Woolworths has finally announced strategy to divest its contentious Hotels division, to be coupled with its key liquor division, leaving the future of Australia’s biggest drinks-hospitality group dithering. ASX-listed Woolworths (WOW) today released details of its plan to merge Endeavour Drinks and Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group (ALH) into a combined entity, Endeavour Group Limited […]
Speculation is rife Woolworths and the Mathieson family are poised to announce sell-off of the $3.6 billion ALH pubs portfolio. Senior management of Woolworths Group and Bruce Mathieson Jr are believed to be back at the negotiating table, discussing plans to de-couple the ‘Fresh Food People’ from the hotels business, motivated by the unfavourable public
Coles’ Spirit Hotels has finally announced its much-anticipated joint venture proposal with Australian Venue Company (AVC), for control of 87 pubs in three states. ASX-listed Coles (ASX: COL), recently de-merged from parent company Wesfarmers, has entered into an incorporated joint venture with a wholly-owned subsidiary of AVC, to be known as Queensland Venue Co (QVC).
Redcape has announced its first results since its listing in November, showing strong outcomes on the back of a string of acquisitions. Redcape Hotel Group Management Ltd – responsible entity for publicly listed Redcape Hotel Group (ASX:RDC) – announced results for the first six months of FY19, ending 31 December 2018. Highlights of the “1H19”
Ferrier Hodgson has issued a warning that pub rents in some states are headed for a “revision” as changing environments and uncertain property prices continue. David Kidman, Ferrier Hodgson (F-H) director in South Australia, posted a review of the sector at the conclusion of 2018 forecasting that “Rent revision looms for local landlords”. The advisory
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Hot on the heels of Redcape’s long-awaited IPO, Queensland pub king Godfrey Mantle has divulged plans toward floating his Mantle Group portfolio mid-2019. Mantle owns a string of successful Queensland operations, including five Pig ‘n’ Whistle pubs, one of which shares domination of Brisbane’s bustling Queen Street Mall with another of his venues, Jimmy’s on
The long-awaited IPO of Redcape Hotel Group seems destined to hit the trading floor 30 November, after success securing pre-launch commitments “well in excess” of the minimum funding required. ASX-listed investment bank Moelis Australia announced a fundraising roadshow in October for Redcape, initially citing plans to raise up to $100m through securities at $1.13. But
The long-awaited joint venture between Coles’ Spirit Hotels and KKR’s Australian Venue Company is one step closer, with lodgement of the paperwork this week to Queensland’s Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation. Rumours have circled for much of this year that Australian Venue Company (AVC), majority owned by American venture capital behemoth Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
After years of speculation and a change of ownership, Redcape has begun steps toward an Initial Public Offering in December. The prominent pub group was acquired mid-2017 by Moelis Australia after several rumoured divestment considerations by its former owners, US hedge funds York Capital and Värde Partners, including a mooted IPO. Moelis (ASX: MOE) quickly
ALE’s results for FY18 herald continued strength in the Australian pub sector, showing strong valuations, record low debt and market-leading returns for investors. Listed entity ALE (ASX: LEP) is the biggest landlord to Australia’s biggest publican, the majority Woolworths-owned Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH). All of ALE’s 86 properties are ALH-tenanted pubs, with 83 of
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