Private equity will double its money on £1bn D&G sale "I am able to report extremely strong performance, in difficult markets, with group warranty sales up 10p and EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) up 32pc to £72.7m," said Mr Beeson. The company said 2011 had produced record sales in the UK with international sales up 6pc to £119m. International sales accounted for a third of the company's revenues. In the same year, the company paid down £60m of debt, leaving the business with £348m of bank debt and £91m owed to Advent. Although there is no formal mandate yet, investment bankers are jockeying for a role ahead of a sale planed for next year. Advent declined to comment. D&G, which has 13m customers worldwide, employs over 2,500 people in the UK.