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Matalan
Matalan is a British retailer that specialises in shoes and clothes. It was founded by John Hargreaves in 1985. It currently has 200 stores across the UK. The 200th store opened on 22 September 2006 in Croydon. The current Chairman is John Mills and the current Chief Executive at Matalan is Alistair McGeorge. On 25th October 2009, it was announced that various parties were interested acquiring Matalan but that any deal would most likely do through early 2010. John Hargreaves put a £1.5billion price tag on the Matalan brand name and with the closest offer, £1.3billion, being rejected any buyout looked unlikely and with no new offers Matalan has now looked at investments into the brand. read more
Unipart Group
Unipart Group is a multinational third-party logistics company headquartered in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England. It has operations in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. Its Unipart Automotive division is the UK's largest independent supplier of car parts, workshop consumables and garage equipment to the aftermarket. Unipart is employee-owned and is one of the largest privately-owned companies in the UK. read more
United Biscuits
United Biscuits ("UB") is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of the BN biscuits, McVitie's biscuits, KP Nuts, Hula Hoops, The Real McCoy's crisps, Phileas Fogg snacks, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets. The Company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but in December 2006 it was acquired by a consortium of Blackstone Group and PAI Partners. read more
New Look
New Look is a British global fashion retailer with a chain of high street shops in Britain, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Malta, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. read more
Linpac Group Limited
LINPAC Group Limited was founded in 1959 in Lincolnshire, England, as Lincolnshire Packaging - to produce paper packaging for local fresh food producers. It is now an international, GBP1.1 billion, mainly plastic packaging and supply chain manufacturing and services business, based in Birmingham, United Kingdom, and has 7,000 employees in 29 countries. read more
Where Are They Now? The Investment Story Of Martyn Dawes Founder Of Coffee Nation
Martyn Dawes, founder of Coffee Nation and a committed serial entrepreneur, talks to Hatty Stafford Charles of AngelNews about looking for ideas and choosing the right project. read more
Wilkinson
Wilkinson (sometimes informally Wilko, Wilks, Billy Wilks or Wilky's) is a British high-street discount chain with over 300 stores, selling primarily homewares and household goods. Founded in the 1930s as Wilkinson Cash Stores by James Kemsey Wilkinson, the company has remained largely in the hands of the founding family since. When chairman Tony Wilkinson, the son of the founder, retired as Chairman after 45 years in 2005, he was replaced by his niece, Karin Swann, and his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson. read more
Miller Group
Miller Group is a diverse transportation construction company based in Markham, Ontario where its Corporate Head Office is located. Its U.S. headquarters is located in Morrow, Georgia. Miller was founded as AE Jupp Construction Company in Toronto, Ontario in 1917 and has diversified into other areas. read more
Gala Coral Group Ltd
Gala Coral Group Ltd is a British betting shop, bingo and casino operator owned by private equity houses Candover Investments, Cinven and Permira. In October 2005 it merged with Coral Eurobet for £2.18 billion. The acquisition made it the UK's third largest bookmaker and largest bingo operator. It also owns over 30 casinos. Coral will remain a brand and trading division of the new group. The Group headquarters are in Nottingham Gala Bingo and Casino, Barking Coral & Woking Gala Coral E-commerce. The Group through acquisitions and new developments have over 1630 Licenced Betting Offices. read more
TI Group Plc
TI Group plc (formerly Tube Investments) was a holding company for specialised engineering companies. It was based in Abingdon in Oxfordshire. It was registered as Tube Investments in 1919, combining the seamless steel tube businesses of Tubes Ltd, New Credenda Tube (later known as Creda), Simplex and Accles & Pollock. In 1928 Reynolds Tube joined the group. Tube Investments was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It was acquired by Smiths Group in 2000. read more
