{"id":65,"date":"2017-07-21T14:26:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T11:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southbridge.experiments.gr\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2018-04-03T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T08:40:23","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/southbridge\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1522070791662{padding-top: 200px !important;padding-right: 200px !important;padding-bottom: 200px !important;padding-left: 200px !important;background-image: url(http:\/\/southbridge-partners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/istock_000003340588medium.jpg?id=509) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-top&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;invisible&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text title=&#8221;Team&#8221; animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;invisible&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243; animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221;]SouthBridge is managed by a small team of senior professionals who combine principal investment, operations, investment banking and other related experience. The team has a thorough understanding of the Greek business landscape, and a strong base of international know-how.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243; animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221;]In addition, SouthBridge maintains an extensive network of experienced industry professionals and specialized advisors, providing expertise, skill and competencies necessary for investee companies to meet strategic goals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text title=&#8221;Overview&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243; animation=&#8221;fade-in&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li>SouthBridge Europe Mezzanine GP is an <strong>independent investment management firm<\/strong> focused on investing in Greek businesses or partner with them in their investments outside of Greece.<\/li>\n<li>It is the management company of <strong>SouthBridge Europe Mezzanine Fund<\/strong>, founded in 2014 and backed by prime private and institutional investors such as the <strong>European Investment Fund (EIF)<\/strong> and the <strong>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>SouthBridge is a fully independent investment platform with <strong>\u20ac65m in committed capital<\/strong> to make long-term investments.\u00a0It is managed by an experienced team backed by a strong board of advisers.<\/li>\n<li>SouthBridge also works closely with other key business organisations and a <strong>wide range of professional network<\/strong>, through which it draws additional resources when required.<\/li>\n<li>We provide <strong>flexible financing<\/strong> to growth stage Lower-Mid market companies to <strong>achieve sustainable growth and long-term value<\/strong>. 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