Justin Maltz

Bio

Justin is a director in 3i's UK private equity business. His remit is to invest €25m to €150m in minority stakes in growing independent businesses, which are typically valued between €100m and €1bn . He also leads 3i's activity in the UK consumer sector across both majority and minority investments and, as a member of 3i's global consumer team, has a particular focus on retail and leisure. Justin's involvement in the consumer sector includes the roll-outs of GO Outdoors, the Giraffe restaurant chain and Eat sandwich shops in the UK, Cafe y Te in Spain and Little Sheep in China. His investment record also covers successful exits at housebuilder Banner Homes, media monitoring business KBBI and staffing business Morgan McKinley, private placings in SLR, the UK environmental consultancy and in Morse, the IT hardware/services company, the take-private of Fairview Homes and the buy-and-build at telecoms company Azzurri. He is currently a board member at GO Outdoors (retail), Giraffe Concepts (restaurants) and Polyconcept (promotional products). Justin has been with 3i for 15 years, including periods in the buyout, growth capital and regional markets. He spent ten years in a number of roles with HSBC before joining 3i. Justin is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and has a degree in Banking and Finance from Loughborough University.