YFM

YFM Equity Partners has backed the management buy-out of Displayplan Limited, a display fixtures business, from Leggett & Platt UK Limited for an undisclosed sum.

The North West Fund for Development Capital (NWFDC), managed by YFM Equity Partners, has invested £400,000 of equity finance in Merseyside’s Evodental, a specialist provider of private dental implants.

YFM Equity Partners has invested in a £4.5m injection of growth funding in PowerOasis to help accelerate the business’ ambitious plans in the $3bn power solutions market for mobile telecoms companies.

YFM Equity Partners won two industry awards on 22 September, VCT of the Year at the Investor Allstars Awards and VCT Deal of the Year at the unquote British Private Equity Awards.

In recent years, many companies have become aware that their shareholders have received unsolicited phone calls or correspondence concerning investment matters

YFM Equity Partners has backed the management buy-in of Bagel Nash, a specialist bagel bakery and retail business for an undisclosed sum.

YFM Equity Partners has backed Fishawack’s acquisition of Swiss-based Phocus Services GmbH, supporting Fishawack’s goal of becoming the leading independent global medical communications business.

Top performing British Smaller Companies Venture Capital Trust (BSC VCT)*, which is managed by YFM Equity Partners, has agreed to pay out £7.5m in dividends to its shareholders, believed to be one of the largest generalist VCT dividend payout in ten years.

Shareholders are been given the opportunity to re-invest this 21 pence dividend at 94.05 pence per share