Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Bridges Fund Management

London, United Kingdom

Bridges Fund Management is a London-based specialist private markets investor backing businesses that support a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Its investment strategies include Sustainable Growth Funds, which provide growth capital to impact-focused businesses.

Focus Areas
Impact investing, Private equity, Sustainable growth investing

Tracked deals

13

13 tracked deals across 2019-2022.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

5 buyout · 5 growth capital · 2 addon

Bridges Fund Management Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Bridges Fund Management. 3 2019 6 2021 4 2022

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

Showing the 12 most recent of 13 tracked deals for Bridges Fund Management.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds
    Target
    HYCUBE
    Industry
    Renewable Energy
    Location
    Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds has made a growth investment in HYCUBE, a Mannheim-based provider of decentralised clean energy storage systems for homeowners. The capital will back the existing management team to scale HYCUBE’s residential solar, battery storage, EV charging and smart-home energy management offering and expand its reach in Germany and other markets.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Fund Management
    Target
    Storetec
    Location
    East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bridges Fund Management has acquired a majority stake in Storetec, a Hull-based document digitisation, archive storage and cloud document management provider. The investment from Bridges' Sustainable Growth Funds will support Storetec's product and service expansion, strengthen its impact and ESG practices, and accelerate growth across the U.K. and into new markets.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds (Bridges Fund Management), MSCI, Farview Equity Partners
    Target
    Evora Global
    Industry
    Consulting
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds has made a majority investment in Evora Global, a UK-based ESG real estate consultancy and software provider. MSCI and Farview Equity Partners also participated in the round and will take board seats; the capital will be used to scale Evora's advisory services and its SIERA sustainability software internationally.

  • Buyer
    AEA-Bridges Impact Corp (ABIC), AEA Investors, Bridges Fund Management
    Target
    LiveWire EV, LLC
    Seller
    Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    Industry
    Automotive
    Location
    United States

    AEA-Bridges Impact Corp (ABIC) completed a business combination with LiveWire EV, the electric motorcycle division of Harley‑Davidson, creating publicly listed LiveWire Group, Inc. The transaction raised about $334 million in gross proceeds and LiveWire began trading on the NYSE under the ticker LVWR; Harley‑Davidson carved out the EV division as part of the deal.

  • Buyer
    Sunrise Treatment Center, Bridges Fund Management
    Target
    Port 45 Recovery
    Type
    Addon

    Sunrise Treatment Center has acquired Port 45 Recovery, combining the two Ohio-based addiction treatment providers to expand Sunrise's outpatient service offerings and geographic footprint. Sunrise, which is backed by Bridges Fund Management, will retain Port 45's leadership team and employees while Port 45 CEO Sharon Staley will depart; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Fund Management
    Target
    Talking Talent
    Industry
    Consulting
    Location
    United Kingdom

    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.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Evergreen (Bridges Fund Management)
    Target
    Skills Training UK
    Industry
    Education
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Bridges Evergreen, the permanent-capital vehicle of Bridges Fund Management, has acquired a majority stake in Skills Training UK, a UK-based provider of apprenticeships, traineeships and adult skills programmes. The investment will support Skills Training UK’s growth under Bridges’ ‘Future Skills’ theme to expand employer-responsive training and improve learner outcomes.

  • Buyer
    GEV Wind Power, Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds
    Target
    Wind Power LAB
    Industry
    Renewable Energy
    Location
    Denmark
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Fund Management
    Target
    Matrix Telematics
    Industry
    Transportation
    Location
    Cheshire, United Kingdom

    Bridges Fund Management has made a growth capital investment in Matrix Telematics, valuing the Cheshire-based fleet telematics and software provider at over £60 million. The investment, made through Bridges' Sustainable Growth Funds, will back CEO Mark Packman and the existing management team to scale Matrix’s SaaS telematics platform and expand its driver-safety and emissions-reduction solutions.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Fund Management (Sustainable Growth Funds)
    Target
    Nkuku
    Location
    Devon, United Kingdom

    Bridges Fund Management is investing in Nkuku via its Sustainable Growth Funds, with Nkuku founders Alistair and Alex Cooke reinvesting and remaining in operational control. The growth capital will support scaling Nkuku's ecommerce and multi‑channel retail presence while preserving its ethical, artisan-focused approach and sustainability impact.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Evergreen Holdings (Evergreen)
    Target
    AgilityEco Services Ltd
    Industry
    Energy
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    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.

  • Buyer
    Bridges Fund Management
    Target
    énergie Fitness
    Seller
    Shareholders of énergie Fitness
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

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