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Profits rise at leisure centre and restaurant

ONE of Dublin’s best-known restaurants and one of the capital’s most upmarket leisure centres both saw pre-tax profits increase last year.

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Leisure centre profits increase 32% last year

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Lloyds expected to sell HBOS investments

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Buyers sought for HBOS arm

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UK: Costa Coffee owner optimistic after profits boost

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TGI UK sites sold

Whitbread could be a target for US hotel group

Premier Travel Inn and Pizza Hut owner Whitbread was today reported to be in the sights of US hotel and property business Starwood Capital.

Sun, 23 Jul, 2006

Next Generation whittles down suitors

HEALTH club owner Next Generation has whittled its suitors down to Whitbread, Esporta and property firm London & Regional, with bids around £200 million (€288.1 million), according to sources close to the auction.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2006

Esporta lines up €330m bid for Next Generation Clubs

BRITISH gym chain Esporta has confirmed that it is lining up a bid for Next Generation Clubs, the fitness business owned by a group of Irish investors.

Tue, 14 Feb, 2006

Coolmore trio to sell fitness chain

A CHAIN of fitness centres owned by John Magnier, JP McManus and Dermot Desmond is expected to be put up for sale this week.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2006

Coffee shop chain targets India

Costa Coffee set its sights on winning over a nation of tea drinkers today after it revealed plans for a chain of outlets in India.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2005

Ticket-printer Adare being primed for sale

Dublin-based ticket-printing firm Adare is being primed for a sale that could fetch €221m (£150m), it emerged today.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2005

Whitbread gives up Marriott hotels

Leisure group Whitbread said today that it was giving up control of its Marriott UK hotels in a deal that will raise at least £1bn (€1.43bn) over two years.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005

FTSE breaks through 5000 barrier

The FTSE 100 Index bounced back from gloom caused by a profits warning from Boots today to break through the key 5000 barrier.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Boots warning doesn't hold FTSE back

The FTSE 100 Index managed to break into positive territory today despite a profits warning from Boots unsettling the retail sector.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Whitbread to create 8,000 jobs

British pubs and hotels group Whitbread today announced plans to create about 8,000 jobs and to quit its London head office.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004

Green light given to Whitbread hotel takeover

The British government has given its blessing to the proposed takeover by Whitbread of Spirit Group’s Premier Lodge hotel chain.

Tue, 11 May, 2004