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...Boutique investment bank LionTree has hired Andrew Olinick, co-head of North America private equity at London-headquartered 3i, as a managing partner, per Bloomberg....
...Among those submissions is one from the Global Infrastructure Investor Association, a trade body representing some of the biggest names in infrastructure — including 3i, Blackstone, GIC, Goldman Sachs Infrastructure...
...Mr Thompson, a Briton who also chairs UK private equity group 3i, will take up the position in March, when Jan du Plessis steps down....
...Corporate earnings and updates for Friday include Carillion, Purplebricks, CVS Group and 3i Group....
...Mr Scouller drew parallels with 3i’s abortive bid for Electra in 1999 which failed after it was rejected and could not be raised under UK Takeover Panel rules....
...reading of the UK’s Q4 GDP of most interest: Earnings (all times CET): 07:00: Roche08:00 Deutsche Bank08:00 Electrolux08:00 Hennes & Mauritz08:00 Diageo Half Year08:00 Anglo American08:00 KAZ Minerals08:00 3i...
...Ahead of Thanksgiving halting market activity this week, a string of recent deals worth $2.3bn, including KKR pricing a $412m collateralised loan obligation and others from Guggenheim Partners, 3i Debt Management...
...In truth, the contest was a shootout between punctilious 3i and naughty Sports Direct. Shares in both have soared. jonathan.guthrie@ft.com...
...She wrote the Shine business plan when she was pregnant with her daughter, Charlotte, and promptly sold 20 per cent of the nascent company to 3i, the private equity group, for $3m....
...3i Group has made its second investment in Brazil, acquiring Óticas Carol, the country’s second-largest eyewear retail chain by sales....
...The purchases started on January 2, 3i said in a statement....
...Mr Bramson, an activist investor, is F&C’s largest shareholder through his hedge fund Sherborne Investors LLC. The stock has almost doubled since he began buying his stake in 2010....
...The list of European buyout houses struggling to hit their fundraising targets includes such eminent names as Terra Firma, Permira, Apax Partners and 3i....
...European Directories was formed in 2005 after its owner Macquarie Capital bought Yellow Brick Road for €1.8bn from London-based private equity group 3i, and expanded it through add-on acquisitions in Scandinavia...
...Aside from KKR, 3i, the British firm, is among those that have been expanding in São Paulo along with other international groups, such as General Atlantic and Carlyle....
...Traditionally, 3i has been a cost-effective way of buying into private equity. So what’s gone wrong?...
...IK has recently sold Etanco, the French producer of building fasteners and fixing systems, to 3i Group....
...Those investors who put their money in 3i must be asking themselves the question....
...Earlier in May an analyst’s note even raised the question whether private equity group 3i should continue as a listed company....
...One of the latest signs of this trend was the decision by 3i, the UK private equity group, to set up a £1.5bn ($2.3bn) infrastructure fund for India next year, targeting investments in ports, roads and power...
...Last month, he paid €580m ($787.3m) to buy MWM, the German engine maker, from 3i, the private equity group – outbidding General Electric and Dresser-Rand....
...DFJ Esprit will receive about £80m for the large minority stake in ApaTech it bought from 3i as part of its £130m acquisition of 3i’s European venture capital portfolio....
...Omers recruited Mark Redman, a 13-year veteran of 3i, to lead a five-person team in its new London office, which opened in September alongside its Borealis infrastructure team and its Oxford Properties Group...
...The rush of deals came as 3i, the UK’s oldest private equity group, said that its financial strength had been restored, after suffering a debt crisis last year. 3i said its net debt was £643m, down from...
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