Strong 3i results see higher prices but team growth in Asia
Speaking on much-improved full-year results from 3i Group plc, Michael Queen, 3i CEO, said that Asia had been a not so significant short-term contributor to the company's improved performance due to high entry prices, but that 3i has firm medium-term plans to expand its China and India teams.
"We are seeing good flow of investment opportunties. But everybody around the world can clearly see that India and China are bucking the developed-economy trend of low growth, so what you ‘ve seen is...
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