LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - British private equity company 3iGroup said on Thursday it had a solid first-halfportfolio performance, making a return of 234 million pounds($369.1 million), up from 175 million pounds last year.
The owner of women's fashion chain Hobbs and Dutch discountretailer Action said portfolio realisation and refinancingproceeds came to 324 million pounds in the six months to Sept.30 and that it was expecting to pay a minimum full-year dividendof 15 pence per share.
($1 = 0.6340 British Pounds) (Reporting By Freya Berry; editing by David Clarke)