The portfolio comprises 50 business centres offering a range of serviced office, light industrial and self-storage units Regus acquired the portfolio last year and will continue to manage it on the existing flexi-leasing model The acquisition is the fifth by Bridges’ new Property Alternatives fund Bridges Ventures (“Bridges”), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, has […]
Read moreThe two sites are in Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire and Diss in Norfolk Both are already let or pre-let to charitable operators providing high standards of care These are the fourth and fifth exits from the CarePlaces Fund, a partnership between Bridges Ventures and Castleoak The CarePlaces Fund, a specialist healthcare property fund managed by […]
Read morePaul Norman of CoStar covered Bridges’ £6m sale of Elmbridge Court, a business park near Gloucester, to Archimedes, a fund managed by M7 Real Estate. Read the article here. (£)
Read moreBridges featured in a story by Civil Society Finance’s Alice Sharman on the seven SIBs launched by the Cabinet Office on the 20th March. Partner Antony Ross is quoted talking about how the follow-up contracts awarded to Career Connect and Teens & Toddlers provide compelling evidence that SIBs work. For the full story, click here. […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, the New York Times featured an op-ed by David Brooks on the rise of impact investing, which the author believes is a great way for people to leave their mark on the world. The article draws on input from Brian Trelstad, a partner in Bridges’ US office, outlining some of the kinds of deals […]
Read moreThis month, Private Equity International‘s Responsible Investment Special features an op-ed by Bridges partner Clara Barby, looking at why (and how) more institutional investors should allocate to impact investment. Last year, Clara (who heads our Impact+ advisory group) co-authored the asset allocation paper produced as part of the G8 Taskforce on Social Investment. In this […]
Read moreIn 2014, Michele Giddens, partner and co-founder of Bridges Ventures, gave the keynote speech at the BVCA Summit, the largest annual gathering of the UK private equity industry. In her talk, Michele highlights the growth of the impact investment sector, discussing how impact is becoming both an imperative for businesses and consumers, and an opportunity […]
Read moreBridges Ventures and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have launched a new report, ‘Choosing Social Impact Bonds: A Practitioner’s Guide’. The report is the first piece of research that has looked globally across the first wave of SIBs to capture insights from early movers and reflect on the lessons learnt so far, to provide a set of practical recommendations […]
Read moreLegal & General Property has acquired a portfolio of three care homes from Bridges Ventures for £25.2m. Read the article.
Read moreThe Asset Allocation Working Group, established as part of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, has released their findings in the report, Allocating for Impact. The paper provides a framework for including impact investments across a balanced investment portfolio, without compromising the financial goals and fiduciary responsibilities of Chief Investment Officers and investment managers. It is also makes concrete […]
Read moreThe Guardian covers the release of a report by the The Social Impact Investment Taskforce, marking the most ambitious attempt to date to set out a pathway for catapulting social impact investing into the mainstream. Read the article here.
Read moreThe Taskforce on Social Impact Investment, established by UK Prime Minister David Cameron under the UK’s presidency of the G8, and chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen, has today launched its Taskforce Report. Entitled Impact Investment: The Invisible Heart of Markets – Harnessing the power of entrepreneurship, innovation and capital for public good, the report calls on governments […]
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