Spirit Pub - Ownership and Business Overview

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Spirit Pub Ownership

Who owns Spirit Pub?

Spirit Pub is owned by Punch Taverns. It was acquired on December 1, 2005.

Was Spirit Pub formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Spirit Pub was formerly owned by 4 private investors.

Spirit Pub Business Overview

Where is Spirit Pub headquartered?

Spirit Pub is headquartered in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Spirit Pub have?

Spirit Pub has 17,000 employees.

What sector is Spirit Pub in?

Spirit Pub is a restaurants company.

When was Spirit Pub founded?

Spirit Pub was founded in 1999.

Restaurants M&A Summary in 2005

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, restaurants ranked 33 in number of deals in 2005. The largest restaurants acquisition in 2005 was Spirit Pub - which was acquired by Punch Taverns for $4.2B.

Join Mergr to view all 28 acquisitions of restaurants companies in 2005, including 16 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 12 by strategics.

Spirit Pub Co. Plc

Sunrise House, 9th Avenue, Burton upon Trent,
Staffordshire, DE14 3JZ
United Kingdom,
+44 (0)1283 498400
www.spiritpubcompany.com

Spirit Pub Company plc is the largest managed pub operator in the U.K., with over 2,400 pubs serving alcohol and food in both suburban and urban locations. MLGPE provided equity to support the acquisition of Spirit by Texas Pacific Group, The Blackstone Group, and CVC Capital Partners.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $825M $825M
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Premier Inn Hotels Ltd. 2004-07-23 825M GBP Divestiture
Dunstable, United Kingdom · www.premierinn.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Restaurants - - 1 (100%) 825M (100%)
Total - - 1 $825M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom - - 1 825M
Total - - 1 $825M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $825M
TOTAL $825M
Largest Premier Inn Hotels Ltd.
$825M (2004-07-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Restaurants

Employees

17,000

Established

1999

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