Leisure Sector Spotlight28 September 2007

According to mergermarket intelligence, the UK Leisure industry continues to be a leading sector for M&A activity, with 399 deals totaling £51.8bn announced since 2004. This impressive performance places the Leisure industry firmly within the UK’s top three sectors by both value and volume for the period.

In this report we bring you the latest trends in activity, as well as features exploring some of the issues affecting M&A and private equity in the industry.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Changing appetites: deal trends in the UK restaurant & pub sector

3. Case study: Paramount Restaurants

4. Flying to a new level: deal trends and drivers in the UK hotel sector

5. The houose takes all?: deal prospects for online and traditional UK gambling companies

6. Work-Out Capital: is the UK gym sector sweating for more M&A sector?

7. UK Leisure sector data

We hope that you will find this report insightful and useful and we would welcome any feedback or questions you might have.

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