‘Social Loan’ will provide social enterprises with a flexible financing tool while linking investors’ returns to growth in turnover and social impact HCT Group, one of the UK’s best-known social enterprises, is delighted to announce that it has raised £3m to fund the growth of its community transport businesses. It has achieved this through creating […]
Read moreBridges Ventures and The Parthenon Group have published a report looking at investments that can make a positive social or environmental impact as well as financial returns. The report is intended to help the investment community gain a better understanding of the growing Impact Investment industry. Get the Investing for Impact Report.
Read moreBridges Ventures, the innovative investment company that delivers both financial returns and social and environmental benefits, is pleased to announce two additions to its investment teams: Stewart Baird who joins as Investment Director on the Venture Funds I & II, and Caroline Tulloch who joins as an Associate on the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund. Stewart […]
Read moreBridges Ventures today announces that it has led an investment with Carbon Trust Investments in AeroThermal Group Limited (“AeroThermal”), a Dorset-based developer of an innovative autoclave based steam treatment technology for waste. The investment from Bridges Ventures and Carbon Trust Investments will be used to build a full-scale AeroThermal Advanced Anaerobic Digestion (AAD) system which […]
Read moreIt was announced today that Travelex founder Lloyd Dorfman has funded the Management Buyout of Bridges Ventures’ majority stake in serviced offices business The Office Group in a deal worth £43.3 million. Commenting on the purchase, Lloyd Dorfman, Chairman of serviced office provider Esselco, said: “This deal brings together two successful businesses that are well […]
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that Bridges Ventures was awarded The Judge’s Commendation in the Investors of the Year category at the 2010 Education Investor awards ceremony, held last night at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The panel of judges praised Bridges Ventures for its “inclusive approach and strongly personalised focus on learning”.
Read moreBridges Ventures and Magenta Partners today announce that they have co-invested to launch Halo Insurance Services Ltd, providing innovative niche insurance products for the wholesale and retail markets. Halo also announces that Alistair Tillen, former co-founder of SimplySwitch, joins its Board. Halo benefits the consumer by providing an alternative to insurance sold at major car […]
Read more• Simon Ringer, Head of Property Funds, promoted to the Board • Three team members promoted to Partner London, 30 January, 2012: Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) today announced that it has promoted Simon Ringer, Head of Property Funds, to the Board and Anne-Marie Harris, Alistair Tillen and Garret Turley of the Bridges’ Sustainable Growth Funds to […]
Read moreBridges was delighted to be named ‘Investor of the Year’ at the 2016 EducationInvestor Awards. The award recognises Bridges’ track record of working with outstanding management teams to build high-growth, high-impact businesses in the education sector. This year’s highlight was our successful exit from Babington Group, a Derby-based apprenticeships provider, which was sold to RJD […]
Read moreBridges Ventures today announced that the J.P. Morgan Social Finance Unit has invested £2.75 million in the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund, bringing the fund to a final close of £11.75 million. The investment is the first UK-based commitment by the J.P. Morgan Social Finance Unit. Launched in 2009, the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund aims to […]
Read moreBridges Ventures, the sustainable growth investor, has expanded its investment team for the second time this year with the appointment of Alistair Tillen. In his role as Investment Director, Alistair will work across the major investment themes of the Bridges Venture Funds: underserved areas, environment, education & skills and health & well-being. He will focus […]
Read moreReal Deals has named Michele Giddens, Bridges partner and co-founder, as one of the top 20 most influential people in the global private equity industry. The publication points out that when Bridges was launched in 2002, the idea of a private equity firm trying to “deliver a profit at the same time as making a […]
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