3i Group

Private equity and infrastructure investment company
Last updated:
January 3, 2026
Company details
HQ
London, UK
HEADCOUNT
100-499
ORG TYPE
Corporate
SECTOR
Finance
About the company
3i Group is an investment company specialising in Private Equity and Infrastructure. 3i Group invests in mid-market companies headquartered in Europe and North America, aiming to grow value through long-term ownership and active portfolio support. 3i Group is listed in the UK and is a constituent of the FTSE 100. 3i Group is a relatively small organisation by employee count, with most impact coming through portfolio companies rather than the corporate workforce.
Locations and presence
3i Group lists six offices: London (head office), Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, New York, and Paris. Roles are largely office-based in those hubs given the nature of investing work, with no public, company-wide remote-first statement for early-career roles.
Palpable Score
58.8
/ 100
3i Group offers credible early-career access mainly through a small number of paid internships, including structured partner programmes, but 3i Group does not show a consistently advertised, current graduate scheme on first-party careers pages. Hiring looks structured when it happens, yet transparency relies heavily on third-party candidate reports rather than a clear, official early-career process page. Learning support for joiners is described in company sustainability and careers content, but outcomes data like conversion rates and promotion timelines is not published.
Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

11.0
/ 20
  • The company states that internships exist but frames them as a “small number” across locations, with London internships routed via partners rather than a large in-house campus pipeline.
  • 3i Group reports taking on three paid interns via the GAIN Empower Investment Internship Programme in summer 2024 and two more in summer 2025, which confirms recurring but low-volume intake.
  • The company does not currently present a first-party graduate programme page with annual intake timing, role families, or application windows, so entry-level access looks opportunistic rather than systematic.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

11.7
/ 20
  • The company’s most detailed public process description for graduate hiring is found on third-party listings that describe online tests, interviews, and an assessment centre, rather than on 3i Group’s own careers pages.
  • 3i Group candidate interview reports describe multi-stage steps like numerical and verbal reasoning tests, recruiter phone screens, and assessment-centre style group exercises, which suggests structure but not consistent first-party transparency.
  • The company explicitly notes that speculative applicants may not receive responses due to application volume, which is understandable for a small firm but still reduces perceived closure and transparency for early-career applicants.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

13.7
/ 20
  • The company describes “comprehensive induction plans for all new joiners,” including sessions with different teams to support integration, which is a concrete onboarding signal.
  • 3i Group describes learning as work-based with targeted training plus mentoring, and 3i Group also references leadership and mentoring programmes in careers content.
  • The company does not describe early-career-specific mentorship structures such as buddy systems, cohort curricula, or a standard intern learning plan, so support likely varies by team and manager.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

10.7
/ 20
  • The company lists a benefits package that includes private medical insurance, life insurance, and retirement provisions, plus wellbeing supports like fitness and an Employee Assistance Programme for counselling.
  • 3i Group does not publish salary ranges for internships or early-career roles on first-party pages, so candidates often need third-party estimates to benchmark pay.
  • The company’s internship pathways referenced through partners are described as paid, but the company does not provide straightforward, comparable pay figures or ranges alongside those routes.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

11.7
/ 20
  • The company links internships to paid access programmes (GAIN, 10,000 Black Interns) and shows repeat participation over multiple summers, which supports continuity as an entry route even at small scale.
  • 3i Group has positive overall employee sentiment on Glassdoor, with an overall rating around 4.1/5 and a large majority recommending 3i Group as a workplace, which is a helpful but not early-career-specific outcome signal.
  • The company does not publish early-career outcomes such as internship-to-offer conversion, retention by cohort, or typical time-to-promotion, which limits confidence about progression after entry.

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