The Unique Manufacturing facility Store (TOFS), the impartial low cost retail chain, is near being offered after greater than 17 years beneath the possession of personal fairness agency Duke Road.
Retail trade insiders mentioned a deal had but to be reached however could possibly be struck within the coming days and introduced as quickly as subsequent week.
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Rival suitors for the enterprise are mentioned to have included Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group and Poundstretcher, which is owned by the funding group Fortress.
The phrases of Baaj’s potential buy had been unclear on Friday.
Established in 1969, TOFS trades from greater than 180 shops throughout Britain.
It sells magnificence manufacturers reminiscent of L’Oreal, the sportswear model Adidas and DIY instruments made by Black & Decker.
The chain was purchased by Duke Road in 2007, with the exiting shareholder having supported the corporate via the COVID-19 pandemic with an injection of greater than £10m.
TOFS is now understood to haven’t any remaining financial institution debt.
Duke Road declined to remark, whereas Baaj Capital has been contacted for remark.
