Doughty Hanson & Co. Managers Limited
Doughty Hanson handsomely manages dough, making private equity investments in middle-market European firms in a range of industries, including media, communications, consumer goods, and building materials. It also invests in and develops real estate and makes venture capital investments in growing technology concerns. Established in 1985, has invested in more than 100 companies. Its current portfolio includes interests in more than a dozen firms. Doughty Hanson closed its fifth private equity fund, worth some E3 billion, in 2007. Institutional investors in the fund include pension funds, banks, and insurance companies. Doughty Hanson has about ten offices throughout Europe.