YFM Group
YFM reaps 4x-plus return in Springboard sale to US trade
Acquisition of footfall data analytics group will expand MRI Software’s retail solutions offering
YFM to hit the road for GBP 80m-GBP 100m fundraising in 2023
Small cap GP in pre-marketing with existing LPs; Fund II full deployment expected mid next year
YFM backs MBO of SOS Leak Detection
GP plans to focus on organic growth for the water damage repair business but has also lined up potential bolt-ons
YFM appoints Marcus Karia as CFO
Karia was most recently group finance director of London-listed venture capital firm Arix Bioscience
YFM scores 6.5x on Deep Secure exit
Deal shortly follows the 6x exit of YFM's FourNet stake to Palatine Private Equity
YFM sells FourNet stake to Palatine for 6x return
YFM invested £9m for a minority stake in the cloud contact centre business in 2017
YFM invests in Outpost VFX
Investment coincides with the appointment of Robin Shenfield to the board as chair
Horizon's Timico buys Arcus Cloud Services
Horizon bought a majority stake in Timico in 2016 via a deal valuing the company at more than £50m
YFM invests in Force24
Company plans to use the fresh capital to strengthen its sales and marketing operations and continue to develop its platform
YFM promotes Clarke
YFM is currently deploying YFM Equity Partners Buyout Fund II, which closed on £80m in March 2020
YFM-backed DSP acquires Explorer
Acquisition of Explorer is expected to see group revenues boosted to more than £20m
YFM hires new partner
YFM closed its most recent fund, YFM Buyout Fund II, on £80m in March 2020
YFM backs £17m GHG buyout
Senior debt and a working capital facility are being provided by Triplepoint
YFM hires BDO's Wrench
Wrench has taken the position of investment director in the firm's London office, investing in SMEs
YFM closes Buyout Fund II on £80m
GP plans to make investments this year and expects prices to drop "somewhat" in the current environment
YFM invests in ISS
Founded in 2009 and based in Pershore, West Midlands, ISS currently employs 31 people
YFM exits GroupBC investment
YFM Equity Partners injected £3.35m into the company in 2014, carving it out from Unit4
YFM reaps 2.25x money on Eikon, retains minority stake
YFM has retained a minority investment in the company, comprising equity and loan notes
YFM, Comhar invest £4.5m in PanIntelligence
YFM is investing £3.5m for a minority stake, alongside an additional investment of £1m by Comhar
YFM acquires PMT
Professional Music Technology is a music products retailer generating more than £40m in revenue
YFM invests £4.5m in SharpCloud
YFM invests via its VCTs as well as YFM Equity Partners Growth II
Tenzing invests in Eikon
YFM Private Equity made a growth investment in the digital post-production company last year
YFM appoints Grant Thornton's Villiers
Prior to joining YFM, Villiers worked in Grant Thornton's corporate finance team
YFM holds £60m first close for sophomore buyout fund
GP's second institutionally backed fund has a target of £75m and aims to close by the end of 2019