M&A Deal Summary

Regent Inns Acquires Old Orleans

On August 1, 2006, Regent Inns acquired restaurant Old Orleans from Punch for 26M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Regent Inns’ 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Regent Inns’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Regent Inns’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-08-01
Target Old Orleans
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Regent Inns
Sellers(s) Punch
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 26M GBP

Target

Old Orleans

Brighton, United Kingdom
Old Orleans Limited operates a network of restaurants and bars in the United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Regent Inns

Borehamwood, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Restaurants
Employees2,597
DESCRIPTION

Regent Inns PLC engages in creating and managing licensed bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues in the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Punch

Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Restaurants
Employees407
Revenue 421M GBP (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Punch is a pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 1,300 leased pubs. Punch Taverns was formed in 1997 and is based in Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-01 Spirit Pub

Staffordshire, United Kingdom

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.

Buy £2.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 Matthew Clark Wholesale

Bristol, United Kingdom

Matthew Clark is the UK’s largest independent alcohol wholesaler and distributor to the on-trade drinks sector, generating more annual revenue than the aggregate of its seven largest independent drinks wholesaling competitors, and delivers to approximately 17,000 on-trade outlets each year. Matthew Clark delivered over 48 million bottles of wine, 22 million bottles of spirits, 171 million pints of beer and 16 million bottles of cider in the year to February 2015.

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