YFM promotes Clarke
YFM Equity Partners has promoted Mike Clarke to the position of partner.
Clarke joined the Leeds office as investment director in January 2019. During the last 18 months, he has been involved in several deals, including the £4.5m series-A investment in Leeds-based data visualisation, reporting and analytics software developer Panintelligence.
As well as representing YFM on the board of Panintelligence, Clarke is responsible for sourcing and transacting the firm's new investment opportunities across Yorkshire and the north-east of England.
The firm is currently deploying YFM Equity Partners Buyout Fund II, which closed on £80m in March 2020. YFM funds invest £3-10m in small UK businesses.
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