Michele Giddens
Michele co-founded Bridges alongside Philip Newborough and Sir Ronald Cohen in 2002. She became CEO in summer 2024 and oversees all Bridges’ investment activity across our platform of funds, as…
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Philip co-founded Bridges in 2002 alongside Michele Giddens and Sir Ronald Cohen. He was CEO of the business from 2002 to 2024, overseeing Bridges’ investment activity across all its strategies and geographies, and personally led Bridges’ successful investments in The Gym Group, The Office Group, The Hoxton, Simply Switch and Viva Gym, among others. In his […]
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Elizabeth Burgess is a Partner and Head of the Growth Business investment strategy, where she leads on fund strategy, origination, investment and portfolio management. Elizabeth has approximately 30 years of experience in private equity and leveraged transactions across a wide range of industries and markets. Previous to Bridges, she was a Founding Senior Partner at […]
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Brian is a Partner at Bridges in the U.S. Sustainable Growth Fund, a director of the Bridges Impact Foundation in the U.S., and a leader of our impact advisory activities. Brian has nearly 20 years of impact investing experience, having written the business plan for Acumen in 2000 and served until 2012 as the Chief […]
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