Non-Core Pubs To NewRiver Retail

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14 Aug 2015 06:57

Conviviality Signs Non-Disposal Undertaking With Matthew Clark Owners

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3 Aug 2015 08:27

PRESS: Punch Close To "Wet-Led" Pubs Sale To NewRiver - Sunday Times

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2 Aug 2015 15:19

Sunday newspaper round-up: RBS stake sale, Arriva return, IHG deals eyed

(ShareCast News) - The government may begin the process of selling down its 79% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland this week at the behest of Chancellor George Osborne. A sale of a £2.5bn chunk of shares, equivalent to 6% of the company, could begin in the coming days, the Sunday Times said. The Treasu

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10 Jul 2015 04:38

MEDIA-Conviviality Retail suspends shares - The Independent

-- Source link: (http://ind.pn/1INO4Jc) -- Note: Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy

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9 Jul 2015 07:50

Conviviality Retail Enters Reverse Takeover Talks With Matthew Clark

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12 May 2015 08:50

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Enterprise Inns unveils overhaul in response to new tenant powers

(Deletes word "that", paragraph 2) * Managed pubs to grow to 850 from 16 * Commercial property arm to grow to 1,000 properties * Changes in response to new rent options for tenants * Shares up 0.8 pct By Neil Maidment LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - British pub land

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12 May 2015 06:38

Enterprise Inns to speed up managed pubs rollout

LONDON, May 12 (Reuters) - British pub group Enterprise Inns said it would expand its own managed division and ramp up its commercial property arm as part of plans to protect its business from a new law that will allow publicans to choose where they buy their beer. Almost half of 50,000 UK

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8 May 2015 10:42

Friday broker round-up

IMI: JP Morgan reiterates overweight. ITV: Westhouse Securities reiterates add and 288p target. Aviva: Canaccord Genuity reiterates buy and 600p target. Randgold Resources: Credit Suisse reiterates neutral and 5,050p target. UBS stays at buy with 5,600p target. Provident Financial: Canaccord Genu

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22 Apr 2015 09:37

Punch Taverns turns losses into profits and reduces debt during first-half

Pub and bar owner Punch Taverns said on Wednesday it expects to meet its full-year forecasts as it moved its losses into profits during the first half of the year. The group reduced its net debt by £53m since the launch of a capital restructuring in October. It also said it expects to meet its £200m

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22 Apr 2015 08:10

Punch Taverns Keeps Guidance After Steady Half, Disposals Running Ahead

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