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Spirent is to sell HellermannTyton, the supplier of fastening, identification, protection and connectivity solutions for electrical and communications networks, to funds controlled by Doughty Hanson for £289m. 16-Dec-2005 Doughty Hanson has sold the Priory group of rehabilitation clinics to Dutch bank ABN Amro for £875m. 06-Jul-2005 Doughty Hanson is planning to auction the Priory chain of 40 rehabilitation centres for up to £700m. 02-May-2005 Doughty Hanson has acquired Tumi, the US-based luggage brand with 23 stores, for £155m. 06-Oct-2004 Doughty Hanson is to sell the design and manufacturing division of Dunlop Standard Aerospace to Meggitt for £408m, while the engine repair operations are being sold to US buy-out firm Carlyle. 06-Jul-2004 Doughty Hanson has appointed JP Morgan to advise on the sale of Dunlop Standard Aerospace, the aircraft components group with 2,750 staff and a valuation of about £1bn. 12-May-2004 Westminster Healthcare is to sell the Priory chain of 29 health clinics to Doughty Hanson for £290m. 29-Apr-2002 Doughty Hanson is in negotiations to sell Dunlop Standard Aerospace to Charterhouse Development Capital for up to £900m. 18-Jun-2001 Doughty Hanson is to acquire Fiat Lubricants Group of Italy for £268m, as part of the international expansion of its private equity investment business. 23-Dec-1999 Doughty Hanson, the private equity house, has acquired an 80% stake in Knowles Electronics in a deal that values the US manufacturer of electronic components at £329m. 23-Jun-1999 Doughty Hanson, the private equity group, is acquiring Umbro, the sports clothing company, for £90m. 24-Apr-1999 Doughty Hanson is to open an office in New York in its first major move into the US private equity market for leveraged buyouts. 08-Jan-1999 Doughty Hanson, the private equity concern, is planning to acquire Tornos Bechler, the Swiss lathe manufacturer. 06-Jan-1999 BTR is selling its Dunlop and Standard aerospace operations to Doughty Hanson for £510m, which will complete its transformation from a conglomerate into a focused engineering group. 01-Aug-1998 Doughty Hanson, the private equity fund manager, has acquired a majority stake in the merged metal packaging operations of Pechiney of France and Viag of Germany. 06-Mar-1997
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