Tom Hunter

Bid approach for Flying Brands

Financial Time (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008

Flying Brands, the home shopping company, has received a takeover approach from Sir Tom Hunter's West Coast Capital. The shares soared 17½p to 71½p, valuing...

Wyevale owner makes bid approach for Flying Brands

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008

Sir Tom Hunter, the Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist, has made a bid approach for Flying Brands, the postal flower service and garden products retailer.

• Hunter plants bid for garden retailer - Edinburgh Evening News
• Hunter bids for Flying Brands - The Herald

Billionaire Tom Hunter bids for struggling flower firm Flying Brands

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

Shares in Flying Brands surge after a bid approach from Sir Tom Hunter

Rwanda: Country Leads in World's Finest Coffee Brands

All Africa (Free subscription) | 29/07/2008

"We managed to help Rwandan farmers launch a brand of premium coffee in the UK and we have so far helped them launch the brand in 1,000 stores across the United Kingdom," explained Sir Tom Hunter, a Scottish philanthropist working to improve the quality of Rwandan coffee during his visit to Rwanda early this month.

Rwanda: Kagame Receives UK Philanthropist

All Africa (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008

President Paul Kagame Thursday received at Village Urugwiro, Sir Tom Hunter, a Scottish philanthropist working to improve the quality of Rwandan coffee.

Mone buys out bra investors

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

BRA tycoon Michelle Mone has bought out investors Sir Tom Hunter and Ian Grabiner at Ultimo manufacturer MFM in an £800,000 deal.

• Mone buys out Ultimo investors - Scotsman.com
• Uplifting news for Ultimo's 'Bra Queen' - The Telegraph

Rwanda: Clinton, Geldof Partnership to Boost Education

All Africa (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008

Former US President Bill Clinton, musician Bob Geldof and Tom Hunter, a Scottish philanthropist, have announced a 4.7 million-pound scheme to boost schools in Rwanda and Malawi.

Art of counter culture

This is London (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008

With impressive compositional perfection, East End shopkeepers and their shops and wares are made the subjects of fine photographic art in Tom Hunter's new exhibition, Are You Being Served?

Does Sir Tom feel hunted?

The Independent (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008

Eleven months ago, the Scottish billionaire and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter made one of the most ambitious charitable pledges the British business community had ever seen. Speaking to the television cameras, he said he hoped to give £1bn to charitable causes during his lifetime, and added: "My own personal belief is that with great wealth comes great responsibility."

Dobbies drops plan that drove out Hunter

The Herald (Free subscription) | 14/06/2008

Supermarket giant Tesco delivered the final humiliation to entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter yesterday when its garden centre business Dobbies withdrew the £150m fund-raising plan that drove him out of the company.

Hunter sells footwear firm for £1

BBC News (Free subscription) | 23/05/2008

A private equity group run by Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter sells Qube Footwear to JJB Sports.

Hunter unlaces his shoe chain

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 23/05/2008

RETAIL billionaire Sir Tom Hunter has sold his loss-making shoe chain to JJB Sports for the nominal price of £1.

• Tom Hunter sells shoe chain for £1 - The Herald
• Hunter sells shoe chain to JJB for £1 - Scotsman.com

Tesco buys out Hunter stake in Dobbies

The Herald (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008

Tesco is to take full control of Dobbies Garden Centres after pushing through a deal to buy the 29.2% stake of garden sector rival Sir Tom Hunter, at a price that has cost Scotland's highest-profile investor more than £9m on what he could have picked up nine months ago.

Tesco seals deal to buy Hunter's stake in Dobbies Garden Centres

The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008

Tesco plans to take full control of Dobbies after the Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter agreed to sell his 29.2 per cent stake in the garden centre chain.

David Prosser's Outlook: Tesco goes for flower power

The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008

Never mind the Chelsea Flower Show. The really fascinating battle of the blooms culminated yesterday in a decisive victory for Tesco over the Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter. The supermarket group has reached agreement with Sir Tom's West Coast Capital to buy its stake in Dobbies Garden Centres, giving it total control of the chain.