Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2001

Brian Larcombe – 3i Group Plc (iii.l)

BRIAN LARCOMBE is the Chief Executive of 3i, Europe's leading venture capital company and one of the FTSE 100 companies. He joined 3i in 1974 and worked for 18 years identifying, appraising and negotiating investment opportunities and became joint head of the UK Investment business in 1989. Ahead of 3i's flotation on the London Stock Exchange, Mr Larcombe joined the Board of 3i in 1992 as Director of Finance and Planning. In July 1997 he was appointed Chief Executive. Mr Larcombe is a former Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association and currently sits on a number of advisory Councils, including INSEAD, Singapore British Business Council and the Exchange Markets Group of the London Stock Exchange. Profile
TWST: Can you start us off with a brief corporate profile of 3i Group

plc, please: what is its core business?

Mr. Larcombe: 3i describes itself as Europe's leading venture capital

company.