YFM Group
YFM invests £5m in Tonkotsu
YFM used equity from its British Smaller Companies VCT and VCT 2 funds for a minority stake
YFM supports MBO of The Protein Works
GP's maiden institutionally backed fund is more than 70% deployed following the deal
YFM invests $4.5m in Elucidat
Education-focused authoring platform developer will invest in product development and recruitment
YFM exits Leengate Valves in management buy-back
Divestment of the industrial valve wholesaler brings to an end a five-year holding period
YFM reaps 3.4x on sale of GTK
Sale of the UK-based provider of electronics to a strategic trade buyer generates a 36% IRR
YFM exits Gill Marine
Exit delivers a 2x return on YFM Equity Partners' original £9m investment, made in September 2013
Growth Capital Partners backs secondary MBO of Indigo
Maven Capital Partners and YFM fully exit after backing a deal worth £12m in 2016
Kent County pension fund increases allocation to PE
Private equity has been the best performing asset class for the quarter to June, returning 10.52%
YFM invests £4.5m in CPMS
Deal for the rail infrastructure company is the seventh investment made by the GP's Buyout Fund I
YFM backs DSP in £10m MBO
YFM deploys capital from its YFM Buyout Fund I, which closed in April 2017 on £45m
YFM invests £3m in Arcus
YFM Equity Partners will invest in Arcus, a provider of cloud-based software services, via two VCTs
YFM invests £2.2m in Hutchinson Networks
Move towards cloud-based services is creating a large number of growth opportunites
YFM backs Eikon Group
Firm draws equity for the transaction from YFM Equity Partners 2015 Co-investment LP and two VCTs
Sapphire, YFM, Scale in $20m Matillion series-B
Fast-growing tech firm has attracted new investors after its YFM-backed series-A 16 months ago
YFM Equity Partners backs MBO of Checkmate Fire
Deal is the fifth investment from YFM Equity Partners 2016, which closed in April 2017
YFM's Gill Marine bolts on Gill North America
Acquisition of the US-based licensee will increase the consolidated group's turnover to £20m
UK buyout activity reaches post-crisis peak in 2017
Small-cap and lower-mid-market invested strongly during the course of the year, while fundraising activity continued apace
YFM hires Harrison as portfolio director
Harrison joins YFM from Santander Bank, where he worked between 2010-2017 as director
PE-backed Indigo Telecom acquires Belcom247
Transaction is first bolt-on acquisition after Indigo's Maven- and YFM-backed buyout 15 months ago
YFM injects £1.5m into E2E
Fresh capital will enable the business to launch its NeatAccess communications node
YFM backs 4net Technologies with £9m
Deal is the fourth investment made by the firm's 2016-vintage maiden buyout fund
YFM divests Harvey Jones to AIB
Sale of stake in kitchen designer and retailer generates around 2x money multiple for the vendor
YFM backs Friska with £3m
Bristol-based fast food restaurant looks to expand in the UK following the investment from YFM
YFM hires Thomas as investment director
Andy Thomas leaves Maven Capital after four years to join the VC firm's Manchester office