(IN BRIEF) ABB has acquired Sensorfact BV, a leader in energy management solutions, to enhance its digital energy offerings for industrial clients. Sensorfact’s AI-powered SaaS platform helps small and medium-sized enterprises optimize energy consumption and reduce operational costs. This acquisition … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, acquisition, artificial intelligence, automation, carbon emissions, digital energy solutions, energy efficiency, Energy management, energy optimization, industrial waste, International Energy Agency, partnership, renewable energy, SaaS, Sensorfact, smart factory platform, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In Milan, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Banco Desio signed the first €60 million tranche of a €200 million credit line designed to boost €400 million in investment for Italian SMEs and mid-cap businesses. The initiative aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 24-month financing, Alessandro Decio, Banco Desio, competitiveness, digitalisation, EIB, emerging technologies, European Investment Bank, favourable interest rates, financing opportunity, funding for innovation, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, Italy, job creation, mid-cap businesses, Milan, partnership, regional growth, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability, technological growth, technology
(IN BRIEF) TIMETOACT GROUP has acquired beBOLD, a consulting firm specializing in cloud transformation and digital innovation, marking another step in its strategy to expand its capabilities in cloud consulting. The acquisition strengthens TIMETOACT GROUP’s position in providing end-to-end cloud … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, AI, aws, Azure, beBOLD, Big Data, business growth strategy, cloud solutions, Cloud transformation, digital innovation, digitalization, Equistone Partners Europe, Frank Fuchs, Google Cloud, IT consulting, Joris Schoor, Marcel Böttcher, partnership, private cloud, TIMETOACT GROUP
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and MicroBank have signed a €450 million guarantee agreement to mobilise €750 million in financing for entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises, and social enterprises across Spain. This initiative, backed by InvestEU, aims to address the financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged CaixaBank, economic growth, economic recovery, EIF, Employment, entrepreneurs, financing, funding, inclusive economy, InvestEU, loans, micro-enterprises, MicroBank, microfinance, partnership, SME competitiveness, social economy, social entrepreneurship, social impact, Spain, sustainability, vulnerable groups, €450 million guarantee agreement
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has acquired S.M.A. Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a company specializing in the manufacturing of impermeable aluminium pipes for automotive cooling applications. This acquisition will strengthen SFC Group’s capabilities in climate control and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 1500 employees, acquisition, aluminium pipes, automotive applications, automotive customers, automotive industry, Backnang, CHINA, climate control, cooling media, customer base, EUR 160 million, fluid transfer systems, fluid transfer systems market, Germany, lightweight fluid products, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, partnership, product offering, Romania, S.M.A. Metalltechnik GmbH & Co. KG, sealing solutions, SFC Group, South Africa, strategic expansion, sustainability, Thermal Management
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a €66 million synthetic securitisation deal with Bank Millennium in Poland, marking the EBRD’s second capital relief transaction in the country. This deal will help Bank Millennium strengthen … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank Millennium, capital relief transaction, corporate loans, credit protection, EBRD, EBRD .Investment, energy efficiency, EU Capital Requirements Regulation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financial resilience, GET criteria, Green Economy Transition, Green Projects, Lending Capacity, low-carbon economy, mezzanine tranche, partnership, Poland, Poland economy, private sector, renewable energy, risk management, risk-weighted asset relief, significant risk transfer, simple, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME, SRT, standardised, STS, sustainability, synthetic securitisation, transparent, €15.4 billion, €66 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €20 million to the SG Capital Baltic Private Credit Fund, a new initiative managed by Latvia-based SG Capital Partners AIFP. The fund aims to raise €100 million to support small and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, Arvīds Kostomārovs, Baltic businesses, bonds, capital expenditure, Climate Action, economic growth, EIF, EIF investment, environmental sustainability, Estonia, European Investment Fund, flexible financing solutions, funding gap, Harijs Švarcs, INNOVATION, institutional investors, InvestEU programme, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Sized Companies, partnership, private credit, private credit financing, senior loans, SFDR, SG Capital, SG Capital Baltic Private Credit Fund, SG Capital Partners AIFP, SMEs, sustainabilty, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, working capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) have signed a €40 million guarantee agreement under the InvestEU programme to support sustainability projects by SMEs and mid-caps in Catalonia. The agreement will enable ICF to mobilize … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Catalan Finance Institute, Catalonia, EIF, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Finnish companies will gain access to over €400 million in financing for green and digital transformations through a partnership between Nordea Bank and the European Investment Fund (EIF). Backed by the InvestEU programme, the agreement provides SMEs and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged businesses, clean technology, EIF, energy efficiency, Financial, Finland, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Nina Arkilahti, Nordea Bank, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a SEK 750 million (approximately EUR 65.2 million) loan agreement with Ziklo Bank AB to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps (SMCs) in Sweden. The 7-year program will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Sweden
Tagged Financial, NIB, partnership, SMCs, SMEs, sustainability, Sweden, Ziklo Bank AB
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera plc has confirmed Juha Ketola’s appointment as Executive Vice President for SME and midcap financing, starting January 2025. Ketola, who has served as interim Executive Vice President since June 2024, brings extensive leadership experience, particularly as a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged appointment #leadership, Executive Vice President, Finnvera, Juha Ketola, Juuso Heinilä, Midcap Financing, SME
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €15.6 billion in financing to support key projects across security, energy, climate resilience, and infrastructure. Highlights include €1 billion to support SMEs in security and defence supply chains, €6.8 billion for … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The CESEE Bank Lending Survey by the European Investment Bank (EIB) reveals a recovery in credit demand and supply across Central Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, driven by increased consumer confidence and improved lending conditions, particularly for SMEs. Retail … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Retail, Small Business
Tagged banks, CESEE, Debora Revoltella, economy, EIB, Kyriacos Kakouris, retail, SMEs, ‘Credit conditions
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €15 million from the Baltic Innovation Fund II to Merito Partners’ ‘Merito Baltic Opportunities I AIF,’ marking its first institutional investment in the fund. Aiming to raise €100 million, the fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Andris Kotāns, Audrius Mozūras, Baltic region, EIF, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Merito Partners’, Mikus Janvars, partnership, SME, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided €400 million in loans to Komerční banka and SG Equipment Finance Czech Republic (SGEF) to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Cap companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Slovakia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Czech Republic, David Formánek, economic growth, EIB, INNOVATION, Komerční banka, Kyriacos Kakouris, partnership, Petr Němec, Slovakia, SMEs, Sóciété Générale Equipment Finance Czech Republic, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Union, in partnership with EIB Global, Banca Intesa, and Intesa Leasing, has unveiled a €160 million financial package to support Serbian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies. This initiative will fund green projects, renewable … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Serbia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Banca Intesa, Darko Popović, EIB, Emanuele Giaufret, EU, Intesa Leasing, investment, JOBS, partnership, Robert de Groot, SERBIA, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA, in partnership with TÜRKONFED, has launched the New Horizons in Twin Transformation project to help SMEs in Türkiye adopt green and digital practices, enhancing their competitiveness and sustainability. The initiative includes workshops and panels across … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged BBVA, Garanti BBVA, Hakan Urhan, Onur Ünlü, partnership, Sibel Kaya, SMEs, sustainability, TÜRKONFED, Twin Transformation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Banca Etica have signed a €164 million guarantee agreement, supported by InvestEU, to unlock over €200 million in investments across Italy and Spain. This initiative will provide more than 1,000 social enterprises, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Anna Fasano, Banca Etica, EIF, Ethical Investments, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Italy, partnership, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has deepened its ties with Malta by opening a new office in Valletta, enhancing collaboration with local businesses, government, and stakeholders. Announced by EIB Group President Nadia Calviño alongside Finance Minister Clyde … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Malta, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Clyde Caruana, EIB Group, Ian Borg, investments, Lawrence Walsh, Malta Office, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Paul Zahra, Robert Abela, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), in partnership with Santander, has launched a €183 million initiative to boost energy efficiency investments in Portugal. The agreement includes €91.6 million in EIB Group support for Santander’s upper-mezzanine tranche, enabling … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Alessandro Tappi, Amílcar Lourenço, EIB Group, ENERGY, Jean-Christophe Laloux, partnership, PORTUGAL, Santander, SMEs, sustainability
EuropaWire (EW) is the first truly pan-European and leading press release distribution and newswire service for Europe and the European Union working towards consolidating Europe’s voice on the global newswire and media scene. The newswire service comes with advanced submission forms, flexible pricing and PR budgeting, granular targeting, nearly uncapped reach across countries, markets, verticals, industries, audiences, languages, etc., translation and localisation for greater local PR impact, in-depth distribution reporting, metrics and insights including measured PR reach, reads, engagements, impact, etc., no cap on words, images and multimedia to go along with your release, among others. Your press releases will be seen among the releases of Europe’s biggest and most prominent companies, brands and institutions.
HOW TO GET STARTED?