Deals within deals…
- Compass buys Morrison Management Specialists in the USA for £382m and the rest of Selecta of Switzerland for £344m.
- Sodexho buys 60% of Sogeres in France, and Wood Dining in the USA in its entirety, for a combined £327m, and the remainder of Sodexho Marriott Services in the USA for £696m.
- Bass buys the Regent Hong Kong hotel for £241m.
- Jurys Doyle buys Chamberlain Hotels for £41.9m.
- Prêt à Manger sells a 33% stake to McDonald's for an estimated £30m.
- Penta Capital buys the 16-strong La Tasca restaurant chain for £28.2m
- Menzies Hotels buys the Hilton Newcastle, Hilton Bath and Hilton Edinburgh Belford for £26.75m.
- Scottish & Newcastle sells 54 pubs to Avebury Taverns for £22m.
- Punch Pub Company buys the Commer Group for £19m.
- GI buys Big Beat for £17m.