Skip to content
City PM
  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • Markets
  • Business
  • Opinion

Action

  • Short seller makes multimillion pound bet against 3i Group

    Investing

    Shadowfall Capital and Research has taken out a multimillion-pound short position against 3i, the largest investment trust in the UK, arguing that its largest holding, Action, is overvalued. FTSE 100 private equity group 3i has been invested in Action for over a decade, which operates close to 3,000 stores across 12 European countries like Germany, [...]

    UK's innovation economy has bested Europe to record investment.
  • 3i Group: Inside Britain’s biggest retailer you’ve probably never heard of

    Investing

    £32.5bn investment trust, 3i Group, owns Britain’s biggest retailer: Action. You’ve likely never heard of Action, and that’s because it doesn’t actually operate in the UK, instead having close to 3,000 stores across 12 European countries like Germany, the Netherlands and France. The group is kind of like B&M: Selling items at a low cost, [...]

    3i Group's prize holding, Action, is bigger than Tesco.
  • Private equity giant 3i makes ‘encouraging start’ on back of star performer Action

    Investment

    The firm's net asset value (NAV) per share rose four per cent to 2,167p at the end of June, up from 2,085p at the end of March.

    CMC Markets is looking to shift into the Web 3.0 space.
  • 3i Group: Dutch supermarket Action continues strong performance

    June 27, 2024

    3i Group, the country's largest investment trust, has reported its main holding Action has "continued to perform strongly".

  • 3i Group ups dividend as Action’s ‘remarkable growth’ continues

    May 9, 2024

    Private equity giant 3i Group upped its dividend as its full year results were boosted by the "remarkable growth story" of Dutch retailer Action.

Trending Articles

  • Top Burnham adviser calls for capital gains and inheritance tax hikes

  • Two solicitors linked to Post Office scandal charged with misconduct

  • Revealed: Secret Treasury plan to tax State Pension before it is paid out

  • Clarkson’s Farm and why businesses must stop blaming the weather

  • As it happened: Stocks tumble after Apple rattles global markets; UK food exports hit by US tariffs

City PM — European politics, business and analysis.

Europe

  • Germany
  • France
  • Europe
  • UK & Ireland

Topics

  • Business
  • Markets
  • AI
  • Technology
  • Opinion
  • Energy

More

  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Fintech
  • Legal
  • Sport
  • Life

Company

  • About City PM
  • Editorial Policy
  • Corrections
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
© 2026 City PM · Published by CityPM Media, Bahnhofstrasse 65, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
About · Editorial Policy · Corrections · Contact · Privacy