3i reaps sevenfold return from gas company exit

3i, Europe's largest listed private equity firm, has reaped over seven times its initial investment in North Sea gas company CH4 Energy in four years, selling it for €224m ($287m) to oil and gas producer Venture Production.

The buyout firm revealed the sale price represented a return of 7.3 times its investment in the business, and an internal rate of return of 105%.

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