Bridges Ventures announces that its Venture Fund has invested in the acquisition of Babington Business College (“Babington”), an East Midlands based vocational training company with a turnover of £2.4m. The College has seven training centres and will provide Bridges Ventures with an opportunity to build on its strategy of pursuing investments in the education sector, […]
Read moreBridges Ventures and The Parthenon Group have published a ground-breaking new report looking at investments that can make a positive social or environmental impact as well as financial returns. The report is intended to help the investment community gain a better understanding of the growing Impact Investment industry. An evening event, kindly hosted by J.P. […]
Read moreBridges Ventures, the investment company whose commercial expertise is used to deliver both financial returns and social and environmental benefits, is pleased to announce two additions to its Sustainable Property Fund team. Guy Bowden joins as Acquisitions Director and David Schlegel joins as an Associate. Guy has over 20 years experience in the property industry with […]
Read moreBridges Ventures, the sustainable growth investor, has expanded its environment team with the appointment of Tom Fourcade as Investment Director. Tom will be responsible for selecting and supporting new investments for the environment sector in the Bridges Venture Funds. The Funds invest capital in businesses across key themes with strong fundamentals including environment, education and […]
Read moreLondon, 12 September 2011: Bridges Ventures, the sustainable growth investor and Ardenham Energy Ltd, the developer and installer of renewable energy projects in homes, farms and businesses, have finalised terms on an initial £2m investment designed to fund the company’s expansion across the UK. Ardenham Energy specialises in renewable energy installations, focusing on Solar Photovoltaic […]
Read moreLondon, 12 June 2012: Bridges Ventures, the sustainable growth investor, today said it has sold its stake in Pure Washrooms Ltd. to the company’s management team. This is Bridges’ second successful exit in two weeks, after announcing the sale of The Hoxton Hotel at the end of last month. Pure Washrooms is a Coventry-based washroom […]
Read moreLondon, 25th June 2012: Expert knowledge and commitment to sustainable and impact investment can give investment advisers the competitive edge they need to stand out in a crowded marketplace, according to a new report analysing the current state of the UK advice-giving market, launched last week. The research, titled “The Power of Advice in the […]
Read moreBabington Business College (‘Babington’) has announced the acquisition of Michael John Training Limited, which trades as Training for Today, in a move that is expected to strengthen and complement both businesses. The acquisition has been funded by sustainable growth investor Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’) which first invested in Babington in 2009. Founded in 1974, Babington employs […]
Read morePioneers Post has written about our latest social impact bond, developed in partnership with Lambeth Council and HCT Group. The SIB will support HCT to provide specialist travel training to children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). The programme has a proven track record of helping young people with SEND travel to school and work […]
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