Doughty blames own bankers' floats for collapse

Doughty Hanson has blamed flotations run by the bookrunners on its own buyout fund listing for the cancellation of the €1bn ($1.3bn) deal on the day it was due to complete in Amsterdam.

Doughty Hanson has cancelled a €1bn ($1.3bn) flotation of a buyout fund on the day it was due to complete the Amsterdam listing, blaming the trading performance of funds recently listed by the bookrunners of its own deal.

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