Moore Hush for London

Steamroller Restaurants, the holding company of Hush, the London restaurant owned by the son of actor Roger Moore, is looking for more London properties and could seek a stock market flotation within two years.

Geoffrey Moore and Jamie Barber, Roger Moore's former lawyer, are looking at properties in

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	Bond star Roger Moore with restaurateur son (right) and former lawyer Barber (left)

west London with a view to opening another restaurant in the first half of next year. A spokesman said that once the company has around six properties it will consider a stock market flotation. In December, a second Hush will open in the Swiss ski-resort Gstaad. In its first full year's trading, in the year ended April 2002, Steamroller Restaurants, which also includes private dining rooms above its Mayfair restaurant and a wine shop, increased pre-tax profits from £325,000 to £445,000. Turnover increased from £2.8m to £3.6m.