Specialty finance and investment across life sciences, technology, and commercial real estate
 

Bridgewest

NEW ZEALAND INVESTMENT OFFICE

 
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About Us

WHAKAHOA & WHAKAPONO

PARTNERSHIP & TRUST

Bridgewest NZ is a privately held investment company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand with investments in real estate, financial services, private equity and venture capital. We thrive on a culture of high performance and shared values and the NZ Investment Office are on a mission to support New Zealand and Australian businesses and entrepreneurs and grow alongside them as a trusted partner.

Our parent company is Bridgewest Group, a US based investment company headquartered in San Diego, California and operates in 15 cities and 7 countries managing over US$1 billion in assets. Bridgewest Group has operations in the US, China, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, with an established track record of investments in real estate, financial services and private equity including growing early-stage ventures by using its global platform and supply chain to enable investments to scale exponentially. Bridgewest Group and its predecessors have been in business for over 15 years and are active managers of their portfolio giving best practice management experience, scalability and insights to entities within their portfolio.

 
 

Core Values

We live by our core values that govern all that we do and serve as bedrock principles for our investment activities. Our team members are family and we strive to take extra steps to improve their experience at work and at home, giving every team member a voice in our processes.

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ngākau pono INTEGRITY

We constantly strive to adhere to the highest ethical standards and fundamentally believe in always doing things the right way.

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pāuaua Tenacity

We believe that a willingness to put in the extra effort, go the extra mile and have a “never say die” attitude greatly enhances our investment success.

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kanorau Diversity

A diversity of backgrounds, knowledge, experience and skills make us stronger and greatly improve outcomes.

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takohanga Accountability

We believe in the highest level of personal responsibility and expect all our team members to own the challenges as well as the outcomes.

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manawanui Commitment

When we make an investment we are 100% committed to its success and will pour every ounce of our energy and resources into helping it achieve its greatest potential.

 
 

What We Do

OUR four key pillars

 

Tailored asset based financing solutions.
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High quality retail and commercial office space.
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Helping commercialise complex technologies.
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Investing in private companies, tāngata and ventures.
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Meet the Team

 

Rees Ward

Chief Operating Officer
Bridgewest Group NZ
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Saum Vahdat

Managing Partner
Bridgewest Group
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Lisa Carswell

Property Finance Manager
Bridgewest Finance NZ
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John Robson

General Manager
Bridgewest Ventures NZ
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Kathryn de Ridder

Programme Manager
Bridgewest Ventures NZ
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Our Executive Committee & Advisors

Dr Masood Tayebi

Chief Executive
Bridgewest Group
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Dr Massih Tayebi

Chairman
Bridgewest Group
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Jim Edwards

Legal Counsel
Bridgewest Ventures

Adam Gickling

Executive Vice President
Bridgewest Group
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Chandima Mendis

Head of Portfolio Management
Bridgewest Group
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Saeed Khorami

Executive Vice President
Bridgewest Group
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Sponsorship

We have the privilege of partnering with some truly fantastic organisations, and we’re immensely proud of the work that they do in our communities.

Canoe Racing New Zealand

Providing communities with the opportunity to participate in this wonderful sport.
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And more!

Our parent company has many philanthropic investments both in the US and worldwide.
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