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nigel edward doughty 4 february 2012 skillington , lincolnshire 4 newark-on-trent , nottinghamshire , england 10 june 1957 nigel doughty fans forum.jpg nigel doughty
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nigel doughty

nigel edward doughty -lrb- 10 june 1957 -- 4 february 2012 -rrb- was co-chairman and co-founder of doughty hanson & co , a european private equity firm based in london and with offices throughout europe .
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 -lrb- sads -rrb- .
he is survived by his widow lucy doughty and his four children : helena , michael , sean and lucas doughty .
