Doughty Hanson rebrands as DH Private Equity Partners

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European private equity house Doughty Hanson has rebranded as DH Private Equity Partners.

The rebrand forms part of the firm's new strategy of focusing exclusively on private equity investments under its new ownership structure.

The GP has recently focused on managing its existing portfolio, having halted fundraising for its €2bn sixth fund in April 2015 – in part as a result of the untimely death of co-founder Nigel Doughty in 2012. The GP has since signalled its intention to revive fundraising efforts.

In December 2015, the GP's CEO Stephen Marquardt announced he was leaving the firm and subsequently joined Coller Capital as partner and co-head of investor relations and fundraising. During Marquardt's time at the helm, DH set out to restructure its activity, divesting its technology and real estate arms.

Five months before Marquardt's departure, partner and UK head Julian Huxtable left the GP and took up the role as manager of Charme Capital Partners' new London office.

According to a statement issued by DH, it has returned almost €2bn to investors since the beginning of 2015. In October 2016, it sold Danish wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Wind Power in a €1.5bn trade sale to General Electric, generating a 2.5x money multiple.

DH is now led by senior partner Richard Hanson, who co-founded the firm alongside Doughty in 1990. Hanson is also overseeing fundraising activity for the GP.