3i Group Share News (III)

UPDATE 2-3i private equity returns reach almost 1 bln pounds at half year

(Adds share price explanation) By Dasha Afanasieva and Kit Rees LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - 3i Group said on Thursday its private equity business made returns of almost 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) in the six months to Sept. 30 after benefiting from the fall in sterling. Helpe

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CORRECTED-3i shareholder returns reach 1 bln pounds at half year

(Corrects headline, first and second paragraphs to show these are shareholder returns not returns to shareholders) LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Investment company 3i Group reported shareholder returns of more than 1 billion pounds ($1.24 billion) in the six months to Sept. 30 after benefitin

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3i Group reports increase first half NAV

(ShareCast News) - Private equity and venture capital group 3i Group reported on Thursday an increase in net asset value in the first half as its investments had little impact from the geopolitical uncertainty and financial market volatility. Net asset value per share rose to 551p at 30 September fr

TOP NEWS: 3i Hikes Interim Dividend By Third As Net Asset Value Rises

3i to sell debt management business to Investcorp

(ShareCast News) - Investment manager 3i Group is to sell its debt management business to Investcorp, a Bahrain-based manager of alternative investments, for around £222m to focus on growing its private equity and infrastructure portfolios. The deal, which is expected to close by the end of March, w

Bahrain's Investcorp says to buy 3i's debt-management business

DUBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Bahrain-based private equity investor Investcorp has agreed to acquire the debt-management business of Britain's 3i for 222 million pounds ($271 million), it said on Tuesday. The proposed transaction will add $12 billion to Investcorp's assets under management (AUM

3i Infrastructure shares up after pre-close update

(ShareCast News) - 3i Infrastructure posted a trading update on Tuesday, as it entered the close period for the six months to 30 September 2016. The AIM-traded firm said between 1 April and 2016 September, it raised £385m of new equity - specifically on 8 June 2016 - increased from the target size o

Four buyout groups shortlisted in sale of lighting maker SLV - sources

FRANKFURT, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Buyout group Cinven has short-listed four other private equity groups in its auction of German residential and technical lighting products maker SLV, people close to the matter said. Ardian, 3i, Triton and Lone Star have been asked to prepare second-round bid

Sunday newspaper round-up: Fed, China, Glencore, Diageo, National Grid

(ShareCast News) - Traders are betting that the US Federal Reserve will stand pat on interest rates this week, despite warnings that rising inflationary pressures could persuade the US central bank to hike. The Sunday Times reported that investors were assuming the flurry of weaker-than-expected eco

Sunday newspaper round-up: Fed, China, Glencore, Diageo, National Grid

(ShareCast News) - Traders are betting that the US Federal Reserve will stand pat on interest rates this week, despite warnings that rising inflationary pressures could persuade the US central bank to hike. The Sunday Times reported that investors were assuming the flurry of weaker-than-expected eco

INVESTMENT FOCUS-Investors see British infrastructure getting stimulus boost after Brexit

* Bets rise on infrastructure as next UK stimulus * Investors look to add to holdings in the sector By Alasdair Pal LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - UK infrastructure funds are hitting record highs on the prospect of more government spending after Britain's vote to leave the European

Sterling slump post Brexit helps 3i boost Q1 NAV

(ShareCast News) - Infrastructure investment group 3i said first quarter net asset value rose to 538p a share, up from 463p at the end of March as the company's portfolio benefited from the slump in sterling after the UK's vote to leave the European Union. The company said its private equity portfol

Britain's 3i lifts return on assets by 16.4 pct

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - British private equity firm 3i's total return on assets reached 16.4 percent in its first quarter to June 30, it said on Tuesday, adding that its portfolio had been helped by sterling weakness since Britain's vote to leave the European Union. Its diluted net ass