Thursday, 23 March 2017 3:43 pmThis Heineken / Punch takeover deal appears to be almost done and dusted but I did discover over lunch the other day (that's old school "journalism" for you, I guess) some more detail about the consortium Alan McIntosh was trying to put together.
Monday, 06 February 2017 5:09 pmI see Heineken this morning confirmed my Friday scoop about the market sweep the beer giant and its private equity partner carried out. In case you missed it, here is a link to today's confirmation:
Friday, 03 February 2017 4:33 pmGood sources tell me the private equity firm and Heneiken have been buying Punch shares via stockbroker Peel Hunt during today's trading session.
Thursday, 02 February 2017 6:47 pmCombing through my copy of The Times this morning I noticed Dom Walsh's story on Punch Taverns corroberated little old Betaville's piece from a few weeks ago about how Alan McIntosh's Emerald consortium had approached the billionaire Reuben brothers to back his consortium bid for the pub company.
Monday, 16 January 2017 4:24 pmBelow is the first Tip TV session of 2017 with my old chum Zak, who was rather subdued today as he was suffering a heavy cold.
Monday, 09 January 2017 6:39 pmAccording to well-placed sources, the Emerald consortium has approached the multi-billionaire Reuben Brothers about providing financial backing for its £400 million plus bid for Punch.
