YFM Leads £4.5m Growth Investment in Plandek

YFM Equity Partners Invests in Force24

November 23, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

YFM Equity Partners has made a growth investment in Force24, a Leeds-based cloud marketing automation platform. The funding will support product development, sales and marketing expansion and team growth, with YFM partner Mike Clarke joining the Force24 board.

Xero Acquires Planday for €183.5M

March 8, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Xero, the New Zealand-founded cloud accounting platform, has agreed to acquire Danish staff rota and workforce management SaaS provider Planday for €183.5 million (€155.7m upfront plus up to €27.8m earnout). The deal is expected to close in March 2022 and aims to integrate Planday’s scheduling and workforce tools into Xero’s small-business ecosystem to drive product capability expansion and revenue growth across key European markets.

YFM Equity Partners Backs Buyout of Resulting IT

May 17, 2023

IT Services

YFM Equity Partners has invested £9.3 million from its Buyout Fund II to support a management buyout of Resulting IT, an independent UK SAP consultancy. The backing (part of a broader c.£24m buy-out) will fund Resulting IT’s growth plans, expanding its UK presence and entering new sectors while building on its client roster that includes the NHS and Transport for London.

YFM Equity Partners Invests £5M in Fuuse

June 5, 2024

Energy

YFM Equity Partners has made a £5 million growth capital investment in Fuuse, a Lancaster-headquartered EV charge point management software platform. The funding will support Fuuse's expansion of its customer base and increased density across the UK market.

FPE Capital Makes First Institutional Investment in Dynamic Planner

July 14, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

FPE Capital has led the first institutional investment into Dynamic Planner, a Reading-based provider of risk-based financial planning SaaS for the UK wealth management sector. The growth capital will back the existing management team to accelerate product development, scale revenue and support Dynamic Planner's expansion across the UK and Europe.

ScaleUp Capital Backs Real Deals Media with £3.7m Growth Investment

January 25, 2022

Media & Entertainment

ScaleUp Capital has invested £3.7 million of growth capital into the Real Deals Media group, taking a minority stake alongside existing investor Ridgeway Capital. The funding will support Real Deals Media’s plans to expand its publications, content and events targeted at private equity professionals, service providers and the broader growing-business community.