3i
3i-backed Ponroy buys Densmore
Second bolt-on the group has made since 3i's initial buyout of the business in 2016
3i sells Etanco to management and ICG
GP reaps €102m from the sale of the manufacturer of building fasteners and fixing systems
3i promotes Crane to partner amid appointments wave
GP hires Rothschild's Howard as director and makes four further senior European PE promotions
Waterland sells Attero to 3i Infrastructure
GP sells stake in Dutch waste management company Attero to 3i and DWS
Charterhouse acquires 3i-backed SLR
Deal brings to an end a 10-year holding period for 3i, during which the company doubled its EBITDA
3i sells Scandlines to First State and Hermes in €1.7bn deal
Vendor reinvests for a 35% stake in the Danish-German ferry operator after an 11-year holding
Epiris hires 3i's Makani
Makani joins Epiris from private equity investor 3i, where she worked as an analyst
3i hires four for private equity team
3i strengthens its US and European private equity teams with four new appointments
3i supports Infinis's bolt-on of Alkane with £125m
Acquisition of methane-capturing company comes 16 months after 3i's initial investment in Infinis
3i buys Royal Sanders from Egeria
Deal ends a three-year holding period for Egeria, which bought the company from Bencis
DACH auto-parts deals motor on as sector transforms
Private equity players remain keen on auto-parts, as the sub-sector responds to rapid changes brought about by the electrical vehicle market
3i makes 4.4x on €307m sale of Atesteo to IHO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for the GP, which acquired Atesteo in September 2013
3i reports 8% NAV per share increase in H1 results
GP generated gross investment return of £715m, with £374m generated from divestments
3i cancels sale of £182m ACR stake
$1bn deal for the Singaporean reinsurance business was shelved due to regulatory delays
3i sells Hobbs to Foschini after 13-year holding
GP originally acquired the womenswear retailer from Equistone in a £111m EV deal in 2004
Project A invests in 3i-backed Lampenwelt
Project A will contribute digital and strategic operational capabilities on top of its investment
3i hires three in private equity team
Bruchmann joins as director, Supple as senior associate and van der Voorden as associate
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
3i reaps £117m in Mémora sale
GP fully exits the Iberian funeral service after nine years of ownership
3i sells €72m stake in Formel D to Citic Capital
3i retains an investment of €155m, having originally injected €247m with a view to bringing in co-investors
DBAG sells Formel D to 3i
3i will invest up to €247m initially but aims to reduce that to around €150m through co-investment
3i invests €200m for majority stake in Hans Anders
Optical retailer was bought by Alpha Private Equity and Alpinvest in 2011 for an estimated €230m
3i sells ESG to Socotec, generating £30m in proceeds
Deal follows a nine-year tenure in which the business sold non-core assets and made 15 bolt-ons
Ardian to acquire Prosol
Company founder Denis Dumont will reinvest in the group alongside the new majority shareholder