Buyout Firm KSL Amid Esporta Bidders: Reports Jun 2, 2008
David Lloyd Leisure Group and LA Fitness are also seen as possible buyers, the paper said. (Reporting by Clara Ferreira-Marques; Editing by David Holmes). (ABC News -- Wire)
Trintech Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results May 21, 2008
Trintech announced that David Lloyd Leisure had selected Trintech's ReconNET product to automate the verification and reconciliation of its cash and credit cards ... David Lloyd Leisure Clubs are part of the David Lloyd Leisure Group, Europe's largest health and fitness operator, with 79 clubs in the UK and a further 10 sites across Europe ... "Forward looking statements" in this press release include statements, among others, relating to Trintech's growth strategy for fiscal 2009, Trintech... (PR Newswire)
Parr is taking another punt on Pontin's Mar 30, 2008
"In the long term, we will be looking at different ways of utilising the high quality land. I don't know about David Lloyd Leisure type centres but you could certainly see more attractive holiday options at some sites." The Pontin's name may go at some sites too. He stresses the appeal is wider than people think, citing recent bookings by the Kent Chess Society and 1,700 young footballers and their families for a stay at Camber Sands. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Whitbread's budget may stretch to Premier Inn and Travelodge merger Mar 17, 2008
Premier Inn is already the UK's largest hotel chain and is Whitbread's biggest and best-performing business since the group has moved out of its brewing, Marriot UK hotels and David Lloyd Leisure operations, which it has done gradually since 1999. Premier was formed by Whitbread's acquisition of Premier Lodge from Scottish & Newcastle in 2004. (Times Online)
NHS greatly improved - but not for all Dec 5, 2007
The commission said the skin clinic at the David Lloyd leisure club in Moortown, Leeds, was the worst independent healthcare establishment in 2006-07, failing to meet 32 of the core standards. Most of the poorest performers were laser and light clinics, but the bottom 10 also included the Willows independent mental health hospital in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and the Phineas Gage mental health unit at St Mary's hospital in Warrington. (Guardian Unlimited)
Credit crunch forces Whitbread to postpone bond issue Aug 30, 2007
However, he stressed that following the completion of the 925m sale of fitness club chain David Lloyd Leisure, Whitbread still planned to increase its leverage when it can price the bond issue at a satisfactory level. advertisement. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Whitbread shelves 600m bond issue Aug 29, 2007
Whitbread had been expected to announce plans for a cash return of nearly 900 million to shareholders today, with the bond allowing the group to hand back the proceeds from the recent sale of David Lloyd Leisure. But investors will, for now, only benefit from a share buyback programme, of up to 300 million, which will start today. (Times Online)
Season on brink of chaos after new salary-cap accusations Jul 6, 2007
Two-day family pass to a David Lloyd Leisure club. Cars of the Week. (Times Online)
On the Move: Renault, Bayer, ENI Jun 21, 2007
7%; David Lloyd Leisure like-for-like sales +3. 5. (MSNBC -- Business)
Wasps face Heineken Cup trial of strength Jun 21, 2007
London Wasps, who became champions of Europe less than five weeks ago, were served notice yesterday of how hard it will be to defend the Heineken Cup. Not only will they be stripped by the World Cup of their most experienced players during the opening two months of the 2007-08 season, they must qualify from a pool full of sharks. (Times Online)
Smiths makes gains on talk of speculation Jun 12, 2007
Broker Panmure Gordon said Whitbread, which recently announced the sale of its David Lloyd Leisure business for 925m, could now return a further 600m to shareholders. Renewed talk of a bid interest from Akzo Nobel helped rise 2. (FT.com -- Markets)
Water stocks give back gains in London Jun 5, 2007
90 despite hopes that the 925m sale of its David Lloyd Leisure health clubs could herald a break-up of the leisure consortium. Richard Carter, analyst at Numis Securites, raised his stance to buy with a 24 price target and said the sale was a key catalyst in the next stage of Whitbreads evolution into a focused international hotelier. (FT.com -- Markets)
Britain pulls plug on Als big climate change show Jun 4, 2007
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Whitbread sells David Lloyd gyms Jun 4, 2007
The sale of David Lloyd Leisure follows Whitbread's disposal of TGI Friday and its 50% stake in Pizza Hut. Ambitious growth plan. (BBC News -- UK)
Whitbread confirms 925 mln stg sale of David Lloyd chain UPDATE Jun 4, 2007
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Whitbread PLC has confirmed it has agreed to sell the David Lloyd leisure chain to London nal Holdings Ltd and Bank of Scotland for 925 mln stg in cash. London nal, a private property company, and Bank of Scotland bought David Lloyd through an investment vehicle called Versailles Bidco Ltd.. (Forbes)
Still in the shade Jun 3, 2007
Sunscreen is the snake oil of the 21st-century, said Samuel Rudman, a lawyer at Lerach Coughlin, announcing that the firm was filing a class-action lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against five leading sunscreen manufacturers. Rudman s allegation that the companies behind household names such as Hawaiian Tropic and Neutrogena were misleading consumers about the cancer-protective powers of their products was based on the evidence of consumers who had worn sunscreen, but still contracted... (Times Online)
Firm To Sell David Lloyd Chain For 920m Jun 3, 2007
Pubs and leisure group Whitbread is expected to unveil a 920 million sale of its David Lloyd leisure business tomorrow, according to reports. The Luton-based firm is understood to be putting the finishing touches to a deal with private property company London & Regional, the Observer said. (Sky News)
David Lloyd sale set to raise 920m Jun 3, 2007
Whitbread is close to selling its David Lloyd leisure chain to private property company London nal for 920m. The two sides are working over the weekend in the hope of announcing a deal early this week. (Guardian Unlimited)
Punch investors hope pub firm will take Reit route Jun 2, 2007
Could Punch Taverns consider a move to release the value in its property portfolio. The prospect filled shareholders with hope as Goldman Sachs said the pub operator could benefit from becoming a real estate investment trust (Reit). (Times Online)
Imperial gets fired up after rival bid for Altadis falters May 31, 2007
Imperial Tobacco was the day s top blue-chip performer amid hopes that a rival bid for Altadis was unravelling. PAI, the Paris-based private equity firm, was understood to have pulled out of its alliance with CVC Capital Partners, which has provisionally offered 12. (Times Online)
Miracle cream: slap it on or apply with a pinch of salt? May 25, 2007
Retinol and pro-retinol (aka retinoids) are the key to young-looking skin. That, at least, is the conclusion of a study reported yesterday in the journal Archives of Dermatology. (Times Online)
Lost? Well, I am a woman May 19, 2007
We all know that men are from Mars and women from Venus, but are some of the differences between us myths. To find out Quentin Cooper, the presenter of Radio 4 s science show The Material World, and I agreed to take part in four experiments on subjects that traditionally define the sexes: multitasking, empathy, gossip and map reading. (Times Online)
JD Sports stays ahead of its game Apr 23, 2007
Disposals The City will look to see if the group has anything to add on disposals after the firm found itself at centre the takeover speculation last month, with its David Lloyd Leisure arm cited by analysts as the most likely of all the divisions to go. However, there is a wider feeling that Whitbread would be unlikely to initiate a further break-up of the business after it sold off more than 200 pubs, its 50 per cent stake in Pizza Hut and its 45-strong chain of TGI Fridays during the year... (Manchester Evening News)
Leisure giant covets Jurys Apr 22, 2007
THE Whitbread leisure group has entered the €1 billion (680m) bid battle for Jurys Inns. The Irish hotel chain has attracted strong interest since it was put up for auction this year. (Times Online)
UPDATE 1-UK's Whitbread says may sell David Lloyd clubs Mar 26, 2007
LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - British leisure group Whitbread (WTB.L: , ) said on Monday it was considering the sale of its fitness club arm David Lloyd Leisure, which analysts calculate is worth around one billion pounds ($2 billion). Whitbread said it had received a number of unsolicited approaches which it was looking at but added that it had made no decision about whether it would definitely sell the division. (Reuters.uk)
Whitbread mulls sale of David Lloyd Leisure centres Mar 26, 2007
David Lloyd Leisure could be changing hands after Whitbread, which has owned the 58-club chain for more than 10 years, received a number of offers ... After confirming that it had received a number of "unsolicited approaches" for David Lloyd Leisure, Whitbread may be subjected to speculation that the entire hotels and restaurants group could be broken up ... "The board would like to make it clear that no decision to sell David Lloyd Leisure has been made," it will say. (Guardian Unlimited)
Whitbread May Sell Lloyd Mar 26, 2007
Whitbread has said it is thinking of selling off its fitness club side, David Lloyd Leisure. Analysts familair with the sector say the increasingly-popular chain is now worth around 1bn. (Sky News)
Whitbread: Starwood mandated Rothschild to consider break up Mar 24, 2007
Whitbread also has restaurants Costa Coffee and Beefeater, fitness chain David Lloyd leisure and Touchbase, a services business. Industry sources said that the PE players most interested in Whitbread are the ones that like property deals. (FT.com -- Markets)
Whitbread shares rise on takeover talk Mar 21, 2007
The group owns the Premier Travel Inn chain of budget hotels and the 58-strong chain of David Lloyd leisure centres. In a trading update released three weeks ago, the discount hotel business and Costa coffee chains were the star performers, recording like-for-like sales increases for 50 weeks of 8. (Scotsman)
Whitbread sticks to business Mar 1, 2007
7%, thanks to improved menus and fewer discounts, while the David Lloyd Leisure fitness clubs notched up 2. 7% growth. (Guardian Unlimited)
Whitbread sees results at top end of forecast Feb 28, 2007
9 percent, while its David Lloyd Leisure clubs were up at 2. 7 percent from 2. (Reuters.uk)
Streamlined Whitbread sells TGI Friday's Jan 18, 2007
Whitbread now plans to focus on its four main businesses - Premier Travel Inns, Costa Coffee, David Lloyd Leisure, and its pub restaurants under the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands. Whitbread chief executive Alan Parker said: "We are now a leaner more focused group, concentrating our management and capital on those businesses where we have owned brands with leading positions and strong growth prospects.". (Channel 4 News)
Britain goes on a diet and joins a gym - for a month Jan 2, 2007
According to David Lloyd Leisure, starting a healthy diet and fitness regime is now the most popular new year's resolution. Now that the turkey has been gobbled and the telly is getting back to normal, gyms are bracing themselves this week for the annual onslaught of recruits hoping to start the new year as they mean to continue. (Guardian Unlimited)
