After successfully investing in nine European small-cap companies with a differentiated and innovative strategy, we re-brand to YANA INVESTMENT PARTNERS.

Under our new brand, we will continue the same successful investment strategy that we have applied over the last years: We source and execute investment opportunities in outstanding, privately held European small-cap companies by partnering with our local deal partners. Our deal partners are experienced teams of veteran private equity deal doers, operators, and entrepreneurs, typically with decades of sector or country expertise. Together with our investors and deal partners, we become engaged asset owners to build long-term value for all stakeholders.

True “partnership” is one of our core values and it is no coincidence that the word “partners” figures prominently in our brand, website address and emails. We are looking forward to continuing the build-up of our business with your ongoing support!

Check out our new website for more information: www.yana.partners

Our new email addresses: firstname.lastname@yana.partners

Over the summer, we have started building our Industrial Advisory Board. Industrial Advisory Partners support us on individual deals based on their industry expertise. They generate additional deal flow, give access to their industry network, support us on company due diligence and can take advisory or board roles in our companies.

To date, we have appointed three Industrial Advisory Partners for the sectors “Industry / Supply Chain”, “Technology / Software” and “Branded Consumer Goods”:

We will continue to expand the Industrial Advisory Board with industry specialist from our target sectors, in order to further strengthen the quality of our investment decisions and the value-added that we can provide to our companies and investors.

When visiting Yana’s offices, you can now chose between London and Kufstein! Yana Investment Partners GmbH was set up this spring to advise EU investors in a fully regulated environment after Brexit. The company has its registered address at Unterer Stadtplatz 11, 6330 Kufstein, Austria, with registration number FN 555620p and is authorised and regulated by the Austrian Financial Market Authority (“Finanzmarktaufsicht” - “FMA”).

Please, just don’t expect our office to be as splendid as the above picture suggests... 😀

In June 2021, funds advised by Yana Investment Partners invested in Real Good Dental (“RGD”). Founded in 2012, RGD is the second largest Scottish dental chain, servicing over 350,000 patients across 46 practices. The Scottish dental sector is still fragmented, thus providing opportunities for further consolidation and professionalization.

RGD will be joined by Peter Keegans in the role of Executive Chairman. Peter is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in the dental space, having supported both Oasis Dental and also Colosseum in the past.

Our deal partner and management will continue to expand the group’s footprint and service offering in addition to strengthening the group’s overall capabilities.

Yana Investment Partners worked alongside TriSpan, a private equity firm based in London and New York which focuses on active buy-and-build investments.

In July, funds advised by Yana Investment Partners invested in MT Helmets. Founded in 1968, MT Helmets is a Spanish designer and manufacturer of motorcycle helmets with sales across the world.

The company sets itself apart from competitors by offering high-quality helmets sold at competitive prices, thus making MT Helmets ideally positioned to benefit from increasing road safety regulations across the world.

Having been owned by the founding family since its inception, Yana and our deal partner invested together with the second generation of the family with a view to continue rolling out the MT Helmets brand globally.

Yana invested together with Avior Capital, a private equity sponsor based in Madrid which focuses on control investments in the Spanish lower-mid market segment.