Industry

Graphite sells investment in Corbin & King to Minor Hotels

UK: Graphite has sold its investment in London-based restaurant group Corbin & King. Leading mid-market private equity specialist Graphite Capital has today sold its investment in London-based restaurant group Corbin & King. The sale is part of a wider transaction in which Minor Hotels, one of the largest hospitality groups

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D&D London partners with SevenRooms

UK: D&D London, a collection of restaurants, bars and hotels, has partnered with SevenRooms, a data-driven operations and marketing platform. The platform has been implemented across 43 properties of D&D’s portfolio, including South Place Hotel, Chelsea’s Bluebird, and Coq d’Argent. Users of the platform will be able to utilise guest

Features

Quick Q&A: Conrad Smith, ReardonSmith Architects

BHN editor George Sell talks to Conrad Smith about working on The Beaumont in London, the first hotel by restaurateurs Corbin + King. • Jeremy King obviously had a very clear idea of the look and feel he wanted for the Beaumont, right down to the invention of the Jimmy

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Minor friction

BHN editor Eloise Hanson comments on Minor Hotels’ decision to place Corbin & King into administration.

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Turnover-based rents – a lifeline for hospitality?

In the wake of the Covid crisis and its devastating impact on the nation’s high streets, many UK landlords in the retail and restaurant spaces have moved from offering fixed leases to turnover-based rents, in order to allow struggling tenants to continue trading. Could the hospitality sector follow suit? A

Industry

Barclay brothers on course to add the Beaumont to hotel portfolio

UK: The Barclay brothers, the owners of the Ritz, are reportedly close to taking over the Beaumont hotel in London. The Beaumont, which opened in 2014, was the first hotel project from restaurateurs Christopher Corbin and Jeremy King. The facade of the 73-room property features a sculpture by Sir Antony