3i is the world’s leading growth investor. Our Growth Capital team provides financial and strategic support to established businesses with the potential for outstanding value growth.  Each year, we invest over $1 billion in growth businesses across Europe, Asia and North America.

Typically we invest up to $300m in businesses with enterprise values ranging from $150m to $1.5bn. We take a minority share to help a business to achieve growth ambitions, restructure shareholdings, release equity or change the balance of equity to debt. We provide flexible funding packages that may consist of a mixture of loan finance as well as equity funding – whatever is most suitable.

As an active partner:
It is your business to run. Our role is to support, advise, and provide insights and access to contacts around the world.

As a shareholder:
Your interests are the same as ours - growth, value creation and sustainable success.

Our role is to provide funding solutions that work for business owners and strategic resources that can help entrepreneurs deliver a strong value creation agenda. The day-to-day business operations are left in the hands of the management team. 

Our wealth of experience enables us to:

Deliver growth by:

• Introducing customers and suppliers

• Applying specific sector-focused expertise

• Introducing and providing support and advice when deciding on acquisitions

• Delivering international expansion plans using our network

Build improved capabilities through:

• Introducing the appropriate management expertise

• Enabling management succession

• Advising on improving financial controls and outsourcing non-core activities

• Helping a business run an effective board

Plan and achieve the best exit by:

• Preparing and strategically positioning company assets

• Insisting on high quality and transparent information

• Professionalizing – pensions, legal issues, IPR and tax

• Seeking mutual agreement on exit timing

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