The firm s stint on the stock market between 1997 and 2013 largely underwhelmed.
And its subsequent time in the hands of a consortium including private equity firm EME Capital, financier Jon Moulton, and entrepreneur Sir Keith Mills – a group who Fennell describes as very strange people – ended in disaster when Theo Fennell crashed into administration in 2017.
Now, after being nursed back to health by turnaround specialist Endless under Fennell s watchful eye, the business is ready to stand on its own two feet again – backed solely by its founder, managing director Neal Sussman, and its staff.
Fennell, who declined to reveal how much he paid Endless to regain his controlling stake, says taking back control of his business was the fulfilment of a long-held dream .
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