Nigel Doughty, British businessman, owner (since 1999) and chairman (2001–2011) of Nottingham Forest F.C. died he was 54

Nigel Edward Doughty  was co-chairman and co-founder of Doughty Hanson & Co, a European private equity firm based in London and with offices throughout Europe.

(10 June 1957 – 4 February 2012)

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.^[2] He made a personal donation in 2006 to establish the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility at Cranfield School of Management.^[3] He was also President of The Cranfield Trust.^[4] Doughty was a Trustee of the Doughty Family Foundation^[5] and the Doughty Hanson Charitable Foundation.^[6]
Doughty was an Assistant Treasurer of the Labour Party^[7] and Chairman of the current Small Business Taskforce policy review.^[8] He was a member of the World Economic Forum in Davos.^[9]
Doughty bought control of Nottingham Forest F.C. for £11 million in 1999.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.^[10][12][13] His death was due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS).He is survived by his widow Lucy Doughty and his four children: Helena, Michael, Sean and Lucas Doughty.^[14]
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