If the adage about waiting for a bus holds true then the last three weeks has been a purple patch for YFM as the firm has realised four investments for up to 4.2x.

Combined with further investments into the remaining portfolio, total deal activity topped £100 million in December. The backcloth of the most uncertain times in the UK’s recent political history, has not dimmed the ability of the UK’s small businesses to generate value, employment and boost exports.