Bridges Ventures is delighted to announce that timto’s “Uplifting Gifting” platform is the winner of the DNA Profit with Purpose Prize. The winner of this unique prize – comprising of £100k equity investment and hands-on support from Bridges and a group of angel investors – was announced at last week’s DNA Summit, after pitches from […]
Read moreBridges Ventures has announced the first investment of the Bridges Social Impact Bond Fund in a new adoption scheme that has been launched today at the Houses of Parliament. The fund is investing in the ‘It’s All About Me” (IAAM) scheme – a programme developed by eighteen voluntary adoption agencies and structured as a social […]
Read moreBridges Ventures (“Bridges”) has announced it is backing Qbic Hotel London, a brand-new budget boutique hotel to open in London’s East End this week. Located in Whitechapel, in the Borough of Tower Hamlets, and with rooms from as little as £59 per night, the hotel will offer affordable yet stylish accommodation to leisure and business […]
Read moreBridges Ventures is delighted to announce it has been awarded the “Venture Exit of the Year” Award in the prestigious unquote British Private Equity Awards 2013, held in London last night. A link to the full list of awards is here. Bridges was chosen as the winner for its role in the creation and success […]
Read morePayment-by-Results (PbR) schemes can be boosted by five key actions, leading social investors Big Society Capital and Bridges Ventures (Bridges) have told Minister for Government Policy, Oliver Letwin. The adoption of PbR has grown significantly during 2012 – with ‘over ten’ separate schemes involving social enterprises and charities as delivery partners and social investors providing […]
Read moreBridges has today announced that The Vet, one of its portfolio companies, has just opened the doors of its first low-cost, high quality walk-in clinic for domestic pets. The Vet, a new choice of veterinary service that aims to bring the best clinical care at affordable prices to pet-owners, is now trading from a bright […]
Read moreBridges Ventures’ investee company The Gym Group has been named as the one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100. The company came in 13th place in this highly prestigious list which ranks the fastest-growing private companies by sales, and is acknowledged by leading business figures as the definitive barometer […]
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that The Gym Group, one of Bridges Ventures’ investee companies, has achieved 15th place in the prestigious The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For list, the UK’s most extensive research into employee engagement and which honours the 100 Best Small Companies to Work For. Most notably, The […]
Read moreThe Bridges Sustainable Property Fund has joined forces with property developers Urbis to build a new, highly sustainable residential development in Bristol’s Bedminster. The project, on the site of a long-abandoned Gala Bingo venue towards the eastern end of North Street, is the latest in a growing list of positive developments for the south Bristol […]
Read moreLondon, 24th July 2013: Bridges Ventures and Evenacre have announced they will be investing around £1m to refurbish 158 Edmund Street, a Grade II-listed office building in Birmingham. Bridges Ventures – through its Bridges Sustainable Property Fund – and Evenacre acquired the property last year and the refurbishment will result in 21,331 sq ft of […]
Read moreLondon 7th October 2013 – Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) has today announced the successful final close of its third Sustainable Growth Fund (‘Fund III’ or “The Fund”) on equity commitments of £125m, above its original £100m target with the backing of a number of leading institutional investors. Fund III builds upon the success of Bridges’ first […]
Read moreBridges Ventures (Bridges) and Big Society Capital today announced they are lead investors in a new Social Impact Bond (SIB) commissioned by Essex County Council and developed by Social Finance, to fund an intensive intervention programme to help vulnerable young people at risk of going into care. The Essex SIB, the first local authority SIB […]
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