Bridges Evergreen Acquires Majority Stake in Skills Training UK

Bridges Evergreen Acquires Minority Stake in AgilityEco

November 20, 2019

Energy

Bridges Evergreen Holdings (Evergreen), a long‑term capital vehicle managed by Bridges Fund Management, has taken a significant minority stake in AgilityEco Services Ltd to support the company's growth and scale its fuel‑poverty and energy‑efficiency programmes across the U.K. The investment will see Evergreen partners join AgilityEco's board and support the co‑founders' plan to expand delivery of retrofit and community energy‑advice services to more vulnerable households.

M Group Services Acquires AgilityEco from Bridges Evergreen

January 5, 2024

Energy

M Group Services has acquired AgilityEco, a UK home decarbonisation delivery platform, from Bridges Evergreen. The sale delivered a 3.4x money multiple and a 40% IRR for Bridges Evergreen; AgilityEco provides whole-house energy-efficiency solutions, has grown to turnover well over £100m and worked with 36,000 households in 2022/23.

Bridges Fund Management Acquires Majority Stake in énergie Fitness

August 5, 2019

Healthcare Services

Bridges Fund Management has acquired a majority stake in énergie Fitness, the UK low-cost gym franchisor with over 100 sites across the UK and Ireland, for an undisclosed sum. The investment will support an accelerated roll‑out of new small-box gyms in underserved locations and strengthen the brand’s franchise model and member proposition.

Bridges Fund Management Invests in Talking Talent

October 7, 2021

Consulting

Bridges Fund Management’s Sustainable Growth Funds has made a growth investment in Talking Talent, a UK-based leadership coaching and DEI consultancy. The capital will support Talking Talent’s international expansion and development of its digital platform and consulting capabilities to help organisations improve inclusion, retention and career progression for under-represented employees.

BPP Acquires Firebrand Training

June 20, 2022

Education

BPP, a UK-based provider of professional and vocational higher education, has acquired Firebrand Training, a specialist IT and digital training business established in 2001. The deal expands BPP's programme portfolio—adding accelerated IT certifications, apprenticeships and bootcamps—and supports its geographic expansion across the UK and continental Europe.

Learning Technologies Group Acquires Bridge from Instructure

June 28, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Learning Technologies Group (LTG) acquired Bridge, a learning, performance and skills development SaaS platform, from Instructure Inc on February 26, 2021. The deal expands LTG's mid-market learning and talent-management capabilities by adding Bridge's LMS, performance and engagement products and its ~80-person team and ~800 customers.