31st July 2018
Bridges Impact Foundation backs Village Enterprise to deliver first Development Impact Bond for poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Village Enterprise Development Impact Bond (DIB) — the first impact bond designed to reduce extreme poverty in rural sub-Saharan Africa — has closed its initial round of funding. Village Enterprise has raised US $3.5m of working capital from private investors and philanthropic sources to provide first-time entrepreneurs who live in extreme poverty with seed […]
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14th August 2018
Bridges backs Medwood to support better health outcomes in underserved communities
Bridges Fund Management (“Bridges”), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, has acquired a majority stake in Medwood Holdings, LLC (“Medwood”), via the Bridges U.S. Sustainable Growth Fund, LP. The existing management team is also re-investing in the business as part of the recapitalization. Medwood, through its operating subsidiaries, provides administrative and management support services to […]
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3rd September 2018
Bridges launches the new Positive Impact Award
Bridges is proudly sponsoring a brand new category at the renowned Amazon Growing Business Awards – the Bridges Positive Impact Award. This new award recognises growing businesses that are demonstrating financial success while also driving meaningful positive change for people and/or the planet. Consumers increasingly demand that businesses play their part in tackling our most […]
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21st February 2018
Bridges invests in Innovate to promote healthier eating for schoolchildren
Innovate is a fast-growing school catering business that serves 120 schools in England Healthier eating in schools drives better behaviour and attainment, while helping to combat the growing scourge of childhood obesity Bridges’ investment will support the management team to expand to new schools Innovate has committed to become an ‘Impact Organisation’, promoting healthier lifestyles […]
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30th May 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
Growth Business presents a guide for scale-up businesses on how to access growth capital. The article includes contributions from a variety of businesses that have successfully raised funding from private equity – including Innovate Services, a fast-growing specialist catering company that provides healthy, nutritious school meals. The Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds invested in Innovate earlier […]
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30th May 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
In this guide, Growth Business explains how scale-up businesses can tackle an all-important issue: raising private equity. Hearing directly from a variety of businesses that have raised private equity funds, the article discusses how the UK market has bounced back from Brexit and what the best way of raising private equity funds. It also profiles […]
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30th May 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
In this guide, Growth Business explains how scale-up businesses can tackle an all-important issue: raising private equity. Hearing directly from a variety of businesses that have raised private equity funds, the article discusses how the UK market has bounced back from Brexit and what the best way of raising private equity funds. It also profiles […]
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30th May 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity In this guide, Growth Business explains how scale-up businesses can tackle an all-important issue: raising private equity. Hearing directly from a variety of businesses that have raised private equity funds, the article discusses how the UK market has bounced back from Brexit and what the best […]
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5th June 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
Growth Business presents a guide for scale-up businesses on how to access growth capital. The article includes contributions from a variety of businesses that have successfully raised funding from private equity – including Innovate Services, a fast-growing specialist catering company that provides healthy, nutritious school meals. The Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds invested in Innovate earlier […]
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5th June 2018
Growth Business: The essential guide to raising private equity
Growth Business presents a guide for scale-up businesses on how to access growth capital. The article includes contributions from a variety of businesses that have successfully raised funding from private equity – including Innovate Services, a fast-growing specialist catering company that provides healthy, nutritious school meals. The Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds invested in Innovate earlier […]
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20th December 2017
Bridges’ Annual Impact Report 2017
2017 has been another busy year for Bridges: we closed our largest ever fund, launched pioneering new strategies in both the UK and the US, made a number of exciting new investments across the platform, and even changed our name: to Bridges Fund Management (to better reflect the breadth of our platform). Within the portfolio, […]
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7th February 2018
The Ethical Housing Company launches to tackle housing need in Teesside
Bridges Evergreen Holdings (“Evergreen”) is delighted to announce the launch of The Ethical Housing Company (“EHC”), an ambitious new property venture with a mission to create a portfolio of well-maintained, affordable homes for rent in Teesside. The Ethical Housing Company (ethicalhousing.co.uk) will acquire suitable 1-3-bedroom properties in the region, focusing initially on Redcar, Cleveland and […]
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