Bridges Fund Management is a specialist sustainable and impact investment fund manager founded in 2002 by Sir Ronald Cohen, Michele Giddens and Philip Newborough. 35 The organisation is headquartered at 38 Seymour Street in London, United Kingdom. 6 Its LinkedIn profile also lists an office in New York City, United States. 4
The firm invests in private-market opportunities intended to support a more sustainable and inclusive economy. 13 Its investment platform is organised around three principal areas: property, private equity and outcomes partnerships. 8 The property funds focus on needs-driven growth sectors linked to decarbonising the built environment and improving health and wellbeing. 1 Since 2010, Bridges reports having developed more than £2 billion of property assets through over 70 transactions. 1
Through its private-equity activities, Bridges backs growth companies whose products, services or technologies contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable and inclusive economy. 1 Its outcomes-partnerships business, operated through the not-for-profit subsidiary Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, provides project finance and project management for complex social and environmental services. 1 The subsidiary has supported more than 70 projects serving almost 50,000 people globally. 1
Michele Giddens is CEO and co-founder, while Philip Newborough is co-founder and Chair. 12 Giddens became the firm’s sole CEO in 2024, with Newborough moving into the Executive Chair role. 8 The organisation states that it has been a certified B Corporation since 2015. 3
Bridges describes itself as a global investor, and its activities extend beyond the United Kingdom through international investment and outcomes-partnership work. 14 Its geographic scope is therefore global, although its headquarters and principal registered office are in London. 46