Fund to target niche sectors and strategic locations in latest impact investment vehicle London 16 May 2014 – Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) has today announced the first close of the Bridges Property Alternatives Fund, with £120m of equity already invested in the Fund from both its existing and new institutional and private investors. The firm is targeting total […]
Read moreThe charity will find specialist foster placements for young people who are currently living in residential care homes. The foster carers will be trained to provide multi-dimensional treatment foster care (MTFC), which helps young people with challenging emotional and behavioural difficulties move back into family settings. The UK’s latest Social Impact Bond, launched today in […]
Read more“Bridges IMPACT Report: A Spotlight on our Methodology” explains in detail the theory and practicalities of Bridges’ investment approach and methodology, breaking down the various dimensions of impact analysis and providing illustrative case studies from across our portfolio. Get the report Screen view Printer-friendly
Read moreA collaboration between Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Bridges Ventures, the Shifting the Lens: A De-risking Toolkit for Impact Investment report aims to shift the lens on the sector, to focus on how innovative investments can be de-risked to attract much broader flows of capital. Get the report Screen view Printer-friendly
Read moreBridges Ventures (“Bridges”) has today announced that The Vet, one of its portfolio companies, has opened a second low-cost, high quality walk-in clinic for domestic pets, based in Southampton. The Vet was launched in July 2013 as a new choice of veterinary service bringing the best clinical care at affordable prices to pet-owners. It offers […]
Read moreBridges Sustainable Growth Fund III, which is managed by specialist sustainable and impact investor Bridges Ventures (“Bridges”), has invested £13m to buy a majority stake in World of Books, a market-leading ‘circular economy’ technology business for used books. Founded by a group of book-loving entrepreneurs in 2002, World of Books has been a pioneer in […]
Read moreGlobal management consultancy firm McKinsey & Co have published a research piece discussing how the impact investment industry can increase its influence. To mature and develop, McKinsey argues that the sector needs to focus on the following four areas: professionalising the practice of impact investing, clarifying impact-measurement standards, supporting social enterprises and impact-oriented businesses, and […]
Read more2016 has been another productive year for Bridges, with four new investments, five completed exits and another pioneering addition to our platform – Bridges Evergreen Holdings, a permanent capital vehicle for mission-led businesses (taking our total funds raised since inception beyond $1 billion). More broadly, this year’s political turbulence has underlined quite how urgently we […]
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Read moreThe winners of this year’s MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) competition were announced at an event attended by over 60 students from seven top U.S. business schools, held at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on March 22. The MIINT program is an initiative of Bridges IMPACT+, the advisory arm of […]
Read moreBank of America Merrill Lynch and Bridges Ventures have issued a report which reveals a set of practical risk mitigation tools for impact investment. Entitled, Shifting the Lens: A De-risking Toolkit for Impact Investment, the report aims to shift the lens on this important sector to focus on how innovative investments can be de-risked to […]
Read moreBridges Sustainable Property Fund, managed by fund manager Bridges Ventures, has completed the acquisition of prominent Leeds retail and office scheme in central Leeds, Airedale House on Albion St, and plans to refurbish it to include a number of environmentally friendly features. Airedale House is situated in the heart of the City’s commercial district […]
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