Full name Nigel Edward Doughty Children Michael Doughty | Role Investment broker Name Nigel Doughty | |
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Date of birth (1957-06-10)10 June 1957 Place of birth Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England Date of death 4 February 2012(2012-02-04) (aged 54) Place of death Skillington, Lincolnshire Died February 4, 2012, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Education Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University | ||
Organizations founded Doughty Hanson & Co | ||
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Nigel Edward Doughty (10 June 1957 – 4 February 2012) was co-chairman and co-founder of Doughty Hanson & Co, a European private equity firm based in London and with offices throughout Europe.
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Doughty was born in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Doughty Hanson & Co traces its history back to 1985 when Doughty and Richard Hanson began working together on European investments. Doughty completed his Cranfield BA in 1984 and became a Distinguished Alumnus of the Cranfield School of Management in 2004. He made a personal donation in 2006 to establish the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield School of Management. He was also President of The Cranfield Trust. Doughty was a Trustee of the Doughty Family Foundation and the Doughty Hanson Charitable Foundation.
Doughty was an Assistant Treasurer of the Labour Party and Chairman of the current Small Business Taskforce policy review. He was a member of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Doughty bought control of Nottingham Forest F.C. for £11 million in 1999. After the departure of Steve McClaren as Forest manager in October 2011, Doughty announced his decision to step down as Forest chairman by the end of the 2011–12 season. Doughty's son Michael is a professional footballer.
On 4 February 2012, Doughty was found dead in the gymnasium of his home in Skillington, Lincolnshire. His death was due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS). He is survived by his widow Lucy and his four children: Helena, Michael, Sean and Lucas.