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KUALA LUMPUR - DATUK Jimmy Choo, whose haute couture shoes are coveted by royalty and many world famous women, has hired London-listed broking firm Daniel Stewart to help him on a potential 500 million pounds (S$1.03 billion) bid to buy back the company he co-founded 15 years ago.
The current owner, TowerBrook Capital Partners, recently announced its intention to sell the acclaimed Jimmy Choo fashion brand and hired investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley to find a buyer.
In 2001, the London-based Malaysian-born designer sold his 50 per cent stake to his business partner, British Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon. Her company now sells the high-end Jimmy Choo fashion footwear worldwide.
Major shareholder and chief executive of Daniel Stewart, Adam Wilson, who was recently in Kuala Lumpur, confirmed that his broking firm was interested in the bid to buy back the brand. He is now building a syndicate to raise capital for the bid and has seen interested parties who are very keen on funding the brand for Choo.
'Jimmy Choo is a world leading luxury goods brand and it is no surprise that Asian investors want to gain exposure to its unique space within the luxury goods market. It would be great for Malaysia to invest in its own world renowned icon,' said Wilson, who met the designer through his (Wilson's) wife.
