Bridges picks up its third award in three weeks
Bridges has been named Impact Investor of the Year at the British Private Equity Awards, as part of a fruitful ‘awards season’
Read moreBridges to deliver much-needed student accommodation in Belfast
Bridges has teamed up with ROK Property to develop new student housing north of Belfast City Centre, on a site which previously housed retail and office buildings.
Read moreBridges invests in HYCUBE to accelerate the clean energy transition
Bridges’ private equity funds have invested in HYCUBE, a Germany-based company that offers residential homeowners access to clean energy, via solar panels, its proprietary high-tech battery storage and smart energy…
Read moreBridges is a ‘Best for the World’ B Corp
Bridges has once again been recognised as a ‘Best for the World’ B Corp, in B Lab’s 2022 list of the top-performing certified B Corporations globally. We’re delighted to have been named a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™, which recognises those companies that score in the top 5% globally in the B Impact […]
Read moreBirchgrove announces purchase of seventh site and planning consent for sixth
Our assisted living for rent platform, Birchgrove, has extended its portfolio to seven sites with its latest purchase in Chiswick, London – while also securing planning consent for its sixth site, in Leatherhead. The Chiswick site is located on the Chiswick High Road, adjacent to the Chiswick Flower Market, and previously housed the local police […]
Read moreBridges acquires 31-acre site for proposed Wakefield employment scheme
We’re delighted to announce the purchase of a 31-acre site to the east of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, in partnership with Opus North. Our plan is to develop a commercial hub for the local area that will create a significant number of jobs. ‘City Fields’, as the scheme will be branded, recently saw previous owner Keyland […]
Read moreBridges exits IFG to THI
We’re pleased to announce that Bridges has completed the sale of Impact Food Group to THI Investments, a pan-European family-owned investor in high growth businesses that are leaders in their niche. Impact Food Group is a leading UK school catering company focused on providing healthier food to children and promoting a positive food culture among […]
Read moreBirchgrove scoops two Health Investor Awards
We’re delighted to announce that Birchgrove, our assisted living for rent platform, picked up two accolades at this year’s Health Investor Awards. The Birchgrove platform provides high-quality, purpose-built rental accommodation for senior citizens looking to downsize, or to live in a more secure and/or communal environment during retirement. Birchgrove was recognised in the Health Investor […]
Read moreBridges backs Evora Global, a specialist ESG real estate consultancy
We’re delighted to report that the Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds have made a majority investment into Evora Global, a UK consultancy that helps clients around the globe to improve the sustainability and reduce their climate risk of their real estate portfolios. Founded in 2011 by Chris Bennett, Ed Gabbitas and Paul Sutcliffe, Evora has grown […]
Read moreBridges joins the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative
Bridges is delighted to announce it has joined the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (‘NZAM’), a group of 220 international asset managers supporting the goal of reaching Net Zero greenhouse gases by 2050 or sooner (in accordance with the 2015 Paris Agreement). NZAM brings together managers with assets totalling $57.4 trillion (collectively representing nearly 60% […]
Read moreBridges invests in Storetec to support better data security
Bridges is delighted to announce its investment into Storetec, a digitisation and data storage business in which it has acquired a majority stake. Storetec, based in Hull, provides outsourced document scanning, archive storage and cloud-based document management solutions to businesses in both the public and private sectors, including NHS Trusts, councils, FTSE 100 companies, professional […]
Read moreBridges closes fifth property fund at £350m hard cap as investors seek out sustainable real estate
We’re delighted to announce the final closing of our fifth real estate fund, Bridges Property Alternatives Fund V (“Fund V”), at its hard cap of £350m – £50m above our original target and the largest fund Bridges has raised to date. Fund V is almost 60% larger than its predecessor vehicle; the re-up rate from […]
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