3i
Fifty Years Investing in Industry

3i (Investors in Industry) is Britain's leading venture capital company and has played a significant role in post-war investment banking and industrial development. The book traces its history and presents an inside-view of the workings of this institution.

This book should be of interest to general readers and academics interested in the financing of business and the venture capital industry and post-war industrial policy and investment.

Introduction. Part IR Coopey: . 1: Keeping Government out of the Banking Business. 2: The Piercy Style. 3: Establishing Independence. 4: Consolidation and Diversification. 5: The 1970s FFI. 6: The The 1980s Expansion and Change. 7: 3i: Remaking the Image. 8: Back to the Core. Part IID Clarke: . 9: 3i and Innovator. 10: Investment Capital v Venture Capital. 11: Raising Funds/3i's Financial Policies. 12: Management Style and Strategic Direction. 13: Diversification. 14: The Tax Case. 15: The International Dimension. 16: 3i in the Thatcher Years. 17: 3i's Contribution to the Economy - An Alternative Model. Postscript. Appendices. Glossary