3i
3i agrees £33m sale of Lekolar
Exit comes a decade after Nordic educational materials provider was acquired in SBO
3i's Action in €1.675bn refinancing
GP will receive approximately £187m in proceeds from the transaction
KKR acquires Hilding Anders from Arle
Deal comes three years after KKR provided a тЌ350m PIK facility as part of a refinancing
YFM, 3i sell Go Outdoors to JD Sports in £128.3m deal
Exit comes 18 years after YFM's initial investment and five years after 3i's
3i generates £654m from PE realisations in H1
Listed firm saw its net asset value increase 19% during the six-month period, to 551 pence per share
3i and Cathay invest combined €180m in Ponroy
Company executives retain a minority interest in the group, with 3i securing a majority stake
3i acquires Infinis division for £185m from Terra Firma
Acquisition of landfill gas operations marks the first stage in a two-part divestment process
Private equity's public market problems
Despite strong investor appetite for listed private equity houses, life on the public markets brings with it numerous challenges
Idinvest, Entrepreneur Venture in €2m series-A for Sync2Ad
Sync2Ad's predecessor Visiware had been backed by 3i and Entrepreneur Venture before going under in 2015
Omnes sells stake in Valorem to 3i in €57m deal
3i bought a 28.5% share from Omnes' vehicle FCPR Capenergie and others
3i makes £73m from sale of US-based Quintiles Transnational
Total return on investment reaches 3.3x with the GP’s full exit from the biopharma services business
3i in DKK 1.5bn take-private of BoConcept
British GPтs offer for the publicly listed Danish design business has been accepted by shareholders
3i exits Geka in €260m deal
3i and its funds will reap total proceeds of €178m, having already realised value in a refinancing last year
3i's Atesteo in €70m refinancing
BayernLB, Commerzbank, HSBC and UniCredit act as lead arrangers on the deal
3i promotes Salmon to partner
Promotion comes alongside a series of European appointments for the GP
3i in DKK 1.5bn bid for BoConcept
GP has acquired 67.5% of furniture companyтs share capital and 81.5% of voting rights
3i reaps £36m on sale of final stake in Eltel
Exit comes 18 months after GP listed Fenno-Swedish energy and telecoms infrastructure business
3i invests €181m in Schlemmer
Hannover Finanz acquired Schlemmer in 2012 and claims the exit is one of the largest in its history
3i's Basic-Fit announces intention to float
Company could be valued at up to €1bn for the listing, which could take place by year-end
3i closes CLO fund on €413m
New vehicle will target senior secured loans for European PE-backed buyouts
3i and Deutsche AM acquire TCR in €200m SBO
Both partners are acquiring the business from previous owners Chequers Capital and Florac
3i sells Mayborn after 10-year holding period
GP had already received ТЃ32m as part of a 2012 refinancing deal for the business
Mixed bag for Dutch retail market
As the Dutch economy strengthens, how have private equity investments in local retailers performed?
Gilde buys Amor from 3i in secondary MBO
Overall, the jewellery business generated €197m in proceeds and a 2.3x return for 3i