London, 15 May 2012: Bridges Ventures, the sustainable growth investor, today announced that it will provide £2 million in funding to cloud.IQ, an integrated marketing technology specialist. Over the last ten years cloud.IQ has developed market leading technology which allows organisations to manage their marketing communications simultaneously across multiple channels including text, phone, email, web, […]
Read moreLondon, 13 March 2012: Bridges Ventures (“Bridges”), the sustainable growth investor, today announced that it is celebrating 10 years of investing for both attractive financial returns and positive social impact for its ever widening investor base. Last Thursday, Bridges marked this anniversary at an event for over 200 guests which featured a discussion on “How […]
Read moreLondon, 7 March 2013: Specialist fund manager Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) today announced that it has sold its stake in Whelan Refining Ltd (‘Whelan’) to the company’s management team. Bridges led the investment in Whelan in 2006, alongside Catapult Venture Managers Ltd, to fund the refurbishment and re-commissioning of a redundant oil refinery in Stoke-on-Trent. The […]
Read moreLondon, 29 January 2013: Hands-on investment and entrepreneurial talent are fast becoming powerful tools for addressing pressing societal challenges as well as driving sustainable growth, according to the latest report by specialist fund manager Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) which looks at the development of the impact and sustainable investment sector over the last decade. The report, […]
Read moreLondon, 1 June 2012: Sustainable growth investor Bridges Ventures was named ‘Property Investor of the Year’ at the HealthInvestor Awards 2012, during a ceremony held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel last night. The HealthInvestor Awards recognise organisations and individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to healthcare in 2011. Bridges Ventures was chosen as winner […]
Read more2012 marked Bridges Ventures’ tenth anniversary and, in place of our annual IMPACT report, we have put together a our Ten Year Report. The report’s aim is not only to present the impact of our work over the past decade, but also to reflect on our experience, in the hope that some of the lessons […]
Read moreLondon, 18 June 2012: Sustainable growth investor Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) has been announced as the winner of the 2012 FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Award for Excellence in Sustainable Finance and as joint winner of the Sustainable Investor of the Year category. The FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards, announced last night at a gala dinner, are the major […]
Read moreHalo Insurance Services has won Broker Innovation of the Year at the 2011 Insurance Times Awards. The Awards took place on December 6th in London. Bridges Ventures would like to congratulate them on this outstanding achievement.
Read moreEvidence that institutional investors increasingly recognise that generating positive social or environmental impact can drive attractive financial returns Bridges Ventures today announces the launch of its sustainable growth fund, Bridges Ventures Fund III (“Fund III”) with a first close on equity commitments of £72 million. This sum is almost equal to the final close of […]
Read moreBridges Ventures, the sustainable growth investor, has acquired a £4m office development at Elmbridge Court, Gloucester and has simultaneously sold part of the site to a third party. The site is located in a prominent position adjacent to the A40 between Cheltenham and Gloucester and comprises 25 self-contained office buildings providing 44,000 sq ft of […]
Read moreLondon, 25 January, 2012: Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) today announced that Clara Barby has joined the firm as Head of Impact, in a newly-created role working closely with the investment teams of each of Bridges’ funds. Clara will lead the impact strategy throughout the firm’s three-stage “SET” process for making and measuring social and environmental impact. […]
Read moreWe are pleased to announce that Bridges Ventures have been awarded a commendation at the inaugural BVCA Responsible Investment Awards, recognising private equity and venture capital companies who have made a notable commitment to the responsible investment agenda. The awards, presented by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, at the BVCA Summit in Central London […]
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