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YFM Private Equity has invested further follow-on funding to support Fishawack’s latest acquisition, Alpha-Plus Medical Communications.

YFM Private Equity has supported the management buy-out of Lightmain Company Limited. The buy-out sees the Sales Director Trevor Lafferty and his team acquire a majority shareholding in Lightmain Company Limited, containing the leisure division, with the construction and engineering divisions hived out to a company controlled by the vendor.

YFM Private Equity through the NWDA’s North West Interim Venture Capital Fund has helped to close the first round investment of £600,000 for the North West based business FreshTL. This round was a co-investment with Greener House Investments plc and is the first investment from the fund.

YFM Private Equity's support for Preston-based construction business Sheet Piling shows that quality UK small businesses can deliver returns and growth whatever the sector.

Following its backing of the management buyout of Fishawack Communications two years ago, funds managed by YFM Private Equity (Chandos Fund and British Smaller Companies VCT) have invested follow-on funding to support the acquisition of Nexus Communications, a Philadelphia based medical communications agency.

Chandos Fund, managed by YFM Private Equity, has completed its part in a £2m investment into Intamac System Limited - a platform provider for next generation networked and connected home services.

YFM Private Equity, part of the YFM Group, the most active investor in UK SMEs, and MTI, the technology venture capital investor, are delighted to announce that the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has awarded them a fund management mandate for the North West region.

Funds managed by YFM Group, Chandos Fund, British Smaller Companies VCT and British Smaller Technology Companies VCT2, have completed the £3.5 million MBI of Deep-Secure Limited. An encouraging end to another challenging but successful year, as funds managed by YFM Group invest in deals worth £49 million over the last 12 months.

All power to regional businesses as they deliver 6 realisations in 3 months 10x capital. We’re not sure about green shoots but what a three months for regional businesses at the forefront of UK growth.

YFM managed North West Business Investment Scheme (NWBIS) and DxS one of its investments both picked up awards at last Thursday's North West Insider Dealmakers awards.