As the leader of a family-owned business,the challenges you face can be complex.You need to prepare your company for the future while respecting its history and achievements. You want to tap into financial and strategic support without necessarily handing over management control. And you would like family members to access their wealth when they need it – but still have the funds to continue investing in business growth.

At 3i, we have been working with family owned businesses for more than 60 years – helping them to make transitions while preserving their heritage and the principles and vision of the owners.

We have built a specialist business, Growth Capital, which typically invests in minority, non-control situations where we work in a partnership of trust to achieve ambitious goals:

As experienced investors, we support the bold decisions that deliver transformational changes in scale and market leadership.

With a worldwide presence and deep sector knowledge, we are a gateway to new countries, strategic acquisitions and fresh talent.

Our flexible investment approach, primarily investing from our own balance sheet, facilitates the smooth transfer of family wealth and ownership succession.

By doing this, we help to grow businesses significantly and generate substantial returns for all shareholders.