Mr Watt said 43,000 so-called equity punk investors had joined forces for the bid.
BrewDog co-founder James Watt has made a bid to buy back the craft beer firm just months after it was acquired out of administration by US company Tilray.
In a post on LinkedIn, Mr Watt revealed he had tabled an offer to buy BrewDog through his new beer firm Second Best, claiming that 43,000 so-called equity punk investors have joined forces for the bid.
The move follows New York-based Tilray’s acquisition of BrewDog in March, which rescued the company out of administration, resulting in the closure of 36 bars in the UK, with close to 500 workers losing their jobs.
Mr Watt said: “If we succeed, every registered punk gets their BrewDog equity back, for free.
“We’d also restore the real living wage, bring back the team’s equity, and put the community back at the heart of the business.”
Around 20,000 people invested in BrewDog’s Equity For Punks, typically spending about £500 each on shares, which were then worth nothing when the firm collapsed into administration.
Mr Watt said on LinkedIn: “The punks and the crew built this company and BrewDog deserves to belong to them once more.
“Equity Punks, you backed me once. This time, I’m backing you.”
