LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - British private equity group 3i said on Thursday it had completed 29 million pounds ($48million) of exits in the three months to Dec. 31, taking itstotal proceeds for the year so far to 557 million pounds.
The owner of women's fashion retailer Hobbs and TommeeTippee baby bottle maker Mayborn said new investment increasedduring the third quarter, with 247 million pounds investedcompared to just 4 million pounds in same three months in 2012.
The group said it did not plan to complete any significantnew private equity investments in the final quarter of itsfinancial year.
3i said diluted net asset value (NAV) per share hadincreased 3 percent to 333 pence.