Hugh Osmond

U.K. Stocks Are Little Changed as Osborne Unveils Budget

U.K. stocks closed little changed after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne presented his annual budget to Parliament.

Osmond Plans Investment Vehicle to Raise Funds, Telegraph Says

Hugh Osmond, who founded U.K. restaurant chain Pizza Express, plans a successor to his Horizon investment vehicle, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing unidentified sources close to the British entrepreneur.

British Financier Hugh Osmond Said to Examine Bid for Lloyds Bank Branches

Hugh Osmond, the British entrepreneur who founded U.K. restaurant chain Pizza Express, may bid for 632 branches being sold by Lloyds Banking Group Plc, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

Hugh Osmond May Bid for Dubai International's Alliance Medical, Sky Says

Pizza Express founder Hugh Osmond is interested in buying medical services company Alliance Medical, Sky News Business Editor Mark Kleinman wrote today in a blog on the television station’s website.

Osmond Bid for Lloyds’ Branches Unlikely, Sunday Telegraph Says

Hugh Osmond’s Sun Capital Partners Inc. is unlikely to enter second-round bids for Lloyds Banking Group Plc’s branches, the Sunday Telegraph reported, citing unidentified people with knowledge of the matter.

Osmond Seeks $3.2 Billion for Lloyds Branches, Telegraph Says

U.K. financier Hugh Osmond’s Sun Capital Partners Ltd. is seeking to raise 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) to bid for 632 branches being sold by Lloyds Banking Group Plc, The Sunday Telegraph reported, without saying where it got the information.

Osmond’s Horizon to Buy APR for $850 Million, Telegraph Reports

Hugh Osmond ’s Horizon Acquisition Co. is in talks to buy a 60 percent stake in power supplier APR Energy for $850 million, the Sunday Telegraph said, without saying where it got the information.

Phoenix Close to Osmond Deal on Shares That May Spur Listing, Times Says

Phoenix Group Holdings is close to agreeing to a 170 million-pound ($246 million) settlement with investor Hugh Osmond that may lead to an 800 million-pound listing on the London Stock Exchange, the Sunday Times reported.

Hugh Osmond’s Horizon in Talks to Buy Fairfield Energy, Sky Says

Hugh Osmond’s Horizon is in talks to buy Fairfield Energy, Sky News reported, without saying where it got the information.

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