Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made as of ________, 2007 by and between Global Brands Acquisition Corp. (the " Company" ) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (" Trustee" ).

WHEREAS, the Company' s registration statement on Form S-1, No. 333-145684 (" Registration Statement" ), for its initial public offering of securities (" IPO" ) has been declared effective as of the date hereof (" Effective Date" ) by the Securities and Exchange Commission (capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Registration Statement); and

WHEREAS, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (" Citigroup" ) is acting as the representative of the underwriters in the IPO; and

WHEREAS, as described in the Registration Statement, and in accordance with the Company' s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, $246,200,000 of the gross proceeds of the IPO and sale of the Sponsors' Warrants (or $282,500,000 if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) will be delivered to the Trustee to be deposited and held in a trust account for the benefit of the Company and the holders of the Company' s common stock, par value $.0001 per share, issued in the IPO as hereinafter provided (the amount to be delivered to the Trustee will be referred to herein as the " Property" , the stockholders for whose benefit the Trustee shall hold the Property will be referred to as the " Public Stockholders," and the Public Stockholders and the Company will be referred to together as the " Beneficiaries" );

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, a portion of the Property equal to $9,500,000 million or $10,925,000 million if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercise in full (or the amount specified in a notice pursuant to paragraph 3(f) hereof) is attributable to deferred underwriting commissions that will become payable by the Company to Citigroup upon the consummation of an Initial Business Combination (as described in the Registration Statement) (the " Deferred Discount" ); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Trustee shall hold the Property;

IT IS AGREED:

1. Agreements and Covenants of Trustee . The Trustee hereby agrees and covenants to:

(a) Hold the Property in trust for the Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in a segregated trust account (" Trust Account" ) established by the Trustee;

(b) Manage, supervise and administer the Trust Account subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;

(c) In a timely manner, upon the instruction of the Company, to invest and


reinvest the Property in United States " government securities" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 having a maturity of 180 days or less, and/or in any open ended investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as determined by the Company;

(d) Collect and receive, when due, all principal and income arising from the Property, which shall become part of the " Property," as such term is used herein;

(e) Notify the Company and Citigroup of all communications received by it with respect to any Property requiring action by the Company;

(f) Supply any necessary information or documents as may be requested by the Company in connection with the Company' s preparation of the tax returns for the Trust Account;

(g) Participate in any plan or proceeding for protecting or enforcing any right or interest arising from the Property if, as and when instructed by the Company and/or Citigroup to do so;

(h) Render to the Company and to Citigroup, and to such other person as the Company may instruct, monthly written statements of the activities of and amounts in the Trust Account reflecting all receipts and disbursements of the Trust Account; and

(i) Commence liquidation of the Trust Account only after and promptly after receipt of, and only in accordance with, the terms of a letter (" Termination Letter" ), in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as either Exhibit A or Exhibit B hereto, signed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, President or Chairman of the Board and Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer of the Company, and complete the liquidation of the Trust Account and distribute the Property in the Trust Account only as directed in the Termination Letter and the other documents referred to therein; provided, however , that in the event that a Termination Letter has not been received by the Trustee by the 24-month anniversary of the effective date of the Registration Statement (" Last Date" ), the Trust Account shall be liquidated in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Termination Letter attached as Exhibit B hereto and distributed to the stockholders of record on the Last Date. In all cases, the Trustee shall provide Citigroup with a copy of any Termination Letters and/or any other correspondence that it receives with respect to any proposed withdrawal from the Trust Account promptly after it receives same. The provisions of this Section 1(i) may not be modified, amended or deleted under any circumstances.

2. Limited Distributions of Income from Trust Account .

(a) Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to


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time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company the amount requested by the Company to cover any income or franchise tax obligation owed by the Company;

(b) Upon written request from the Company, which may be given from time to time in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Trustee shall distribute to the Company the amount requested by the Company to cover expenses related to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of all such distributions shall not exceed $3,250,000 (or $3,737,500 if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) and the Company will not be allowed to withdraw interest income earned on the trust account unless there is sufficient funds available to pay the Company' s tax obligations that are or will be due on such interest income at an assumed rate of 40% or otherwise then due at that time; and

(c) The limited distributions referred to in Sections 2(a) and 2(b) above shall be made only from income collected on the Property. Except as provided in Section 2(a) and 2(b) above, no other distributions from the Trust Account shall be permitted except in accordance with Section 1(i) hereof.

3. Agreements and Covenants of the Company . The Company hereby agrees and covenants to:

(a) Give all instructions to the Trustee hereunder in writing, signed by the Company' s Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board or President or other authorized officer. In addition, except with respect to its duties under paragraphs 1(i), 2(a) and 2(b) above, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, any verbal or telephonic advice or instruction which it in good faith believes to be given by any one of the persons authorized above to give written instructions, provided that the Company shall promptly confirm such instructions in writing;

(b) Hold the Trustee harmless and indemnify the Trustee from and against, any and all expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements, or loss suffered by the Trustee in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding brought against the Trustee involving any claim, or in connection with any claim or demand which in any way arises out of or relates to this Agreement, the services of the Trustee hereunder, or the Property or any income earned from investment of the Property, except for expenses and losses resulting from the Trustee' s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Promptly after the receipt by the Trustee of notice of demand or claim or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, pursuant to which the Trustee intends to seek indemnification under this paragraph, it shall notify the Company in writing of such claim (hereinafter referred to as the " Indemnified Claim" ). The Trustee shall have the right to conduct and manage the defense against such Indemnified Claim, provided, that the Trustee shall obtain the consent of the Company with respect to the selection of counsel, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Trustee may not agree to settle any Indemnified Claim without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The


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Company may participate in such action with its own counsel;

(c) Pay the Trustee an initial acceptance fee, an annual fee and a transaction processing fee for each disbursement made pursuant to Section 2 as set forth on Schedule A hereto, which fees shall be subject to modification by the parties from time to time. It is expressly understood that the Property shall not be used to pay such fees unless and until it is distributed to the Company pursuant to Section 2. The Company shall pay the Trustee the initial acceptance fee and first year' s fee at the consummation of the IPO and thereafter on the anniversary of the Effective D ...