Growth Business: Johnson Clothing

Johnson Clothing

Market	Type	Industry	Raised	Date
VC	Management buy-out	General Retailers	£82.5 million	Apr 2008

CEO: Simon Hughes +44 (0) 20 7282 2920

KPMG
Katrina Pringle/Tony Fry 020-7311 1000	8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8BB

Pinsent Masons
Russell Booker/Jon Harris/Darius Lewington 020-7418 7000	Citypoint 1 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9AH

Close Brothers Corporate Finance
Michael Parkinson 020-7655 3100	10 Crown Place Clifton Street London EC2A 4FT

Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Patrick Donovan 020-7638 9571	3 London Wall London EC2M 5SY

Gresham Private Equity
Mike Henebery 020-7309 5000	One South Place London EC2M 2GT

Corporatewear supplier Johnson Clothing has undergone a £82.5 million management buy-out, backed by private equity firm Gresham.

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