8th November 2018
Bonny Landers joins Bridges advisory platform to help investors define their impact strategy
Bridges Fund Management (“Bridges”) has hired Bonny Landers, a seasoned family office professional, to join its advisory team. Her role will focus on helping more families and high-net-worth clients develop a strategy for incorporating impact into their investments. Interest in impact investing has been growing rapidly in recent years, thanks partly to the ongoing transfer […]
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13th June 2018
Devon launches pioneering outcomes-based programme to prevent diabetes
Healthier Devon is a two-year programme of sustained support for those most at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, to be delivered by Devon-based charity Westbank The programme has been commissioned by Devon County Council, with support from Bridges and Big Lottery Fund It is the first diabetes prevention programme in the UK to be […]
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5th June 2018
Forbes: The SDGs are an Opportunity, Not Just a Challenge
“The Sustainable Development Goals present a unique and critical challenge for countries around the world. But they’re also bringing to light some of the biggest investment opportunities in a generation.” Michele Giddens, Bridges’ co-founder, writes the first in a series of contributions to Forbes, discussing how the SDGs present not just a challenge for the […]
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11th June 2018
Michele Giddens awarded an OBE for services to international development and social finance
Congratulations from everyone at Bridges to our co-founder Michele Giddens, who was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to international development and social finance. Michele has been a pioneer in these fields for three decades. This well-deserved recognition reflects not only her achievements as co-founder and partner of Bridges, but also […]
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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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31st July 2018
Bridges Impact Foundation backs Village Enterprise to deliver first Development Impact Bond for poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa
The 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 […]
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14th August 2018
Bridges backs Medwood to support better health outcomes in underserved communities
Bridges 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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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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