The public offering planned by Fat Face has been postponed due there being insufficient demand at the level at which the business and its advisors wanted to sell shares to new investors. The recent flood of company listings from the retail sector has fuelled concerns that the market is over-heating, not helped by the fact that some have fallen in value after coming to market. Fat Face, had sales of c£180m in 2013, is backed by Bridgepoint, and chaired by Sir Stuart Rose. Its board had hoped to raise £110 million via the flotation to fund growth.
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