Doughty Hanson, the private equity house, has sold its stake in Soudronic, a manufacturer of systems for the metal packaging industry, to two financial buyers for Sfr340m (€222.5m).

The Dutch Gilde Buy-Out fund and Swiss Capvis Equity Partners, part of the UBS network, have taken a majority stake in the company. The management team has rolled its significant minority stake in the business over into the new structure.