Former Dolcis owner in running for Faith
- Published: 08 September 2008 10:17
- Author: Jessica Price Brown
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John Kinnaird, the former owner of Dolcis, is in the running to buy Faith
John Kinnaird, the former owner of Dolcis, is understood to be among the parties bidding for fashion footwear chain Faith.
Kinnaird, who bought Dolcis in December 2006 before it went into administration earlier this year, is understood to have teamed up with investment firm Agilo to launch a bid for Faith, which was put on the market last month by its bankers Barclays.
Kinnaird, who also owns branded menswear business Envy, is said to want to combine Faith with Envy and young fashion brand Chilli Red to gain economies of scale across the businesses. He is also thought to have plans to make substantial savings by bringing all three businesses together into one head office.
Faith's management team, chairman Steve Cotter and managing director Steve Swaby are also thought to be still in the process of bidding for the business. Cotter and Swaby are understood to have garnered interest from up to four private equity backers.
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