Doughty Hanson Pays $725.6M For British Cinema Chain

Buyout shop Doughty Hanson plans to buy Britain’s Vue Entertainment for 450 million pounds ($725.6 million), Reuters reported, citing an article in Monday’s Financial Times. The founders of Vue Entertainment – which runs Britain’s largest cinema chain – own 51% of the company. Private equity firm Coller Capital and New York-based hedge fund Och-Ziff own the remaining shares, which they both plan to sell to London-based Doughty Hanson, Reuters reported.

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