Mercantile and Capital Bars to merge in Dublin

The Dublin-based Mercantile and Capital Bars groups have announced they are to merge into one hospitality group.

The enlarged group will be known as the Mercantile Group and will employ around 600 people and have annual revenues of around €40m. No job losses are expected as a result of the merger.

The new group will control 12 leading entertainment venues across Dublin including Whelan’s, Café en Seine, The George, The Mercantile Hotel, Howl at the Moon, and Opium.

The group will open a new venue located in Powerscourt Town House on South William Street later this year, which is expected to create up to 70 jobs.