Search About us Private Equity Infrastructure Our people Investor relations Media centre Sustainability Careers About us III LSE 1,402.00GBp Home About us Our strategic objectives Our strategic objectives 3i is an investment company with two complementary businesses, Private Equity and Infrastructure. We focus on opportunities where our sector and investment expertise, combined with our international presence and strong capital position, can create material value for our stakeholders. Strategic objective FY2021 progress Grow investment portfolio earnings 87% of Private Equity portfolio companies1 (by value) grew earnings in the period Realise investments with good cash‑to‑cash returns £218m Group realised proceeds2 Maintain an operating cash profit £23m Operating cash profit2 Use our strong balance sheet £510m Invested in Private Equity Increase shareholder distributions 38.5p Dividend per share 1 Last 12 months (“LTM”) earnings to 31 December 2020. Includes 22 unquoted companies and Basic-Fit, which is quoted. 2 Operating cash profit, realised proceeds are APMs. Latest Annual report Annual report and accounts 2021 (10.3mb) Report library linkedin twitter Contents About Us Private Equity Infrastructure Our people Investor relations Media centre Sustainability Careers Popular links Annual reports Corporate presentations Infrastructure Our people Private Equity Results centre Legal & regulatory disclosures 3i Group plc 3i Investments plc 3i Investments (Luxembourg) SA 3i BIFM Investments Limited Copyright 2021 3i Group plc Contacts Cookies Modern slavery statement Site index Privacy policy Terms & conditions Our use of cookies We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences. For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our External Link Icon I DO NOT ACCEPT Necessary cookies Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. Analytics cookies Analytics cookies help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how it is used. Analytics cookies On Off COOKIE CONTROL