FT: Making an impact – video interview of Michele Giddens
In this FT video interview, Michele Giddens talks about the increasing interest from institutional investors in sustainable and impact investment. Access the full interview
Read moreGrowth Business: Qbic looks to roll out budget boutique hotel offering following investment
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Read moreUnquote: Bridges backs budget hotel Qbic
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Read moreBridges Ventures announces opening of the UK’s first indoor real snow Alpine village
At 180 metres long, the Chill Factore slope is the UK’s longest and at 100 metres wide across the nursery, leisure and lower main slopes, it is the world’s widest. Facilities include a rock climbing wall, a luge and tubing, a children’s snowplay zone and an indoor skateboard park, as well as Alpine-themed shops, bars […]
Read moreThe Guardian: Private equity firms increasingly investing in social impact
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Read moreHuffington Post: Social Impact Investment Taskforce Established By the G8 Hits the Ground Running
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Read moreThe Independent: Auto22 is one of the UK’s most ethical businesses
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Read moreThird Successful exit for Bridges Community Ventures as it sells HS Atec Ltd
This is the third successful exit for Bridges, the venture capital company with a social mission. Bridges manages funds that achieve social aims as well as attractive financial returns. Its first funds primarily invest in ambitious businesses located in the most deprived areas of the UK. The return to investors in Bridges funds is more […]
Read moreThe Gym opens its first central London location in Vauxhall
The Gym Group opens its third site this week, in St Georges Wharf, Vauxhall – its first central London location. Members will have access to over 170 pieces of state-of-the-art gym equipment. The Gym provides quality gym facilities at affordable prices, with membership at The Gym Vauxhall costing £14.99 a month with no membership contract. […]
Read moreBridges Ventures make successful sale of insurance broker, Insurance Dialogue Ltd (IDL)
Bridges Ventures today announces the sale of Insurance Dialogue Ltd (IDL) to Equity Insurance Group, an insurance underwriter. IDL is an insurance broker which offers tailored insurance products to the over-50s market. Bridges Ventures first invested in IDL in February 2005. At the time, it was a very early stage company, led by David Holden, […]
Read moreBridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund receives backing from the OTS and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Bridges Ventures is pleased to announce that the Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund has received substantial further backing from the Office of the Third Sector and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. This increases the funds under management to £8.6m. The Office of the Third Sector has committed to invest up to £5m in the fund, alongside the […]
Read moreBridges Launches its 10th Anniversary Challenge
2012 is Bridges tenth year. We wanted to set ourselves a challenge to mark this anniversary: How far can the Bridges team travel purely through “human power” in six months? Our aim is to run, walk, cycle and swim a combined total of 20,000 km, the approximate equivalent distance of travelling pole to pole, from […]
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