6th February 2023

Leeds BTR scheme secures forward funding for 488 homes

Bridges and HUB have secured £108m of forward funding from Realstar to build 488 high-quality lower-cost homes in Leeds.

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16th February 2023

Bridges and HubCap team up for low-carbon living scheme

Bridges and HUB have jointly acquired a a 12,069 sq. ft site in Ludgate Hill, with a view to converting the current office space into a highly sustainable aparthotel.

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15th May 2023

Bridges and HUB target retrofit with £30m Beech St deal

Bridges and HUB have acquired a partially vacant office building on the edge of the iconic Barbican Estate, with the intention of retrofitting the existing building to create a highly…

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3rd October 2023

Bridges appoints Henry Jones as Head of Value Creation

Bridges has appointed Henry Jones, an experienced business leader and operator, to lead its’ impact-integrated value creation function, working across the portfolio.

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10th June 2022

Bridges 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.

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13th July 2022

Birchgrove 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 […]

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13th July 2022

Bridges 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 […]

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13th September 2022

Birchgrove 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 […]

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9th June 2022

Bridges 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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25th May 2022

Bridges & Equation complete one of the UK’s most sustainable industrial developments

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve completed construction on Verda Park, a new 155,000 sq. ft. industrial/logistics development in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, in partnership with Equation Properties. The scheme, which consists of 12 units ranging from 5,000 – 40,000 sq. ft., has been developed to the highest sustainability standards – including EPC A+, Net Carbon […]

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6th May 2022

‘Hall of Fame’ honour for Bridges at Private Equity Awards 2022

Bridges’ Philip Newborough and Michele Giddens collected a special award at this year’s Private Equity Awards in London. Our co-CEOs (and co-founders) were this year’s selection for the private equity ‘Hall of Fame’ – in recognition of the work they (and Bridges more broadly) have done in building the market for sustainable and impact-driven investing. […]

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6th January 2022

M&G invests in Bridges’ pioneering Birchgrove platform

We’re pleased to announce that Birchgrove, our pioneering ‘assisted living for rent’ platform, has agreed to sell its first two sites (in Sidcup and Woking) to global asset manager M&G for £69m. Demand for high-quality assisted living accommodation in the UK is rising, given the country’s ageing population and the limited availability of retirement living […]

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