3i has appointed Bob Stefanowski to the new role of Managing Partner and Chairman, 3i North America, with effect from 15 September 2008.

3i today announces the promotion of Bruno Deschamps to its Management Committee as Managing Partner, Group Markets, with specific responsibility for 3i’s Continental European business network, with effect from 1 October 2008.

3i Group plc announces that Julia Wilson, the Group’s Deputy Finance Director will join the Board on 1 October 2008 as Finance Director Designate.

3i, a world leader in private equity, today announces that it has sold its minority stake in Electrawinds, the leading independent renewable energy company in Belgium.

Fulcrum Group and Butterfield Fund Services (BFS) today announced an agreement to merge the two businesses to create Butterfield Fulcrum Group (BFG).

3i, a world leader in private equity, and funds managed by 3i, today announce an agreement with Labco SAS for the sale of Sampletest-Consultoría e Gestao de Laboratórios Clínicas S.A. (“Sampletest”).

3i today announced that it has invested 140m for a minority stake in Labco, a leading pan European medical diagnostics network. 3i leads an investor’s consortium including TCR Capital, Natixis Investment Partners and CIC Finance, who have committed an ad

3i announces that it has acquired a 45% stake in Soya Concept, a fast-growing women’s clothing company based in Denmark. The transaction facilitates a smooth generational transition following the retirement of Viggo Jensen from the business.

Today DSV has entered into an agreement with 3i (“3i Group plc and 3i funds”), the ABX management team and other shareholders to acquire all of the shares of XB Luxembourg Holdings 1 S.A., the parent of the ABX LOGISTICS Worldwide SA/NV Group (

3i, a world leader in mid-market private equity, and funds managed by 3i, have completed a deal to back the buyout of Uponor UK Ltd, the UK’s market leading manufacturer of thermoplastic pipe systems to the gas, water and telecommunications industries.