3i Group plc Interim report 2005

Ten large investments

The table below shows investments valued at £50 million or above. One investment has been excluded for commercial reasons.
Investments Description of business Business
line		 Geography First
invested
in		 Residual
cost1
£m		 Directors’
valuation1
£m
Petrofac Ltd Oilfield services Growth Capital UK 2002    
Equity shares         22 116
          22 116
Oval (2040) Ltd (NCP) Transport management and parking services Buyouts UK 2005    
Equity shares         1 1
Loans         98 98
          99 99
SR Technics Holding AG Technical solutions provider for commercial aircraft fleets Buyouts Switzerland 2002    
Equity shares         7 60
Loans         34 33
          41 93
Giochi Preziosi Spa Manufacturer and distributor of toys Buyouts Italy 2005    
Equity shares         83 83
          83 83
ERM Holdings Ltd Environmental consultancy Buyouts UK 2001    
Equity shares         1 45
Loans         42 35
          43 80
Betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH Supplier of generic prescription drugs Buyouts Germany 2003    
Equity shares         33 55
Loans         19 20
          52 75
Vetco International Ltd2 Oilfield equipment manufacturer Buyouts UK 2004    
Equity shares         – 33
Loans         30 31
          30 64
Boxer TV – Access AB Digital TV distributor Growth Capital Nordic 2005    
Equity shares         58 59
          58 59
Williams Lea Group Ltd Outsourced print services Growth Capital UK 1965    
Equity shares         33 59
          33 59
Extec Holdings Ltd Manufacturing of screening and crushing machinery Buyouts UK 2002    
Equity shares         7 32
Loans         12 12
Fixed income         6 6
          25 50

Notes
  1. The investment information is in respect of the Group's holding and excludes any co-investment by 3i managed funds.
  2. As the residual cost of this investment is less than £0.5million, this cost is not shown in the above table.


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