Bridges Fund Management Acquires GEV Group (GEV Wind Power) from Maven Capital Partners

Bridges-backed GEV Wind Power Acquires Denmark's Wind Power LAB

April 15, 2021

Renewable Energy

GEV Wind Power, backed by Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds, has merged with Danish Wind Power LAB to create a combined global provider of blade inspection, predictive maintenance and repair services for wind turbines. The deal brings Wind Power LAB’s machine learning–enabled blade-inspection capabilities into the Bridges-backed GEV platform to expand technology-enabled blade services and accelerate global growth.

Certek Acquires GEV Wind Power

May 13, 2025

Renewable Energy

Certek, a sector-focused investment vehicle led by David Harrison and supported by Macquarie Group, has acquired GEV Wind Power from Bridges Fund Management. GEV, headquartered in Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a global specialist in wind turbine rotor blade repair and O&M and will be supported by Certek and GEV management to expand capacity and pursue supply‑chain consolidation; terms were not disclosed.

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.

Bidvest Noonan Acquires Nexgen Group from Bridges Fund Management

July 16, 2024

Industrial Services

Bidvest Noonan has agreed to buy Nexgen Group, a UK-focused facilities management business (formerly Just Ask), from Bridges Fund Management. The transaction transfers a platform that has grown through five bolt-on deals into a tech-enabled, ESG-focused operator with about £90m revenue and ~3,500 employees to Bidvest Noonan to broaden its UK & Ireland facilities services footprint.

APEM Group Acquires GoBe Consultants

May 31, 2022

Environmental Services

WestBridge-backed APEM Group has acquired GoBe Consultants, a UK planning and environmental consultancy specialising in offshore wind and NSIP consenting. The Manchester-headquartered APEM also secured a £25m sustainability-linked refinance from Virgin Money to refinance existing facilities and support the acquisition; GoBe has offices in Devon and Glasgow and the combined group strengthens APEM's offshore wind capabilities.