63-year old Watson, a lifelong publican, built the City chain from a group of six pubs in 2012, at which time City traded as two separate businesses, City Pub Company (East) and City Pub Company (West). They were merged ahead of a 2017 IPO, which saw the group expand to dozens of premium sites across London, including the Bow Street Tavern in Covent Garden and the Cock and Bottle in Notting Hill.

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