Emma Thorne

Emma Thorne

Emma is a Partner in the Private Equity team and leads Bridges’ Inclusive Growth strategy, which focuses exclusively on social impact-driven, UK-based businesses.

Emma is passionate about partnering with high-growth, purpose-led companies to help them scale up their operations and impact.

Since joining Bridges in 2015, Emma has led five investments for Bridges, two of which have now been successfully exited: Impact Food Group and Vegetarian Express.

Prior to joining Bridges in 2015 Emma spent ten years working with entrepreneurial growth businesses: as a member of the investment team at Phoenix Equity Partners, with a start-up in Hong Kong, and at Deloitte as a strategy consultant.  She joined Bridges due to its differentiated outcomes-led investment strategy, and is passionate about the opportunity to deliver sustainable growth and investment returns aligned with measurable and positive impact.

Emma studied Modern History at Oxford University.