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Posted 12th June 2019

YFM Equity Partners announces £60m first close of its Buy-Out Fund II

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) announces the first close of its Buy-Out-Fund II with £60m of investment committed. This follows the £45m raised for its Buy-Out Fund I, which had a final close in April 2017. Only two years later, and following the recent investment in THE PROTEIN WORKS, this fund is now almost two thirds invested.

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YFM Equity Partners announces £60m first close of its Buy-Out Fund II
Mike White, YFM Equity Partners
Mike White YFM’s Partner responsible for Investor Relations

YFM Equity Partners announces £60m first close of its Buy-Out Fund II

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) announces the first close of its Buy-Out-Fund II with £60m of investment committed.  This follows the £45m raised for its Buy-Out Fund I, which had a final close in April 2017.  Only two years later, and following the recent investment in THE PROTEIN WORKS, this fund is now almost two thirds invested.

“Nearly three quarters of the funds have been raised for our Buy-Out-Fund II from existing investors, which is a great endorsement from our investor base, with over £15m from new investors” said Mike White YFM’s Partner responsible for Investor Relations.

YFM’s strategy is to raise funds that are invested over 2-3 years. This gives investors shorter commitment periods allowing them to re-invest with YFM over shorter cycles. “This is something we learnt investors found attractive when raising the first fund,” added White.

Buy-Out-Fund II will continue the investment strategy established by the first fund where typically YFM invests between £3m-£7m through its UK footprint of offices into businesses where there is a change of ownership and strong growth potential.  The strategy for Buy-Out-Fund II will be to hold second and final closes before the end of 2019 and the fund will invest over a similar period to Buy-Out I, investing into 2022.

White adds: “What we have found most interesting is the funds have all been raised from within the UK with all our new investors being individuals, family offices or high net worth investors. Most of these investors have generated their wealth as owner managers in the UK small business sector which has given them enormous empathy and a strong understanding of what we do and the businesses we invest in.”

David Hall, Managing Partner said: “We believe the market for these smaller businesses is less well served which has been demonstrated by the success of our Buy-Out Fund I which is nearly fully deployed just two years after its final close. In addition, we realised one of our investments at the end of 2018, delivering a 4.2x return which shows there is real and tangible value in this market.

“There’s been a strong investor appetite in both our Buy-Out-Funds which has seen YFM raise over £100m in addition to the £35m invested in our growth funds. This provides us with powerful investment capacity to support and invest in the UK’s small businesses with funds under management now exceeding £300m.

“We are targeting a fund size of £75m so as to have a manageable portfolio and it is very encouraging to have such a strong first close.”

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