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Punch acquired its larger rival Pubmaster in November 2003 for £168 million, which included taking on Pubmaster's £1 billion debt; the move took the group to more than 7,000 pubs and made it at the time the largest pub operator in the UK. [11] After completing this deal, Punch later bought InnSpired Inns plc, [12] and then Avebury Taverns. [13]
Hugh Edward Mark Osmond (born 24 March 1962) is an entrepreneur and businessman and was the founder of Punch Taverns, [1] one of the UK's largest chains of public houses. Early life [ edit ]
In 1997, together with business partner Hugh Osmond, he founded Punch Taverns. [1] In 1999 Punch purchased Inn Business Group plc, and later Allied Domecq's pubs for £3 billion, beating a rival bid from Whitbread. [4] [5] After the deal, Punch spun off its managed pubs into a separate division, Punch Retail, which was later renamed Spirit ...
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Spirit Group was demerged by Punch in February 2002. [3] Spirit Group then acquired Scottish & Newcastle’s retail business, before itself being re acquired by Punch in May 2006. [3] Spirit was demerged from Punch Taverns for a second time in August 2011. [4] The shareholders accepted a takeover offer from Greene King in January 2015. The ...
In 1999, Punch Taverns bought the entire chain and the rights to the Firkin brand, [2] and then sold 110 of the pubs to Bass, leaving 60 Firkin pubs under Punch ownership. [3] The brewery side of the chain was wound up, and in March 2001 Punch announced that the Firkin brand was to be discontinued. [4]
The Punch Tavern is a Grade II listed public house at 98–100 Fleet Street, Holborn, London. [ 1 ] The pub previously on this site was called the Crown and Sugar Loaf , but was renamed as the Punch Tavern in the 1840s, as Punch magazine had its office nearby at that end of Fleet Street.