Park Plaza owner ‘not distracted’ after sale talks fail Hospitality Hotel owner PPHE Group has said it is “not distracted from our core focus” after its takeover by a rival hotel operator fell apart, despite the company reporting slowing revenue growth in the last quarter. The FTSE 250 firm’s board had backed a sale to Israeli-based Fattal Hotel Group but opposition from a major shareholder [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 falls but Nasdaq soars after Nvidia sales boom FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue chip index suffered heavy losses on Thursday, as murky US inflation data overshadowed Nvidia’s sales triumph. While headline inflation fell back, the Fed’s preferred measure – the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) – is still running hot at 3.7 per cent. Investors [...]
Hotel group PPHE reports double-digit growth after strong summer Property Hospitality real estate group PPHE has reported strong growth driven by higher occupancy rates in central and eastern Europe. The LSE-listed company posted record revenue of €125.4m (£104.8m), an increase of €12.6m, or 11 per cent, year on year. The firm, which is registered in Guernsey, said that demand continued to increase for its city centre hotels [...]