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PRI reporting framework 2017

Gateway asset class implementation indicators [OO 10 - 12]

Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Implementation not in other modules [SG 12 - 16] Innovation [SG 17]

Direct – Private Equity

Overview [PE 01 - 04] Fundraising of private equity funds [PE 05 - 06] Pre-investment (selection) [PE 07 - 10] Post-investment (monitoring) [PE 11 - 15] Outputs and outcomes [PE 16 - 17] Communication [PE 18 - 19]

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Basic Information

OO 01. Signatory category and services

01.1. Select the services you offer.

Fund management

% of assets under management (AUM) in ranges

<10%

10-50%

>50%

Fund of funds, manager of managers, sub-advised products

Other, specify

Execution and advisory services

01.2. Additional information. [Optional]

Doughty Hanson is one of the longest-established and most experienced private equity firms in Europe.

For more than 30 years, we have been investing in market leading companies and creating value by driving operational improvements across our portfolio. Our team has particularly focused on, and been succesful at, developing close relationships with the owners of, and advisers to, family/founder owned businesses throughout Europe. This has resulted in more than 50% of our investments being made in family/founder owned businesses.

Working alongside management, we have helped many companies grow into large, successful international organisations. Many of the companies we have acquired are now listed on major stock exchanges, and others have become divisions of larger global companies. To achieve this, we consistently work in close partnership with management teams, develop shared strategic goals and provide ongoing support through the value-creation initiatives that we undertake. This includes targetting ESG improvements that have created significant value for our LPs.

OO 02. Headquarters and operational countries

02.1. Select the location of your organisation’s headquarters.

United Kingdom

02.2. Indicate the number of countries in which you have offices (including your headquarters).

2-5

6-10

>10

02.3. Indicate the approximate number of staff in your organisation in full-time equivalents (FTE).

30 FTE

02.4. Additional information. [Optional]

We have offices located in the UK, Italy and Luxembourg.

OO 03. Subsidiaries that are separate PRI signatories

03.1. Indicate whether you have subsidiaries within your organisation that are also PRI signatories in their own right.

Yes

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

Whilst none of our current portfolio companies (for private equity there are currently 5) are PRI signatories we have one company (LM Windpower) signed up as a member of the UN Global Compact (since 2010) and reporting to GRI G4.

We require all portfolio companies to enhance their monitoring and disclosure of ESG information and where appropriate to their business model we encourage them to adopt leading reporting frameworks such as the GRI and to consider membership to the UN Global Compact.

OO 04. Reporting year and AUM

04.1. Indicate the year end date for your reporting year.

31/12/2016

04.2. Indicate your total AUM at the end of your reporting year, excluding subsidiaries you have chosen not to report on.

Total AUM
Total AUM	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds
Currency
Assets in USD
Assets in USD	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds

04.4. Additional information. [Optional]

Greater than 95% of Doughty Hanson's AUM are accounted for by our Private Equity Funds. The remaining AUM are split between a Real Estate Fund and a Technology Venture Capital Fund.

OO 06. How would you like to disclose your asset class mix

New selection options have been added to this indicator. Please review your prefilled responses carefully.

06.1. How you would like to disclose your asset class mix.

as percentage breakdown

as broad ranges

	Internally managed (%)	Externally managed (%)
Listed equity	0 0	0 0
Fixed income	0 0	0 0
Private equity	>50% 96	0 0
Property	<10% 2	0 0
Infrastructure	0 0	0 0
Commodities	0 0	0 0
Hedge funds	0 0	0 0
Forestry	0 0	0 0
Farmland	0 0	0 0
Inclusive finance	0 0	0 0
Cash	0 0	0 0
Other (1), specify	<10% 2	0 0
Other (2), specify	0 0	0 0

'Other (1)' specified

          Technology Venture Capital Fund

06.2. Publish our asset class mix as per attached image [Optional].

06.3. Provide contextual information on your AUM asset class split. [Optional]

OO 07. Fixed income AUM breakdown (Not Applicable)

OO 08. Segregated mandates or pooled funds (Not Applicable)

OO 09. Breakdown of AUM by market

09.1. Indicate the breakdown of your organisation’s AUM by market.

Developed Markets	0% <10% 10-50% >50 %
Emerging, Frontier and Other Markets	0% <10% 10-50% >50 %
Total	100%

09.2. Additional information. [Optional]

All our investments are made in companies founded-in and headquartered-in developed markets (across Europe but occassionally, in the past, in North America). Some companies have a manufacturing/operational footprint that includes the emerging markets and so our work involves an assesment of ESG opportunity across many jurisdictions (developed and emerging).

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