Investment Funds
Since inception, Doughty Hanson has raised over €8 billion across its five private equity funds.
The following is a summary of the investment funds raised to date by Doughty Hanson:
| Fund | Vintage Year |
Committed Capital (millions) |
| Private Equity Fund I | 1990 | £167 |
| Private Equity Fund II | 1995 | DM 1,000 |
| Private Equity Fund III | 1998 | $2,700 |
| Real Estate Fund I | 2000 | $616 |
| Technology Ventures Fund I | 2000 | $237 |
| Private Equity Fund IV | 2004 | € 1,500 |
| Real Estate Fund II | 2005 | € 530 |
| Private Equity Fund V | 2007 | € 3,000 |
In 2007, Doughty completed fundraising for its fifth private equity fund with €3.0 billion of investor commitments. This came just two years after the firm had wrapped up a difficult fundraising for Doughty Hanson IV, in 2004 which had only generated €1.6 billion of investor commitments compared with the firm's original €3.0 billion target. Doughty Hanson III, raised in 1997 had been a €2.7 billion investment fund.
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