This is the third successful exit for Bridges, the venture capital company with a social mission. Bridges manages funds that achieve social aims as well as attractive financial returns. Its first funds primarily invest in ambitious businesses located in the most deprived areas of the UK. The return to investors in Bridges funds is more […]
Read moreThe Gym Group opens its third site this week, in St Georges Wharf, Vauxhall – its first central London location. Members will have access to over 170 pieces of state-of-the-art gym equipment. The Gym provides quality gym facilities at affordable prices, with membership at The Gym Vauxhall costing £14.99 a month with no membership contract. […]
Read moreBridges Ventures today announces the sale of Insurance Dialogue Ltd (IDL) to Equity Insurance Group, an insurance underwriter. IDL is an insurance broker which offers tailored insurance products to the over-50s market. Bridges Ventures first invested in IDL in February 2005. At the time, it was a very early stage company, led by David Holden, […]
Read moreBridges Ventures is pleased to announce that the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund has received substantial further backing from the Office of the Third Sector and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. This increases the funds under management to £8.6m. The Office of the Third Sector has committed to invest up to £5m in the fund, alongside the […]
Read more2012 is Bridges tenth year. We wanted to set ourselves a challenge to mark this anniversary: How far can the Bridges team travel purely through “human power” in six months? Our aim is to run, walk, cycle and swim a combined total of 20,000 km, the approximate equivalent distance of travelling pole to pole, from […]
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that Bridges has been shortlisted for Sustainable Investor of the year in the FT/IFC Sustainable Finance Awards. We are particularly pleased to be recognised for this award in this, our tenth anniversary year and we hope that these awards will help to raise the profile of the impact and sustainable […]
Read moreNew Reflexions is a specialist children’s home operator headquartered in Shropshire It provides integrated care, therapy and education to young people with complex needs Evergreen will support New Reflexions to expand into new regions, whilst maintaining its strong culture and focus on delivering the best possible outcomes for the young people in its care This […]
Read moreThe Hub Pharmacy has won a Red Rose Award 2017. The Awards celebrate Lancashire business, commerce and industry, offering a platform to promote success in the North West, and encouraging local trading. The judges had to say of The Hub: “The Hub pharmacy has an outstanding business model that addresses community needs. They are innovative […]
Read moreIn Wales, the government is working to increase the number of apprenticeships available to people of all ages. Wales Online discusses these efforts, and features Wholebake, the Bridges-backed gluten-free snack-bar manufacturer, as an exemplar programme. Wholebake Operations Manager Richard Jones explains how the company’s apprenticeship programme has become a useful tool for training up skilled workers […]
Read moreThe Office Group announces that it has opened its sixth site in Marylebone. The site is a Grade II Listed Building, formerly part of British Rail’s Headquarters and has been standing empty for 30 years. It will be run alongside the five existing sites across the south of England offering alternative managed offices space. […]
Read moreBridges Ventures, the venture capital company with a social mission, won the Social Investor of the Year Award at the 2008 European Venture Capital Journal Awards last Wednesday evening. Bridges Ventures delivers social returns by investing in companies based in the most deprived areas of the UK and in businesses that offer a strong intrinsic […]
Read moreThe deal was backed by private equity investors Kaye Enterprises, Bridges Ventures and Calculus Capital with debt provided by The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Saffery Champness Corporate Finance acted as lead advisors, Jones Day acted for the investors and Osborne Clarke provided legal advice to the management team, which sees the buyout of existing […]
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