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26 January 2012
3i Group plc - Interim Management Statement
3i Group plc ("3i"), the international private equity firm, today issues its Interim Management Statement in accordance with FSA Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.3. This statement which, as usual, is unaudited, relates to the three month period from 30 September 2011 to 31 December 2011.
Michael Queen, 3i's Chief Executive, said: "We have made a number of important strategic steps to strengthen each of our business lines in the period, including the reorganisation of our private equity business, signing our first investment in Brazil, and the launch of our Credit Opportunities Fund."
"We have also generated good realisations from the portfolio, although, as we said in our November half-year results announcement, the operating environment is challenging given the deterioration in the macro-economic outlook and continued market uncertainty. Conditions have not improved since then, which has been reflected in a softening in the earnings performance of some of the portfolio over this period."
1. Investment
Investment by business line was as follows:
Investment (£m)
| Six months ended | Three months ended | Nine months to | Nine months to | |
30 September | 31 December | 31 December | 31 December | ||
2011 | 2011 | 2011 (total) | 2010 (total) | ||
Private Equity | |||||
Buyouts | 292 | 65 | 357 | 436 | |
Growth Capital | 117 | 4 | 121 | 23 | |
Infrastructure | 33 | - | 33 | 15 | |
Debt Management | 6 | 13 | 19 | 36 | |
Total | 448 | 82 | 530 | 510 | |
2. Realisations
Realisations by business line were as follows:
Realisations (£m)
| Six months ended | Three months ended | Nine months to | Nine months to | |
30 September | 31 December | 31 December | 31 December | ||
2011 | 2011 | 2011 (total) | 2010 (total) | ||
Private Equity | |||||
Buyouts | 360 | 202 | 562 | 168 | |
Growth Capital | 163 | 16 | 179 | 126 | |
Infrastructure | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
Debt Management | - | - | - | 40 | |
Non-core | 8 | 1 | 9 | 63 | |
Total | 532 | 219 | 751 | 398 | |
3. Cashflow and balance sheet
The Group had cash, cash deposits and undrawn committed facilities of £1,753 million as at 31 December 2011 (30 September 2011: £1,680 million) and gross debt had reduced to £1,659 million (30 September 2011: £1,722 million).
Net cash divestment in the three month period was £159 million and net debt decreased by £136 million to £395 million (30 September 2011: £531 million).
Ends
For information please contact:
Patrick Dunne | Group Communications Director, 3i Group plc | 020 7975 3566 |
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Kathryn van der Kroft | PR Director | 020 7975 3021 |
This statement aims to give an indication of material events and transactions that have taken place during the period from 30 September 2011 to 31 December 2011 and their impact on the financial position of 3i Group plc. These indications reflect the Board's current view. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and could change. Factors which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, general economic and market conditions and specific factors affecting the financial prospects or performance of individual investments within 3i's portfolio.
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