(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €30 million loan to Teknia, a Spanish automotive component manufacturer, to support its research and development efforts in sustainable manufacturing technologies across Europe. The loan will help Teknia reduce CO2 … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antonio Lorenzo, automotive components, Automotive Sector, CO2 emissions, Cohesion Regions, digitalization, EIB Corporate Lending Division, electrification, European Investment Bank, INNOVATION, InvestEU, partnership, R&D, regional development, Strategic Priorities, sustainability, sustainable manufacturing, Teknia, Teknia CEO Javier Quesada de Luis, €30 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has provided a €90 million loan to Bordeaux Métropole Énergies to support its 2024-2028 strategic plan, focusing on renewable energy projects and energy-efficient building renovations. This funding will aid in the development of solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged biogas, Bordeaux Métropole Énergies, carbon neutrality, district heating, EIB loan, energy efficiency, energy transition, EU climate action, European Investment Bank, Gironde, low carbon solutions, partnership, photovoltaic solutions, renewable energy, REPowerEU, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) TreeFrog Therapeutics has secured €30 million in financing from the European Investment Bank to advance its cell therapy program for Parkinson’s disease and support the development of its internal pipeline targeting diseases with high unmet needs. The funding, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged 3D microtissues, bioreactors, C-Stem, cell therapy, dilutive financing, EIB, European Investment Bank, Healthcare Innovation, InvestEU, iPSCs, Microfluidics, Parkinson's disease, partnership, Regenerative medicine, stem cell biology, sustainability, TreeFrog Therapeutics, venture debt, €30 million financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (NBRNM) have completed a climate risk capacity-building initiative under the Greening Financial Systems Advisory Programme. The project has enhanced NBRNM’s ability to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged climate adaptation, Climate Risk, climate vulnerability, climate-related financial reporting, EIB Advisory team, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, financial regulation, green investments, Greening Financial Systems, International Climate Initiative, Macedonia, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, NBRNM, NDC Partnership, Paris Agreement, partnership, sustainability, sustainable transition
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has made its first investment in a dedicated European defence fund, committing €40 million to Keen’s European Defence and Security Tech Fund. The fund will focus on early-stage companies pioneering technologies in areas … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Defence, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Alexander Ribbink, artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity, Defence Tech Fund, Defence Technology, EIF investment, European defence, European Investment Fund, European security, Giuseppe Lacerenza, InvestEU, Keen Venture Partners, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, robotics, security innovation, space technologies, Stéphane Séjourné, strategic autonomy, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) RATO Credit Union has partnered with the European Investment Fund (EIF) under the InvestEU program to provide €20 million in financing for sustainable projects in Lithuania. This agreement enables RATO to offer more accessible loans with favorable terms, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged clean transport, climate change mitigation, EIF, energy efficient buildings, European Investment Fund, financing, financing agreement, green buildings, green financing, green transition, InvestEU, Lithuania, low-emission transport, partnership, RATO Credit Union, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable projects
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and European Commission’s report reveals that the EU agricultural sector faces annual losses of more than €28 billion due to adverse weather, with potential increases of up to 66% by 2050 due to climate change. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged adaptation measures, agriculture finance, agriculture resilience, CAP, climate change, Climate risks, crop losses, EU agriculture, EU policy, European Commission, European Investment Bank, farm insurance, food production, insurance coverage, partnership, Public-Private Partnerships, risk management, rural infrastructure, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) CVC Strategic Opportunities II has successfully exited its investment in Genetic S.p.A., a pharmaceutical CDMO specializing in Respiratory, Ophthalmic, and Oncology therapeutic products. The exit sees NB Renaissance and NB Aurora joining the Pavese family as shareholders. Under … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged CVC Strategic Opportunities II, exit, FRM Tax, Genetic S.p.A., international expansion, investment, NB Aurora, NB Renaissance, oncology, Ophthalmic, partnership, Pavese family, PedersoliGattai, pharmaceutical CDMO, pharmaceutical industry, Product Development, PwC, respiratory, Rocco Pavese, Rothschild & Co., strategic growth
(IN BRIEF) The EIF and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions have signed a landmark agreement to provide a €200 million portfolio guarantee, aimed at enhancing access to business asset leasing solutions for SMEs and small mid-caps across France, Germany, Italy, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, climate change mitigation, economic development, EIB Group, EIF, energy transition, European Investment Fund, financing solutions, Green Technologies, InvestEU, partnership, portfolio guarantee, renewable energy, small Mid-Caps, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has launched the Greening Financial Systems (GFS) Programme in Ethiopia, aimed at enhancing the resilience of the country’s financial sector to climate risks. This initiative, supported by Germany’s International Climate Initiative, will help the National Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, climate change, Climate risks, commercial banks, EIB, ETHIOPIA, EU, financial resilience, Germany, green finance, green investments, green taxonomy, Greening Financial Systems, International Climate Initiative, National Bank of Ethiopia, partnership, sustainability, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is actively participating in the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2025 in São Paulo, Brazil, sharing its long-standing commitment to financing circular economy projects. With over €5.1 billion lent to circular economy projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, circular economy, Climate Action, critical raw materials, EIB, environmental finance, European Investment Bank, Fairmat, financing, Sitra, strategic materials, sustainability, Swappie, WCEF 2025
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has made a €150 million cornerstone investment in the PIMCO European Data Centre Opportunity Fund, with CDP Equity contributing €50 million. The fund focuses on developing data centres in high-growth European markets to … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Athens, CDP Equity, data centres, digital economy, digital sovereignty, digitalisation, EIF, energy efficiency, European Investment Fund, Francesco Mele, high-growth markets, infrastructure, InvestEU programme, low-latency, Madrid, Marjut Falkstedt, Milan, PIMCO, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and EBRD have taken a significant step forward in their partnership by signing a Mutual Reliance Agreement, which aims to reduce administrative burdens, improve project financing efficiency, and ensure the highest environmental and social standards in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged administrative efficiency, development financing, EBRD, EIB, environmental and social standards, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, G20 Roadmap, Global Development, Multilateral Development Banks, Mutual Reliance Agreement, partnership, procurement agreements, project financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €400 million in financing to Helsinki for the development of the Crown Bridges Light Rail project, which will extend the city’s tram network to three eastern suburbs. The project includes the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged bike lanes, Climate Action, Crown Bridges Light Rail, EIB financing, European Investment Bank, Finland, Green Infrastructure, greenhouse gas emissions, Helsinki, Kruunuvuorensilta Bridge, partnership, pedestrian pathways, public transport, Ruskeasuo depot, sustainability, sustainable transport, Thomas Östros, tramline, urban development
(IN BRIEF) Sidekick Health has secured a €35 million venture debt facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its digital health and therapeutics initiatives. The funding, backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU initiative, will accelerate R&D and AI-driven … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged AI, capital injection, chronic care, Clara Ganslandt, digital health, EU funding, European Investment Bank, Healthcare Innovation, Iceland, InvestEU, investor confidence, partnership, R&D, Sidekick Health, specialty care, therapeutics, Thomas Östros, Tryggvi Thorgeirsson, venture debt
(IN BRIEF) Omada A/S, a global leader in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) software, has announced its acquisition by GRO Fund III, alongside Kirk Kapital. This move marks the full exit of Omada’s previous investors, CVC Growth Funds and GRO … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Denmark, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AI-driven features, Bruun & Hjelje, cloud-native platform, CVC Growth Funds, Evercore, financial services, GRO Fund II, GRO Fund III, Healthcare, identity governance, Kirk Kapital, Manufacturing, Michael Garrett, North American expansion, Omada A/S, partnership, regulatory approval, SaaS, Sebastian Kuenne
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has mandated Scope Ratings, a European Union-based credit rating agency, to perform a solicited creditworthiness rating. This addition to its existing agencies—Fitch, Moody’s, and S&P—was part of EIB’s regular triennial evaluation process for … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AAA, Awards, capital markets, credit rating, DBRS, EIB, EU, European Investment Bank, financial markets, Fitch, investment, leadership, Moody's, regulatory compliance, S&P, Scope Ratings, Stable
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has made its first-ever private equity fund investment in Iceland, committing €30 million to Alfa Framtak’s AF3 fund under the European Commission’s InvestEU programme. With a total first close of €145 million, AF3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Iceland, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AF3, Alfa Framtak, blue economy, Clara Ganslandt, digitalisation, EIF, ESG investing, EU funding, green transition, Gunnar Páll Tryggvason, Iceland economy, Iceland private equity, industrial decarbonisation, innovation finance, InvestEU, Merete Clausen, SME investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank is teaming up with Growthfund to carry out Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments for the ports of Volos, Alexandroupoli, and Patras in Greece. The initiative will identify physical climate risks, propose adaptation measures, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Greece, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged adaptation strategy, Alexandroupoli port, climate proofing, Climate Risk, Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, coastal flooding, CRVA, EIB, EU climate bank, European Commission climate guidance, European Investment Bank, extreme weather, Greece ports, Growthfund, infrastructure resilience, Ioannis Tsakiris, Panagiotis Stampoulidis, Patras port, PIANC, port development, public-private collaboration, sustainable infrastructure, Volos port
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has pledged $60 million to support LeapFrog Investments’ Climate Investment Strategy, a fund aiming to deploy $500 million for green technologies across Africa and Asia. Joined by partners such as IFC, Temasek, and SIFEM, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Africa, Andy Kuper, ASIA, Battery Smart, clean technology, climate finance, Climate Investment Strategy, EIB, European Investment Bank, Global Emissions, green transition, greenhouse gas reduction, IFC, IMF, LeapFrog Investments, low-carbon mobility, Nadia Calviño, renewable energy, rooftop solar, SIFEM, Spring Meetings 2025, sustainable development, Temasek, World Bank Group
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