To invest successfully, you need to have in-depth industry knowledge.
 
You can only choose the best deals and add the most value when you understand the forces of change and have a view on future direction.  At 3i, each of our investment professionals has a deep understanding of one or more industry sectors – but we’re not content to let knowledge rest in small pockets around the organisation.  Instead, all professionals in a particular sector work together across business lines and national borders to ensure that their insights can be applied in every location to the benefit of all our investments.
 
Our sector knowledge helps us to see over the horizon, while our ‘one team’ approach delivers insight when and where it’s needed:

• because we invest in companies at different stages of growth, we understand emerging trends as well as mature markets
• because we’re in three continents, we can develop multi-faceted relationships with the world’s leading international companies
• because our sector teams meet regularly to share information and analyse market developments, we’re continually updating our sector view.

When you understand where a market’s heading, you know where to invest.