Doughty Hanson

Doughty Hanson & Co. is a prominent independent private equity fund manager based in London, with an additional office in Munich. The firm specializes in managing private equity funds across Europe and North America, as well as a European Real Estate Fund and a European Technology Ventures Fund. Although its Technology Ventures division is no longer actively investing, the firm has a history of focusing on early-stage and startup investments, particularly within the technology sector. Its interests include digital consumer products, clean technologies, mobile communications, and enterprise software, among other areas. Doughty Hanson typically leads initial funding rounds, making investments between €2 million and €5 million while seeking significant ownership stakes in its portfolio companies. The firm has built a strong reputation with over 50 investment professionals managing approximately €5 billion in fund commitments, emphasizing its extensive expertise and network within the investment community.

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Secret Sales

Series C in 2014
Secret Sales is a distinctive online platform owned by LRG Online Ltd, founded in 2020 by Chris Griffin and Matt Purt. It has rapidly established itself as a leading destination for consumers seeking fashionable apparel, sportswear, home essentials, and luxury cosmetics at reduced prices. The platform collaborates with a diverse range of renowned global brands and exclusive boutique labels, offering substantial discounts on their products. By serving as a digital marketplace, Secret Sales enables top brands and retailers to efficiently manage their discount inventory while enhancing their brand reputation and expanding their customer base. The company has garnered attention for its growth in the discount fashion and beauty sector, positioning itself as a significant player in the market.

Eguana

Post in 2012
Eguana Technologies Inc. designs and manufactures advanced power electronics for various energy applications, including residential and commercial fuel cells, photovoltaic systems, and energy storage solutions. The company offers a range of products under the Enduro, Evolve, and Elevate brand names, specifically catering to the needs of solar photovoltaic systems, small wind turbines, and energy storage businesses in Europe and North America. Eguana was originally founded as Sustainable Energy Technologies and underwent a name change in September 2013. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

RainStor

Series C in 2012
RainStor is a database designed to manage and analyze Big Data for large enterprises at the lowest total cost. RainStor delivers two editions of its database product, Big Data Retention and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop to efficiently manage multi-structured data sets, fully accessible for ongoing query and analysis to enable the most efficient data management and faster query and analysis. RainStor's unique product capabilities include granular level data de-duplication and compression which reduces overall storage footprint by 95%+ and which not only speeds up query performance but significantly drives down costs. Compared to traditional relational or data warehouse approaches, RainStor can ingest volumes of network or machine generated multi-structured data at very high speeds with ongoing query access. Storage and hardware agnostic, you can run RainStor on a SAN, NAS, CAS or HDFS environment in addition to the Cloud. RainStor sells both directly and through leading partners which include Amdocs, Anritsu, AdaptiveMobile, Dell, Group2000, HP, Teradata among others. Leading use-cases include a primary data hub for machine generated data and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop. RainStor's HQ is in San Francisco, CA with offices in Gloucester, UK. www.rainstor.com

Grupo Hospitalario Quirón

Private Equity Round in 2012
Grupo Hospitalario Quirón owns and operates hospital chain that is composed of eight hospitals and three health centers.

Eurofiber

Acquisition in 2012
Eurofiber B.V., established in 2000 and located in Maarssen, the Netherlands, specializes in providing digital infrastructure through its extensive fiber-optic networks and datacenters. The company offers a range of services including dark fiber connections, network services, Ethernet VPN, cloud hub solutions, and business internet, catering to the needs of companies, government entities, and non-profit organizations. Eurofiber allows its customers the flexibility to select the services, applications, and providers that best suit their requirements, facilitating access to innovative digital solutions and ensuring reliable connections and cloud security.

nScaled

Series A in 2012
nScaled provides hybrid cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for the enterprise. They serve customers with highly confidential data and zero tolerance for system downtime or data loss. Their unique Hybrid Cloud architecture gives customers maximum flexibility and dependability; their services agreement is the strongest, most customer-centric available; and our 24x7 customer support is unmatched in expertise and responsiveness. nScaled offers customers multiple cloud solutions, including primary application hosting, disaster recovery, and test/dev. All services take advantage of their global network of Remote Cloud data centers plus their on-premises Local Cloud Appliance, all managed as one secure, seamless infrastructure. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London.

USP Hospitales SL

Acquisition in 2012
USP Hospitales, the third largest private hospital operator in Spain, focuses on the provision of hospital services to the private insurance and self-pay segments. It offers a comprehensive range of services covering all medical specialties, with a particular strength in trauma, gynaecology, oncology, cardiology, neurosurgery and internal medicine. With 12 hospitals, a specialist clinic and 22 auxiliary clinics, with a total of over 1,200 beds, USP Hospitales is present in nine out of Spain’s 17 regions and has a strong presence in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville.

MegaZebra

Series B in 2011
MegaZebra GmbH, founded in 2008 and based in Munich, Germany, is a developer and publisher of casual online games aimed at social network communities globally. The company specializes in a variety of games, including solitaire castle, Mahjong trails, Mahjong, nuzzle puzzle, and Sudoku. MegaZebra's games and applications are integrated into social platforms like Facebook, enhancing user engagement. The company is supported by a skilled team comprising experienced professionals in the gaming industry. In September 2009, MegaZebra secured initial financing from KIZOO Technology Ventures to help fuel its growth in the competitive social gaming market.

MBA Polymers

Venture Round in 2010
MBA Polymers, Inc. (MBA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. Michael Biddle and Mr. Trip Allen, to expand the research capabilities in the area of plastics recycling, and to develop a commercial process for recovering plastics from complex streams of materials. After over six years of research and development, MBA is now considered a world leader at developing technology for the recovery of high value engineering plastics from complex durable goods streams such as computers, electronics, appliances, and automobiles. The company, located in Richmond, CA, operates a 90,000 foot state-of-the-art research and commercial recycling operation.

MBA Polymers

Venture Round in 2010
MBA Polymers, Inc. (MBA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. Michael Biddle and Mr. Trip Allen, to expand the research capabilities in the area of plastics recycling, and to develop a commercial process for recovering plastics from complex streams of materials. After over six years of research and development, MBA is now considered a world leader at developing technology for the recovery of high value engineering plastics from complex durable goods streams such as computers, electronics, appliances, and automobiles. The company, located in Richmond, CA, operates a 90,000 foot state-of-the-art research and commercial recycling operation.

Handmade Mobile

Series C in 2010
Handmade Mobile provides celebrities and brands with their own social network, the artistic freedom to create posts comprised of video, audio, photo and text, and the power to control how fans view that content. The result is a social network that generates revenue, deepens engagement, and encourages fans to grow the audience. Working in sync with open social media platforms, Handmade Mobile's enclosed social environment provides the privacy and intimacy needed to foster a connected fan community, while encouraging content sharing to open platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to continually grow the fan base.

RainStor

Series B in 2010
RainStor is a database designed to manage and analyze Big Data for large enterprises at the lowest total cost. RainStor delivers two editions of its database product, Big Data Retention and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop to efficiently manage multi-structured data sets, fully accessible for ongoing query and analysis to enable the most efficient data management and faster query and analysis. RainStor's unique product capabilities include granular level data de-duplication and compression which reduces overall storage footprint by 95%+ and which not only speeds up query performance but significantly drives down costs. Compared to traditional relational or data warehouse approaches, RainStor can ingest volumes of network or machine generated multi-structured data at very high speeds with ongoing query access. Storage and hardware agnostic, you can run RainStor on a SAN, NAS, CAS or HDFS environment in addition to the Cloud. RainStor sells both directly and through leading partners which include Amdocs, Anritsu, AdaptiveMobile, Dell, Group2000, HP, Teradata among others. Leading use-cases include a primary data hub for machine generated data and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop. RainStor's HQ is in San Francisco, CA with offices in Gloucester, UK. www.rainstor.com

Ubidyne

Series B in 2009
Ubidyne was formed in 2005 to bring its groundbreaking digital Antenna Embedded Radioâ„¢ technology to market. Ubidyne's products will be available from Nokia Siemens Networks as part of their Flexistation product family. The Ubidyne integrated active antenna systems are compatible with CPRI and OBSAI optical interfaces and support current and next-generation standards including GSM, UMTS, HSPA+, and LTE. Ubidyne's micro-radio technology is integrated within wireless antennas and revolutionizes the economics of mobile communications. This eliminates the need for coaxial feeder cables, remote electrical tilt and additional amplifiers on antenna towers and masts. The Ubidyne technology significantly reduces energy consumption while improving radio performance, deployment flexibility, coverage and capacity of mobile communications networks globally.

Eguana

Post in 2009
Eguana Technologies Inc. designs and manufactures advanced power electronics for various energy applications, including residential and commercial fuel cells, photovoltaic systems, and energy storage solutions. The company offers a range of products under the Enduro, Evolve, and Elevate brand names, specifically catering to the needs of solar photovoltaic systems, small wind turbines, and energy storage businesses in Europe and North America. Eguana was originally founded as Sustainable Energy Technologies and underwent a name change in September 2013. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Garlik

Series C in 2009
Garlik are leading technology innovators and digital identity experts set up by the founders of the UK online banks Egg (part of Citi) and First Direct (part of HSBC). With our range of products and services we aim to help individuals stay safe from online crime. Specialties Internet, Online Crime, Digital Identity

SoundCloud

Series A in 2009
SoundCloud is a social sound platform that enables users to create, upload, and share audio content, including music. Launched in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, it serves as a hub for a diverse community of creators and listeners. The platform allows sound creators to instantly record and distribute their works while providing them with detailed statistics and feedback from the community. SoundCloud connects artists with their fans globally, facilitating the promotion and sharing of music through blogs, websites, and social networks. This open platform not only helps artists distribute their work but also enhances the music discovery experience for users.

RainStor

Venture Round in 2009
RainStor is a database designed to manage and analyze Big Data for large enterprises at the lowest total cost. RainStor delivers two editions of its database product, Big Data Retention and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop to efficiently manage multi-structured data sets, fully accessible for ongoing query and analysis to enable the most efficient data management and faster query and analysis. RainStor's unique product capabilities include granular level data de-duplication and compression which reduces overall storage footprint by 95%+ and which not only speeds up query performance but significantly drives down costs. Compared to traditional relational or data warehouse approaches, RainStor can ingest volumes of network or machine generated multi-structured data at very high speeds with ongoing query access. Storage and hardware agnostic, you can run RainStor on a SAN, NAS, CAS or HDFS environment in addition to the Cloud. RainStor sells both directly and through leading partners which include Amdocs, Anritsu, AdaptiveMobile, Dell, Group2000, HP, Teradata among others. Leading use-cases include a primary data hub for machine generated data and Big Data Analytics on Hadoop. RainStor's HQ is in San Francisco, CA with offices in Gloucester, UK. www.rainstor.com

MBA Polymers

Series F in 2008
MBA Polymers, Inc. (MBA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. Michael Biddle and Mr. Trip Allen, to expand the research capabilities in the area of plastics recycling, and to develop a commercial process for recovering plastics from complex streams of materials. After over six years of research and development, MBA is now considered a world leader at developing technology for the recovery of high value engineering plastics from complex durable goods streams such as computers, electronics, appliances, and automobiles. The company, located in Richmond, CA, operates a 90,000 foot state-of-the-art research and commercial recycling operation.

20:20 Mobile

Venture Round in 2008
The Group was created in September 2006 following the sale by the Caudwell Group of its distribution and logistics businesses to Doughty Hanson, one of the foremost private equity firms in Europe. 20:20 Mobile Group is now Europe's leading mobile handset distributor and in the top three, globally. We are also the world's largest distributor of mobile phone accessories.

Garlik

Venture Round in 2008
Garlik are leading technology innovators and digital identity experts set up by the founders of the UK online banks Egg (part of Citi) and First Direct (part of HSBC). With our range of products and services we aim to help individuals stay safe from online crime. Specialties Internet, Online Crime, Digital Identity

Secret Sales

Venture Round in 2008
Secret Sales is a distinctive online platform owned by LRG Online Ltd, founded in 2020 by Chris Griffin and Matt Purt. It has rapidly established itself as a leading destination for consumers seeking fashionable apparel, sportswear, home essentials, and luxury cosmetics at reduced prices. The platform collaborates with a diverse range of renowned global brands and exclusive boutique labels, offering substantial discounts on their products. By serving as a digital marketplace, Secret Sales enables top brands and retailers to efficiently manage their discount inventory while enhancing their brand reputation and expanding their customer base. The company has garnered attention for its growth in the discount fashion and beauty sector, positioning itself as a significant player in the market.

Odersun

Series B in 2008
Odersun AG is a German company which develops and manufactures thin-film solar cells and modules on copper tape specifically for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). Odersun filed for bankruptcy in 2012. Odersun employs more than 320 people in production, research and management in Frankfurt (Oder), Fürstenwalde (Spree) and Berlin, Germany. In cooperation with partner and investor AT&M, Odersun is setting up a joint venture in Beijing. On 1 June 2012, Odersun went into administration.

Handmade Mobile

Series B in 2007
Handmade Mobile provides celebrities and brands with their own social network, the artistic freedom to create posts comprised of video, audio, photo and text, and the power to control how fans view that content. The result is a social network that generates revenue, deepens engagement, and encourages fans to grow the audience. Working in sync with open social media platforms, Handmade Mobile's enclosed social environment provides the privacy and intimacy needed to foster a connected fan community, while encouraging content sharing to open platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to continually grow the fan base.

AdaptiveMobile

Series B in 2007
AdaptiveMobile Ltd. is a mobile security provider that delivers solutions to safeguard services on both fixed and mobile networks. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, the company offers a range of services including messaging security, web protection, traffic retention, and enterprise mobile security management. Its solutions encompass protections against illegal content, mobile viruses, and unauthorized communications, as well as specialized tools for managing mobile messaging traffic and preventing signaling attacks. Additionally, AdaptiveMobile provides managed services for messaging abuse prevention and grey route controls. Its diverse clientele includes mobile operators, broadband and Wi-Fi providers, managed service providers, and enterprises, with offices located across North America, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region.

MBA Polymers

Series E in 2007
MBA Polymers, Inc. (MBA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. Michael Biddle and Mr. Trip Allen, to expand the research capabilities in the area of plastics recycling, and to develop a commercial process for recovering plastics from complex streams of materials. After over six years of research and development, MBA is now considered a world leader at developing technology for the recovery of high value engineering plastics from complex durable goods streams such as computers, electronics, appliances, and automobiles. The company, located in Richmond, CA, operates a 90,000 foot state-of-the-art research and commercial recycling operation.

Garlik

Series B in 2007
Garlik are leading technology innovators and digital identity experts set up by the founders of the UK online banks Egg (part of Citi) and First Direct (part of HSBC). With our range of products and services we aim to help individuals stay safe from online crime. Specialties Internet, Online Crime, Digital Identity

Norit

Acquisition in 2007
Norit N.V. manufactures and sells activated carbon used for environmental, health, safety, and industrial applications. It produces activated carbon from lignite, peat, bituminous coal, coconut, and wood to remove pollutants, contaminants, and other impurities from water, air, food and beverages, pharmaceutical products, automotives, chemicals, industrial catalysts, energy, power and mining, and other liquids and gases for manufacturers, municipalities, and utilities.

Plazes

Series A in 2007
Plazes is a geosocial networking platform that enables users to share their current locations, activities, and future plans with others. The service allows individuals to discover what others are doing in various locations and to connect with friends through group memberships. Initially requiring software for automatic location detection, Plazes transitioned in May 2007 to a more accessible model that allows users to share their whereabouts via its website or mobile text messaging, eliminating the need for downloads. This shift has positioned Plazes as a social media tool similar to platforms like Twitter and Jaiku, focusing on real-time location-based interactions.

Mobango

Venture Round in 2007
Mobango, Ltd. is world’s first social app store that operates as a mobile community. It also provides its 8 million registered mobile consumers with a free online and mobile service platform that allows its users to publish, create, convert, store, share, download, and play various types of mobile content, including videos, photos, ring tones, applications, and games; and distributes mobile applications for brands, publishers, and developers. Customers from approximately 150 countries use Mobango on a daily basis. Mobango is capable of being used by any mobile phone (any OS, any screen size, any device manufacturer) in the world. Mobango supports over 2,000 devices and has over 1.5 million Applications, Games and UGC content available globally. Mobango has already been recognized by The Economist magazine to be amongst world’s top 10 Apps distribution platform in 2011. Mobango is also the recipient of 2012 Red Herring Europe Top 100 award being one of the most innovative technology company. Mobango, a subsidiary of Mauj Mobile, is one of the world’s largest independent mobile applications stores. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DeepStream Technologies

Series B in 2006
DeepStream Technologies Ltd. designs and manufactures digital sensor components for original equipment manufacturers to embed into their products. It offers miniature circuit breakers, residual current devices, electrical sockets, electrical adaptors and power leads, lighting sockets and accessories, building utility sensors and valves, switchgears, industrial controls, shaped-circuits, and electromechanical components. The company serves energy, switchgear, building management and automation, industrial automation and control, heating, ventilation and control, and fire and security markets.

Garlik

Series A in 2006
Garlik are leading technology innovators and digital identity experts set up by the founders of the UK online banks Egg (part of Citi) and First Direct (part of HSBC). With our range of products and services we aim to help individuals stay safe from online crime. Specialties Internet, Online Crime, Digital Identity

TV3 Television Network

Acquisition in 2006
TV3 Television Network Limited, a commercial broadcaster, operates a free-to-air television channel in Ireland. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Dublin, Ireland. As of December 7, 2015, TV3 Television Network Limited operates as a subsidiary of UPC Ireland B.V.

Actionality

Venture Round in 2006
Actionality, Inc. offers mobile marketing technologies and solutions. The company's AdFlexTM Platform enables its users develop mobile commercials in a standardized format and with campaign logic, supporting updates, rotation, modification, interaction, and reporting. It serves advertisers, mobile operators, and content providers in Asia and Europe. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Munich, Germany with sales offices in Berlin, Germany; and Hong Kong, Hong Kong. As of July 17, 2007, Actionality, Inc. is a subsidiary of Yahoo!, Inc.

HellermannTyton

Acquisition in 2005
HellermannTyton (HT) is a market leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-performance and innovative cable management solutions. Headquartered in the UK and with operations in 34 countries, HT operates world class production facilities in 12 primary locations across 10 countries, which are located close to end customers to maximise presence and responsiveness.

Azure Solutions

Venture Round in 2005
Azure Solutions is the world's largest revenue assurance company. It is headquartered in London, UK, with employees in Westminster (Colorado), Ipswich, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Barcelona, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Mexico City. Azure's end-to-end revenue-assurance product portfolio for current-generation networks includes Data Integrity, Wholesale and Interconnect Billing, International Settlements, Fraud Management, Mediation, Management, Translation and Rating, Event Integrity and Route Optimisation.

Orchestria

Series D in 2005
Orchestria, a leader in Information Protection and Control, provides the software and solutions to help organizations protect and control this critical resource wherever it is stored or used and significantly reduce the risks associated with uncontrolled information. Orchestria addresses a broad set of risks while optimizing the operational burdens associated with the detection and remediation of these risks. Orchestria helps customers prevent data loss, address messaging compliance concerns, and enforce information classification and control.

Tak Imaging

Series C in 2005
TAK'ASIC is an innovator in dedicated imaging processors and solutions.

Citel

Venture Round in 2004
Citel is The VoIP Migration Company™. They develop the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of network-edge products enabling enterprises to realize the cost and productivity benefits of IP telephony, while leveraging existing telecom and datacom investments. Founded in 1995 in Nottingham, UK as a developer of computer telephony integration (CTI) applications, the company has grown over the last decade to become a global leader in the design and manufacture of IP telephony migration solutions.

Balta Group

Acquisition in 2004
The Balta Group is the largest producer of textile floor coverings in Europe. With a consolidated gross turnover of 577 million Euros, 95% of its products exported to over 100 countries throughout the world. The Balta Group comprises: woven area rugs (Balta Rugs), wall-to-wall carpets and residential carpet tiles (Balta Broadloom and ITC), wall-to-wall contract carpet (Arc Edition), commercial carpet tiles (modulyss) and needle felt and technical non-wovens (Captiqs). The Balta Group has 8 production sites worldwide, including two in Uşak Turkey, and distribution centres in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium and Dalton, USA, that serves the North American market.

Alphamosaic

Series C in 2004
Alphamosaic develop low power, flexible video processing devices. Our devices support video communications and image analysis software running on a wide range of products.We are focused on telecomms and computing with devices for camera-enabled smart phones and PDAs. We also serve video requirements in security, consumer and new-products with a generic videoprocessing engine (VideoCore®).

Tak Imaging

Series C in 2004
TAK'ASIC is an innovator in dedicated imaging processors and solutions.

Orchestria

Series C in 2004
Orchestria, a leader in Information Protection and Control, provides the software and solutions to help organizations protect and control this critical resource wherever it is stored or used and significantly reduce the risks associated with uncontrolled information. Orchestria addresses a broad set of risks while optimizing the operational burdens associated with the detection and remediation of these risks. Orchestria helps customers prevent data loss, address messaging compliance concerns, and enforce information classification and control.

Neartek

Series C in 2003
Neartek offers Virtual Storage Engine, a virtual tape software solution that focuses on the backup and restore operations for open system environments. It enables information technology organizations to implement disk-based data protection strategies. Neartek was acquired by EMC in September 2006. Neartek was founded in 1994 and is based in Westborough, Massachusetts.

Sandbridge Technologies

Series B in 2003
Sandbridge Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that develops and markets revolutionary fully programmable software-defined-radio (SDR) chipsets for multimode, multi-function wireless handheld devices. Sandbridge provides its customers tremendous competitive value in the global cellular marketplace through an exceptionally cost effective, ultra-low power broadband wireless technology based on the SandBlaster™ DSP baseband architecture.

Alphamosaic

Series B in 2003
Alphamosaic develop low power, flexible video processing devices. Our devices support video communications and image analysis software running on a wide range of products.We are focused on telecomms and computing with devices for camera-enabled smart phones and PDAs. We also serve video requirements in security, consumer and new-products with a generic videoprocessing engine (VideoCore®).

Neartek

Series C in 2002
Neartek offers Virtual Storage Engine, a virtual tape software solution that focuses on the backup and restore operations for open system environments. It enables information technology organizations to implement disk-based data protection strategies. Neartek was acquired by EMC in September 2006. Neartek was founded in 1994 and is based in Westborough, Massachusetts.

Tak Imaging

Series B in 2002
TAK'ASIC is an innovator in dedicated imaging processors and solutions.

LM Wind Power

Acquisition in 2001
LM Wind Power is an independent supplier of blades for wind turbines, offering blade development, manufacturing and service and logistics. Approximately one in five turbines installed around the world has LM Wind Power blades. LM Wind Power is headquartered in Kolding, Denmark and has a global business office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The company's global manufacturing footprint includes production facilities on or close to the major wind energy markets with 13 production and assembly facilities on 4 continents. In addition to this, the company has technology hubs in Denmark, The Netherlands and India.
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