Primary Recommendation

Clapham House - GBK to almost double in size in FY08

September 2007

Investing in shares may lose you all or some of your money. Past performance is no indication of future performance. Some of the shares recommended here may be small company shares, which can be relatively illiquid and hard to trade and this makes such shares more risky than other investments.

Last week while meeting David Page, the chief executive of Clapham House, he made a bold claim that would scare away any would-be-bidders - that if you leave him alone to his own devices he sees little problem in growing his chain of upmarket burger restaurants, Gourmet Burger Kitchens (GBKs), to around 90 in two year's time and hence any would-be-buyer at this stage of the game is going to have to pay a significant premium for control of his company. Of the four restaurant brands Clapham House owns, Page can see the greatest scope for expanding his chain of GBK restaurants which brokers suggest will account for 20 of Clapham House's 26 new openings this year. But the actual opening programme appears to be going ahead of plan. The ...

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Market Comment - September 07

Telecom Plus - Persistent buyer in the market

Clapham House - Nandos bids 74p (October 2010)

Clapham House - Bid approach (September 2010)

Clapham House (April 2010)

Clapham House - Writes down Tootsies ahead of sale (August 2009)

Clapham House (May 2009)

Clapham House (February 2009)

Clapham House (January 2009)

Clapham House - 'Highly positive' about future (October 2008)

Clapham House - Sells Bombay Bicycle Club (August 2008)

Clapham House (April 2008)

Clapham House - Capricorn takes holding to 25% (February 2008)

Clapham House - Nandoâ€™s owner buys 11% stake (January 2008)

Clapham House - Reigns in opening programme (December 2007)

Clapham House - Broker sets 465p target (October 2007)

Clapham House - Fastest growing restaurant operator (July 2007)

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