Pubco. mergers.

[rpadam]

That's interesting.

Seems to me there is a Big Nine in the Pubco world after some recent transactions,figures from a quick trawl around wiki.

1. Ei Group (formerly Enterprise ) -- 5000 pubs approx
2. Greene King -- 3000
3 Heineken ( Star ) -- 3000
4. Mitchell & Butler -- 1800
5.Marstons -- 1700
6 Patron (ex Punch) -- 1300
7.Wetherspoons -- 900
8. Stonegate -- 800 (assuming Revolutions Bars deal closes )
9. Admiral -- 800

I make that a total of 18,300 pubs,37% of the market.

Is anyone aware of something I've missed ,or gross inaccuracy in these figures ?

From 'London Drinker' (August/September 2017):

"M&B have sold 73 pubs - 65 freeholds and eight leaseholds - to a property investment group called Aprirose for £40 million. According to a report in the Times, these will form a new chain called Milton Pubs and Taverns along with 35 sites they already own. This makes Aprirose, who I admit I had never heard of, the 11th largest pub group in the country."

However, the "11th largest pub group in the country" claim must be way out.