3i returns £512m to investors

Asset sales worth £1.3bn will allow 3i to return £512m to investors, according to the private equity house's preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2005. The cash will be returned to shareholders via a special dividend and share buy-back programme. The sales, which generated profit of £260m for 3i, included 12 flotations on six markets. 3i invested £755m of funds during the year and recorded pre-tax profits of £156m.

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