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

The next YFM Healthcare & Medical Event will be on Thursday 14 October

YFM Private Equity, who manage the NWDA’s Interim Venture Capital Fund, is delighted to have supported the Development Capital investment in the North West based B2 Group, with the overall deal worth £1.1m.

The YFM Telecoms Sector Event date has been changed to Thursday 11 November 2010

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.