11th September 2018
Real Business: The Triple Bottom Line series
This year, Bridges is sponsoring a brand new category at the Amazon Growing Business Awards: the Bridges Positive Impact Award, intended to recognise growth businesses that are driving positive change for people or the planet. To celebrate the new award, Real Business has published ‘Triple Bottom Line’ – a series of three articles highlighting some […]
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9th July 2018
Forbes: Demographic trends are driving demand for impact investment
In Michele’s second Forbes blog, she looks at the demographic trends powering an increase in demand for impact investments – and looks at how the industry is starting to adapt. Read the article here.
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11th July 2018
Bridges’ Evergreen permanent capital vehicle tops £50m
This is the second fundraise for Bridges Evergreen Holdings (“Evergreen”), Bridges’ pioneering permanent capital vehicle Over 90% of the new capital raised came from existing LPs Evergreen provides a permanent source of capital – alongside strategic and operational support – to mission-led enterprises It has made three investments since its launch in December 2016 Bridges […]
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11th July 2018
Castle House in Central Leeds Acquired for £14.5m
A fund advised by Warwick Capital Partners LLP, represented by Savills, has sold Leeds office building Castle House to Bridges Property Alternatives Fund IV. The property was acquired for £14.5 million. CBRE Leeds advised the purchaser. Located in Leeds city centre, Castle House provides 78,298 sq ft (7,274 sq m) of headquarters office space over […]
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3rd September 2018
Bridges launches the new Positive Impact Award
Bridges is proudly sponsoring a brand new category at the renowned Amazon Growing Business Awards – the Bridges Positive Impact Award. This new award recognises growing businesses that are demonstrating financial success while also driving meaningful positive change for people and/or the planet. Consumers increasingly demand that businesses play their part in tackling our most […]
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20th March 2018
Bridges named among industry leaders in ImpactAssets 50
We are delighted to have been included in this year’s ImpactAssets 50. The IA50 is an annual list of the world’s 50 leading impact investment fund managers, selected for their excellence in demonstrating positive social, environmental and financial impact. Six of this year’s IA50 (including Bridges) have now raised over $1bn since inception. See the […]
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21st February 2018
Bridges invests in Innovate to promote healthier eating for schoolchildren
Innovate is a fast-growing school catering business that serves 120 schools in England Healthier eating in schools drives better behaviour and attainment, while helping to combat the growing scourge of childhood obesity Bridges’ investment will support the management team to expand to new schools Innovate has committed to become an ‘Impact Organisation’, promoting healthier lifestyles […]
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22nd February 2018
IP&E: Impact investors begin to build momentum in UK affordable housing
IP&E Real Estate looks at the growth of institutional investment in the private rented sector and affordable housing, highlighting the recent launch by Bridges Evergreen Holdings of The Ethical Housing Company in Redcar, Teesside. Read the article here.
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23rd February 2018
Property Week: Challenges to rise to in 2018
In this Property Week round-table, Simon Ringer, head of the Bridges property funds, joined other sector experts to discuss the outlook for the property sector in 2018, picking out the key challenges and opportunities for investors in the months ahead.
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30th May 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
In this guide, Growth Business explains how scale-up businesses can tackle an all-important issue: raising private equity. Hearing directly from a variety of businesses that have raised private equity funds, the article discusses how the UK market has bounced back from Brexit and what the best way of raising private equity funds. It also profiles […]
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30th May 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
In this guide, Growth Business explains how scale-up businesses can tackle an all-important issue: raising private equity. Hearing directly from a variety of businesses that have raised private equity funds, the article discusses how the UK market has bounced back from Brexit and what the best way of raising private equity funds. It also profiles […]
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30th May 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity In this guide, Growth Business explains how scale-up businesses can tackle an all-important issue: raising private equity. Hearing directly from a variety of businesses that have raised private equity funds, the article discusses how the UK market has bounced back from Brexit and what the best […]
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