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Brokers calling time on pubs but Footsie�s party goes on

2009-08-13T08:09:08Z

Goldman Sachs employees may celebrate their bonus achievements in champagne these days, but they still remember when it was down to the local for a good, old-fashioned pint. Not anymore, it seems

M&B finds new leader as it rallies from losses

2009-08-03T07:15:14Z

The pub company behind High Street chains such as All Bar One and O�Neill�s has got a new landlord

M&B shake-up talk as Spurs' Lewis joins the board

2009-07-16T07:14:41Z

Just what is Joe Lewis, the Bahamas-based billionaire who controls Tottenham Hotspur, brewing up for Mitchells & Butlers?

Spurs owner "offered seat on pub giant's board"

2009-07-03T08:10:40Z

Tottenham Hotspur tycoon Joe Lewis and horseracing magnates John Magnier and JP McManus could soon find themselves able to call the shots at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers

Spurs owner "offered seat on pub giant's board"

2009-07-03T11:33:48Z

Tottenham Hotspur tycoon Joe Lewis and horseracing magnates John Magnier and JP McManus could soon find themselves able to call the shots at pubs group Mitchells & Butlers

Cloud on horizon for firms that do not hedge energy risk

2009-05-28T08:01:35Z

Hedging is a mug's game, the cynics say. Trying to hedge your bets on the direction of fuel prices, interest rates or currency movements can sometimes make the best brains look like fools

Tim would be on top by now if only he'd stuck to the pubs

2009-05-26T06:16:36Z

Tim Clarke just had to go, but in some ways it's a shame. The chief executive of Mitchells & Butlers stepped down last week at the second attempt, finally paying the price for a disastrous entanglement with Robert Tchenguiz.

Head of Mitchells & Butlers quits after �500m hedge loss

2009-05-21T08:43:10Z

Tim Clarke has quit as chief executive of pub chain Mitchells & Butlers after losses on a disastrous hedging strategy spiralled towards �500 million

Boss quits pub giant

2009-05-21T06:58:13Z

Mitchells & Butlers boss Tim Clarke has today quit after the pub operator was forced to pay out �69 million to settle a debt shortfall

M&B grows sales but warns of tough times

2009-01-29T09:23:25Z

Leisure: Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers says it is defying the economic gloom, while admitting it is braced for a difficult year

That's Capital - village pubs make a comeback

2008-12-02T11:50:03Z

Capital Pub Company pubs are a class above. Perhaps they will show others the way back to the future

M&B ditches divi as cutting debt becomes priority

2008-11-26T09:17:53Z

Leisure Pubs giant Mitchells & Butler (M&B) today called time on dividend payments for the immediate future, as it said it would concentrate on lowering its medium-term debt

Pub shares knocked back amid tie-up talk

2008-09-23T08:28:12Z

Consumer: Britain's pub companies endured another day of misery on the stock market, with speculation rising that they will be forced to merge in order to prop each other up

Whitbread could do an asset swap with M&B

2008-06-17T09:52:26Z

Deal could be the first in the next wave of consolidation likely to hit the pubs and hotels sector

Home truth on mortgage arrears

2008-05-22T15:59:32Z

Now that the taxpayer, via the Bank of England, has saved the banks from their foolishness in the mortgage market, those rescued banks can bankrupt taxpayers who have been foolish with their mortgages

Tchenguiz winner as M&B takes Reit route

2008-05-20T10:19:46Z

Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers bows to pressure from property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, agreeing to put his representatives on the board and shake-up the business in line with his wishes

M&B back to revive pubs deal with Punch

2008-04-14T10:36:14Z

A merger between Mitchells & Butlers and Punch Taverns may - partially - be back on