Former Whyte & Mackay Chief Executive Vivian Imerman on Friday expressed interest in buying back the company from Diageo if the latter were to sell it. Imerman, who runs an investment firm Vasari now, had sold Whyte & Mackay for 595 million pounds in 2007 to United Spirits, which was led by Vijay Mallya then.
“If it is decided that Diageo will sell (Whyte & Mackay), Mr Imerman has expressed an interest in buying it back,” a Vasari spokesperson told the news agency in an e-mailed statement.