25th August 2014

Europe Real Estate: Bridges Property Alternatives Fund invests into three transactions for €37.7 m

Bridges Ventures announces the purchase of the first three investments by the Bridges Property Alternatives Fund, which completed a first closing in April 2014 with over £120 mln (approx. €150.7 mln) of equity commitments from both existing and new institutional and private investors. Read the article here.

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27th January 2015

Estates Gazette Op-Ed: Impact Investing Can Accentuate the Positive

Simon Ringer, head of the Bridges property funds, writes an opinion piece for Estates Gazette on the growing interest within the property world in investing for social and environmental impact. The article includes case studies from the Bridges portfolio, illustrating how an impact-led approach can generate both positive societal benefits and attractive financial returns. Read […]

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20th March 2015

Bridges Ventures sells Elmbridge Court business park following sustainability-led refurbishment

Bridges’ Sustainable Property Fund bought the property in 2011 Since then the building’s carbon footprint has been reduced by 60% and tenants’ energy bills have been halved The site – which is now fully occupied – is prominently positioned near the M5 The Bridges Sustainable Property Fund, a specialist property fund managed by Bridges Ventures […]

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3rd March 2015

Bridges and Regus join forces on £84m Evans Easyspace portfolio

The portfolio comprises 50 business centres offering a range of serviced office, light industrial and self-storage units Regus acquired the portfolio last year and will continue to manage it on the existing flexi-leasing model The acquisition is the fifth by Bridges’ new Property Alternatives fund Bridges Ventures (“Bridges”), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, has […]

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24th March 2015

Bridges fund sells two care homes to Octopus Healthcare for £20.5m

The two sites are in Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire and Diss in Norfolk Both are already let or pre-let to charitable operators providing high standards of care These are the fourth and fifth exits from the CarePlaces Fund, a partnership between Bridges Ventures and Castleoak The CarePlaces Fund, a specialist healthcare property fund managed by […]

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24th March 2015

CoStar: Bridges sells Gloucester business park to M7

Paul Norman of CoStar covered Bridges’ £6m sale of Elmbridge Court, a business park near Gloucester, to Archimedes, a fund managed by M7 Real Estate. Read the article here.  (£)    

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28th November 2014

Property Week: L&G buys £25m portfolio of care homes from Bridges Ventures

Legal & General Property has acquired a portfolio of three care homes from Bridges Ventures for £25.2m. Read the article.

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22nd August 2014

Property Week: Bridges Ventures latest property fund makes first investments

Bridges Property Alternatives Fund has bought its first three investments worth around £30m in separate partnerships with Hub and Evanacre. Read the article here.

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28th November 2014

CoStar: LGP buys care homes portfolio

Legal & General Property (LGP), on behalf of its Legal & General UK Property Fund, has bought a portfolio of three care homes from the Careplaces Fund, the specialist healthcare property fund managed by Bridges Ventures in partnership with care home developer Castleoak for £25.2m. Read the article

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28th November 2014

L&G’s PAIF acquires three care homes from Bridges Ventures

Legal & General Property (LGP), on behalf of its Legal & General UK Property Fund, announces that it has successfully acquired a portfolio of three care homes from the CarePlaces Fund, the specialist healthcare property fund managed by Bridges Ventures in partnership with care home developer Castleoak. Purchased for a total consideration of £25.2 million, […]

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11th August 2014

The Economist: New Digs: What to do with old offices

The Economist discusses how the repurposing unused office buildings, as the Qbic Hotel London has done in London’s East End, is saving money and encouraging growth. Located in Whitechapel, the Qbic Hotel offers affordable yet stylish accommodation to leisure and business travellers from as little as £59 per night. Its 171 rooms feature innovative design […]

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16th May 2014

Property Funds: Bridges Ventures launches £500m Property Alternatives Fund

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