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Smollensky's
Christie Corporate Finance (CCF) secured funding to support The
Shire Group’s acquisition of the Smollensky’s group of
restaurants. As well as introducing Octopus Private Equity as
investors, CCF project managed the entire funding process through
to completion.
Balbirnie House Hotel
Christie Corporate Finance introduced Clydesdale Bank to the
private owners of the renowned Balbirnie House Hotel, in Fife. The
additional funding will be used to extend the hotel, by developing
a £5 million spa and additional bedrooms.
Christie Corporate Finance goes to town in London
A number of large deals were brokered by Christie Corporate Finance
during 2006, including two central London hotel deals on behalf of
London Town Hotels where the gross consideration was in excess of
£27 million.
Coltishall Island Filling Station
Christie Finance assisted a couple of experienced retailers from
Essex to source the finance for their acquisition of Coltishall
Island Filling Station. The property, which was sold by Christie +
Co, had been family-owned for over 30 years.
Former Rossini's Restaurant
Christie Finance provided the finance to enable Christopher Short,
former chef at the 4-star Billesley Manor Hotel, and his wife to
establish their first restaurant, Essence. Once the lease was
acquired on Rossini’s Restaurant in Alcester through Christie
+ Co, Christie Insurance provided the insurance for the
business.
Royal Arms in Llangrove
When Christie + Co was instructed to sell the 17th Century Royal
Arms, Christie Finance assisted first-time purchasers, the Bleatham
family, to raise the finance to acquire the freehold
interest.
£150m refinancing is Christie Finance’s biggest
ever deal
Christie Finance completed its biggest-ever funding deal when it
arranged the refinancing of Marston Hotels, valued at more than
£150m, thereby enabling the hotel group to remain
independent. Also as a result, the 11-strong hotel group had about
£17m extra funding to fulfil expansion plans at three of its
hotels. A deal of this scale emphasises the success of Christie
Finance’s two separate, but related, Agency and Corporate
Mortgage Broking Teams. Agency provides UK-wide coverage for all
SME deals while Corporate, operating from our London Victoria
Street premises, delivers a bespoke service for larger corporate
clients.
First for gourmet finance
Gourmet Holdings (formerly Madisons Coffee) purchased Bel and The
Dragon, a chain of gastropubs with a good reputation for style and
food, with finance for the loan proportion of the £6.3m deal
negotiated by Christie Finance. The deal committed Gourmet Holdings
to the acquisition of the three existing sites in the group,
located in Cookham, Godalming and Windsor. Christie Finance secured
the funding with HBOS, matching the customer’s requirements
both in terms of time and structure.
