(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund is providing a €60 million guarantee to the Sienna Biodiversity Private Credit Fund, managed by Sienna IM, to support biodiversity projects across Europe. Backed by the InvestEU Sustainability Guarantee, the initiative will reduce credit … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biodiversity financing, climate adaptation, EIB, EIF, environmental protection, EU green transition, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund Backs Sienna Biodiversity Fund to Expand Access to Sustainable Finance Across Europe, Fabrice Rossary, InvestEU Sustainability Guarantee, Malakoff Humanis Group, Marjut Falkstedt, natural capital, New EU Backed Guarantee Supports Growth of Biodiversity Investment Market and Early Stage Environmental Projects, Sienna Biodiversity Private Credit Fund, Sienna IM, SME financing, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund and Erste Bank Croatia have agreed to unlock up to €58 million in financing for Croatian SMEs by expanding EIF guarantees under the InvestEU Programme. The cooperation introduces mini-bonds as a new alternative financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged Alternative Financing, Business Growth, capital markets, Christoph Schoefboeck, CROATIA, economic development, EIB Group, EIF, Entrepreneurship, Erste & Steiermärkische Bank, Erste Bank Croatia, European Investment Fund, financial ecosystem, INNOVATION, InvestEU programme, job creation, liquidity, Marko Primorac, mini bonds, SME financing, SMEs, Zagreb
(IN BRIEF) Capitalia has partnered with the European Investment Fund to launch a €15 million financing initiative for microenterprises in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. The scheme will offer crowdfunded loans of up to €50,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Baltic region, business loans, Capitalia, crowdfunding, economic development, EIF, EIF Supports First Crowdfunding Platform Under InvestEU to Expand Access to Finance for Small Businesses in the Baltics, Estonia, EU funding, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund and Capitalia Introduce Innovative Crowdfunded Loan Scheme to Support Baltic Small Business Growth, InvestEU programme, Juris Grišins, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, microenterprises, retail investors, Small Business Support, SME financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group achieved a record level of financing activity in Cyprus in 2025, providing €372 million to support a wide range of sectors including education, infrastructure, healthcare, cultural heritage, and SMEs. A major component of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Cyprus, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Climate Action, Cyprus, Cyprus Archaeological Museum, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, EIB, EIF, Eurobank Ltd, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group Reaches Record €372 Million Financing Milestone in Cyprus Supporting Growth and Infrastructure Development, European Investment Fund, infrastructure, InvestEU, Morak Mora, public schools modernisation, regional cohesion, SMEs, sustainable growth, THALIA programme
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has appointed Marko Primorac as Vice-President, making him the first Croatian representative to join the institution’s Management Committee. Nominated by the Croatian government, Primorac brings extensive experience in public finance, having served as Deputy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Poland
Tagged competitiveness, CROATIA, economic policy, EIB, EIF, EU finance, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, green transition, Hungary, Investment Bank, Marko Primorac, Marko Primorac Joins European Investment Bank Leadership as Vice President Representing Croatia Hungary and Poland, Nadia Calviño, Poland, public finance, resilience, Teresa Czerwinska, Vice President
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group provided €547 million in financing to Croatia in 2025 to support business growth, innovation, green transition projects and infrastructure development. The funding included €325 million from the EIB and €211 million from the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Central and Eastern Europe investment initiatives, Croatia economy, Croatian SMEs financing, Croatian urban housing development, Croatian Venture Capital Initiative CVCi2, digital transformation investments, EIB Group, EIB Group Strengthens Investment Partnership with Croatia Through €547 Million in Funding for Innovation, EIF, Eleport EV charging network, Erste & Steiermärkische Bank, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition projects, HBOR Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Hrvatska Poštanska Banka, Infrastructure and SMEs, Invera Private Equity Fund II, NVision Ventures, PCP SEE Fund II, Privredna Banka Zagreb, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Split Žnjan beach development, Teresa Czerwinska, Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fund, Tomislav Ćorić, Zagreb Rijeka Split Osijek Varaždin infrastructure, Zagrebačka banka
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has signed a €112 million synthetic securitisation transaction with BNP Paribas to expand financing for French SMEs, mid-caps and climate-related projects. By taking on part of the credit risk of an existing loan portfolio, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, BCEF, BNP Paribas, climate neutrality, Clotilde Quilichini, EIB EIF and BNP Paribas Deepen Partnership with Sixth Transaction Designed to Boost Sustainable Economic Growth, EIB Group, EIF, EU Savings and Investment Union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, France, Green Investment, low carbon economy, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Cap companies, New Synthetic Securitisation Supports Climate Focused Investment and Strengthens Access to Finance for SMEs and Mid Caps in France, regulatory capital relief, risk-sharing, SME financing, STS securitisation, Sustainable Finance, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) In 2025, the European Investment Bank Group provided €1.93 billion in financing to Czechia, supporting projects in transport, clean energy, SME financing and affordable housing. Nearly half of the funding was directed toward railway upgrades and the Prague … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged affordable housing, Brno Urban Infrastructure Development programme, CEPS, Česká spořitelna, ČEZ, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB Group, EIB Group Delivers €1.93 Billion in 2025 Financing to Modernise Czech Transport Energy Infrastructure and Affordable Housing, EIF, ELENA, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group Financing in Czechia Reaches €1.93 Billion in 2025 to Advance Transport Clean Energy and Housing, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, JASPERS, Marek Mora, Mid-Caps, power grid reinforcement, Prague Ring Road, renewable energy integration, SME financing, TEN T network, transport modernization, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia, UniCredit SpA, urban development
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €62 million to the Qualitas Energy Credit Fund under the Alternative Lending Instrument for Sustainable Development within Spain’s Regional Resilience Fund, using NextGenerationEU resources. Managed by Qualitas Energy, the fund provides debt … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alternative Lending Instrument for Sustainable Development, battery energy storage systems, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Backs Private Credit Strategy to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment and Enhance European Energy Security, EIF commits €62 million to Qualitas Energy Credit Fund to expand alternative financing for energy transition projects, energy transition, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Hydro, Mid-Caps, NextGenerationEU, private credit, Qualitas Energy, Qualitas Energy Credit Fund, Regional Resilience Fund, renewable energy, Renewable Natural Gas, SMEs, Solar, Spain Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan, sustainable infrastructure, Wind
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group increased its financing in Lithuania by 29% in 2025 to €577 million, placing security and defence investments at the centre of its support while also advancing renewable energy, water infrastructure, and business financing. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Security & Safety, Small Business
Tagged defence financing, EIB, EIB Group Steps Up Lithuania Funding with Major Defence Loans and Strategic Infrastructure Projects, EIF, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, GDP impact, Ignitis Group, ILTE, job creation, Lithuania, NATO interoperability, onshore wind farm, Public Private Partnership, renewable energy, Rūdninkai military base, security investments, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Vilniaus vandenys, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera has become a shareholder of the European Investment Fund, giving Finland direct representation in EU-level decision-making for SME financing and strengthening national access to European funding. The EIF provided €606 million to SMEs in Finland during 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Climate and Digitalisation Loans, COSME, economic growth, EIF, EU financing, European corporate finance, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, export guarantees, Finland, Finnish representation enters EIF ownership as Finnvera aims to channel more European funding to domestic companies, Finnvera, guarantees, innovation funding, InvestEU, Juuso Heinilä, Karl Nehammer, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, risk-sharing, SME finance, UKRAINE
(IN BRIEF) Indico Capital Partners has launched Indico VC Fund III with a targeted size of €125 million, supported by a €30 million anchor investment from the European Investment Fund. The new fund will back early-stage enterprise SaaS, AI, deep-tech, … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI, blue economy, deep tech, digitalisation, early stage investment, EIF, enterprise SaaS, European Investment Bank Group, Indico Capital Partners, Indico VC Fund III, InvestEU, Italy, Marjut Falkstedt, New Indico VC fund aims to drive enterprise technology growth in Portugal, oceantech, PORTUGAL, Portugal Blue, SME funding, Southern Europe, spacetech, Spain, Spain and Italy with support from EIF and InvestEU, Stephan de Moraes, Technology Innovation, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €70 million to Alantra’s Klima Energy Fund II, a growth-stage investment vehicle focused on scaling cleantech companies essential to Europe’s energy transition. Building on the successful track record of Klima1, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alantra, Article 9 fund, Bastien Gambini, clean energy generation, cleantech, Climate Action, decarbonization, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Backs Klima2 to Scale High-Growth Cleantech Companies Supporting Europe’s Decarbonization Efforts, energy efficiency, energy storage, energy transition, European Innovation, European Investment Fund, growth equity, Klima Energy Fund II, Klima1, Klima2, low carbon economy, Marco Marrone, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, SFDR, SMEs, sustainable transport, TechEU, €70 million investment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund and UniCredit Bank Austria have announced an expanded partnership featuring a new €250 million EIF guarantee that will enable the bank to provide around €360 million in favourable financing for more than 200 SMEs … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Austria Strengthens Innovation and Sustainability Investment with New EIF-Backed €250 Million Guarantee Facility, Austrian business growth, Austrian SMEs, Climate Action, digitalisation, EIF, EU financial support, European Green Deal, European Investment Fund, green transition, innovation investment, InvestEU, Ivan Vlaho, Karl Nehammer, Mid-Caps, SME Lending, sustainability investment, technology investment, UniCredit Bank Austria, Vienna, €13 billion EIF investment in Austria, €250 million guarantee, €360 million financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €50 million loan agreement with finance&invest.brussels to support business growth and job creation in the Brussels Capital Region. The funding will enable the regional investment institution to provide up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Brussels Capital Region, business expansion, collateral reduction, creative industries, EIB, EIB Collaboration Strengthens Entrepreneurial Growth in Brussels with New €140 Million Lending Capacity, EIF, entrepreneurship support, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, favourable financing conditions, finance&invest.brussels, fintech, job creation, Legal tech, Mid-Cap Financing, Pierre Hermant, regional economic growth, Robert de Groot, SME financing, sustainable food, urban farming, €140 million lending capacity, €50 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund and ALTUM have launched a new cooperation supported by the EU’s InvestEU programme to improve access to study loans for students in Latvia. The agreement will make up to €66 million available between 2026 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Altum, counter-guarantee, education financing, EIF, European Fund for Strategic Investments, European Investment Fund, higher education access, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Latvia, Latvian students, Marjut Falkstedt, New InvestEU-backed agreement strengthens Latvia’s student loan system with improved terms and wider eligibility, Reinis Bērziņš, Skills and Education Guarantee Pilot, skills development, study loans, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) Nefco has signed a EUR 5 million loan agreement with Merus Power to support the Finnish company’s international expansion in electrical energy storage and power quality systems. As Europe increases its reliance on renewable energy, demand for storage … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged clean tech financing, CO2 reduction, EIF, electrical energy storage, EU renewable energy targets, European energy markets, European Investment Fund, Finland, grid stability, Helena Lähteenmäki, international expansion, Kari Tuomala, Merus Power, NEFCO, Nefco and EIF Support Growth of Finnish Clean-Tech Leader Merus Power Through New Loan for European Market Expansion, Nordic Green Bank, power quality solutions, renewable energy integration
(IN BRIEF) Spain and the European Investment Fund have introduced a new €500 million “Climate and Infrastructure” financing instrument aimed at supporting SME, mid-cap, and infrastructure equity investments across sustainability and digital sectors. Funded through Spain’s Regional Resilience Fund and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alison Burney, Christian López-Baillo, climate action financing, Climate and Infrastructure instrument, David Gonzalez, digitalisation, EIF, energy transition, European Investment Fund, Gabriele Todesca, green and digital transition, Ignacio Carrión ( ., Jose Cabrita, María Palanca, María Romano, Mid-Caps, New €500 Million Fund to Boost Equity Investments in Spain’s Sustainable and Digital Infrastructure, NextGenerationEU, private equity, Regional Resilience Fund, SMEs, SpainCap, Spanish Ministry of Economy Trade and Enterprise, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Erste Bank Croatia have expanded their partnership with a new €100 million guarantee extension under the EU’s InvestEU Portfolio Guarantee. This initiative brings the total EIF-backed financing for innovative SMEs and small … Read the full press release
Posted in Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Business Financing, Christoph Schoefboeck, Cohesion Regions, creative industries, CROATIA, digital transformation, EIB Group, EIF, EIF and Erste Bank Croatia Strengthen Partnership with €100 Million Guarantee to Boost Innovation and SME Growth, Erste Bank Croatia, EU guarantee, European Investment Fund, European Union, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Just Transition Regions, Merete Clausen, regional development, small Mid-Caps, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €20 million in Unconventional Ventures Fund II, a Danish-Swedish impact fund supporting start-ups founded by underrepresented entrepreneurs in sectors like climate, health, and education. The investment contributes to the fund’s €50 … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate tech, Denmark, diversity in tech, education technology, EIF, EIFO, EU innovation, European Investment Fund, health tech, impact investing, inclusive entrepreneurship, Inner Foundation, LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, Marjut Falkstedt, Nora Bavey, Nordic start-ups, Sustainable Finance, Sweden, Unconventional Ventures, Unconventional Ventures Fund II, Unconventional Ventures Fund II secures EIF backing to advance inclusive and sustainable innovation, venture capital, women founders
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