3i (Amor Group) - December 2010

On 14 December 2010, Canaccord Genuity's client, 3i, announced the acquisition of Amor Group from Pamplona Capital Management in a secondary buy-out.

Amor is a leading in-store retailer of affordable jewellery in Europe. The company sells over 8mlion pieces of jewellery each year through a number of retail formats at over 1,400 points of sale. Amor was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Obertshausen, near Frankfurt/Main.

Canaccord Genuity acted as financial advisor to 3i.