Viva Gym Group, a Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds investment, has completed the acquisition of Duet Fit, a chain of 13 gyms in Barcelona. Following on from the earlier acquisition of Fitness Hut, the Duet acquisition strengthens Viva’s position as the leading low-cost gym operator in the Iberian region. By the end of this year, combined […]
Read moreBridges proudly sponsors a second year of recognising next-generation impact businesses at the prestigious Growing Business Awards. This award recognises growing businesses whose products or services are helping to solve our most pressing social and environmental challenges, and in the process, tapping into exciting growth markets. Consumers increasingly demand that business plays its part in tackling […]
Read moreWe’re delighted to announce the 2019 winner of the Bridges Positive Impact Award – our new category at the Growing Business Awards, which is intended to recognise growth businesses that are having a positive impact on people or the planet. Like last year, we received a host of remarkable entries for this year’s prize. But […]
Read moreAs an impact-driven investor, we at Bridges have always believed that by driving better outcomes for all stakeholders, we can create more resilient assets that are better placed to create shared value over the long term. This conviction has shaped all of the intensive work we have done with our partners since the onset of […]
Read moreAs an impact-driven investor, we at Bridges have always believed that by driving better outcomes for all stakeholders, we can create more resilient assets that are better placed to create shared value over the long term. This conviction has shaped all of the intensive work we have done with our partners since the onset of […]
Read moreBridges Fund Management has acquired a majority stake in énergie Fitness (“énergie”), the leading UK low-cost gym franchise business with over 100 sites across the UK & Ireland, for an undisclosed sum. The investment from Bridges – a specialist in this sector – will help énergie to accelerate its growth plan and continue broadening access […]
Read moreBridges Fund Management (“Bridges”) has raised £155m of capital to invest in impactful growth businesses and mission-led enterprises, following the close of its latest growth fund and a number of managed accounts. Over the last two years, Bridges has been re-shaping its investment platform in response to demand from impact-driven entrepreneurs seeking different kinds of […]
Read moreBridges Fund Management has acquired GEV Wind Power (“GEV”), one of the world’s leading wind turbine repair and maintenance providers, from Maven Capital Partners. The existing management team, led by CEO David Fletcher, is re-investing as part of the deal and will continue to lead the business in this growth market. We must produce more […]
Read moreCucina is a fast-growing school catering business that serves 50 schools in England Healthier eating in schools drives better behaviour and attainment, and helps tackle the growing health crisis of childhood obesity Bridges’ investment will support the management team to expand to new schools and broaden Cucina’s service proposition Cucina joins Innovate to form the […]
Read moreLast night at the Growing Business Awards, Bridges partner Antony Ross handed out our first ever Bridges Positive Impact Award – a new category designed to recognise growth businesses that are having a positive impact on people or the planet. The standard of entries was remarkably high, but ultimately the judges picked a winner: Bambino […]
Read moreThe Village Enterprise Development Impact Bond (DIB) — the first impact bond designed to reduce extreme poverty in rural sub-Saharan Africa — has closed its initial round of funding. Village Enterprise has raised US $3.5m of working capital from private investors and philanthropic sources to provide first-time entrepreneurs who live in extreme poverty with seed […]
Read moreBridges Fund Management (“Bridges”), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, has acquired a majority stake in Medwood Holdings, LLC (“Medwood”), via the Bridges U.S. Sustainable Growth Fund, LP. The existing management team is also re-investing in the business as part of the recapitalization. Medwood, through its operating subsidiaries, provides administrative and management support services to […]
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