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3i Group

London, United Kingdom

3i is a leading international investment company with two complementary businesses, Private Equity and Infrastructure, specialising in core investment markets in northern Europe and North America. It backs entrepreneurs and management teams of mid-market businesses and works closely with portfolio companies to realise their potential.

Focus Areas
Private Equity, Infrastructure Investing
Website
3i.com

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2019-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout · 2 addon

3i Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for 3i Group. 1 2019 2 2020 2 2021 1 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Regional Rail (3i-backed), 3i Group
    Target
    Indiana Eastern Railroad, Ohio South Central Railroad
    Industry
    Transportation
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    3i-backed Regional Rail has agreed to acquire the Indiana Eastern Railroad and the Ohio South Central Railroad, adding a combined 107 miles of short-line freight track across Indiana and Ohio. The deal expands Regional Rail’s Midwest footprint and strengthens its ability to serve industrial customers in end markets including food & agriculture and chemicals.

  • Buyer
    3i Infrastructure plc
    Target
    SRL Traffic Systems
    Seller
    LDC
    Industry
    Infrastructure
    Location
    Cheshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    3i Infrastructure plc has acquired SRL Traffic Systems from mid-market private equity firm LDC. SRL, a Cheshire-headquartered equipment-as-a-service provider of portable and temporary intelligent traffic lights and VMS, has grown revenues and fleet materially under LDC and will be backed by 3i Infrastructure to support the next phase of expansion.

  • Buyer
    3i Group plc
    Target
    EC Waste, LLC
    Seller
    Post Capital Partners, Randy Jensen (management/owner)
    Location
    Puerto Rico
    Type
    Buyout

    3i Group plc has acquired EC Waste, LLC, a leading non-hazardous solid waste services provider in Puerto Rico, from Post Capital Partners. EC Waste serves over 100,000 residential and more than 8,500 commercial and industrial customers, operates multiple landfill sites and transfer stations, employs over 350 people, and hosts a large renewable natural gas project; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    3i Group plc, MPM management team
    Target
    MPM
    Seller
    ECI Partners
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    3i Group plc has agreed to invest c. £125m alongside MPM's management to acquire a majority stake in MPM, the Manchester-headquartered maker of premium pet food brands Applaws, Encore and Reveal. The transaction represents a sale by ECI Partners (which achieved a 4.4x return) and is intended to accelerate MPM's international expansion, particularly into North America; completion is subject to regulatory clearance.

  • Buyer
    3i Group plc (single-use bioprocessing platform)
    Target
    Sani-Tech West, Inc.
    Seller
    Founder-owners of Sani-Tech West (including majority owner Richard Shor)
    Industry
    Biotechnology
    Type
    Addon

    3i Group's single-use bioprocessing platform has acquired Sani-Tech West, Inc., a Camarillo, California-based manufacturer and distributor of single-use bioprocessing systems and components. The deal adds Sani-Tech's ~170 employees, cleanroom manufacturing footprint and product lines (bottles, caps, tubing, fittings and assemblies) to 3i's existing platform (including Cellon, Silicone Altimex and TBL), enhancing global manufacturing capacity, supply-chain assurance and product breadth for biopharma customers.

  • Buyer
    3i Group plc
    Target
    Regional Rail, LLC
    Seller
    Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
    Industry
    Transportation
    Type
    Buyout

    3i Group plc has acquired Regional Rail, LLC from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. Regional Rail, a Kennett Square, Pennsylvania-based operator of short-line railroads and rail-related services (including Diamondback Signal), will be supported by 3i to pursue further growth and network expansion across its end markets such as agriculture, lumber and energy.

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