(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) is injecting €40 million into Blume Equity, a leading European climate tech growth fund, with support from the InvestEU program. This investment, one of EIF’s largest in a first-time growth-stage fund, aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Blume Equity, Clare Murray, climate tech, EIF, InvestEU, investment, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, Sensorfact, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of Croatia have announced a funding agreement for the Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2 (CVCi 2). This program builds on the success of the … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A substantial financial boost of nearly €600 million is set to invigorate Italy, as the EIB Group, comprised of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF), partners with Deutsche Bank. This initiative aims to support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Deutsche Bank, EIB, EIF, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Italy, Mid-Caps, partnership, Roberto Parazzini, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) backed by the InvestEU program has partnered with Arbevel to provide a portfolio guarantee of up to €72 million in financing for SMEs and lower mid-caps. This agreement encompasses three InvestEU windows: “Innovation … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Arbevel, EIF, InvestEU, Jean-Baptiste Delabare, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Banque Populaire, Fédération Nationale des SOCAMA, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have signed a €1 billion loan counter-guarantee agreement under the SME Competitiveness InvestEU program. Over two decades, this partnership with EIF has facilitated €9 billion in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Banque Populaire, EIF, French SMEs, Hélène Madar, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, SOCAMA
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprised of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF), has invested €360 million in a new asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance with Banco Santander. The investment will support working capital and liquidity needs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged ABS issuance, asset-backed securities, Banco Santander. This investment, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, Marjut Falkstedt, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Santander Consumo 5 securitisation fund, SMEs, The EIB Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Banco Santander have signed an InvestEU portfolio guarantee agreement worth €200 million to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps in Spain and other EU countries. With this guarantee, Banco … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Banco Santander, digital innovations, EIF, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, small Mid-Caps, SMEs, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a portfolio guarantee with SG Equipment Finance to support up to €25 million in new lending for innovative SMEs and small Mid-Caps in Czechia and Slovakia. The financing, backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged CZECH, digital transition, EIF, InvestEU, investment, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Petr Němec, SG Equipment Finance, SLOVAK, small Mid-Caps, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a €3 million subordinated loan agreement with Patria Credit IFN to support micro-farms and expand access to finance in Romania. The transaction, backed by InvestEU, aims to help Patria Credit reach … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing €25 million in Radix Ventures, a deep tech venture capital fund based in Central and Eastern Europe. The investment aims to address the funding gap for deep tech founders in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Technology
Tagged deep tech, deep tech venture capital fund, EIF, energy startup, InvestEU, Lerta Energy, Marjut Falkstedt, Michał Urbanowski, Noctiluca, Paweł Bochniarz, Photon Energy Group, Radix Ventures, technology entrepreneurs, The European Investment Fund, Valuetech Seed, Wojciech Ratymirski
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided two guarantees totaling €50 million to illimity Bank to improve financing access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Italy. The guarantees, backed by the InvestEU program, focus on supporting SMEs … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have partnered to support the green transition of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Northern Italy. The EIF has provided a €32.9 million capped guarantee to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF), with support from the InvestEU program, has committed €30 million as a cornerstone investor in the Azimut Diversified Corporate Credit ESG-8 fund. The fund, managed by Azimut Investments SA, aims to reach a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg
Tagged Azimut Diversified Corporate Credit ESG-8 SCSp RAIF, Azimut Investments SA, EIF, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Giorgio Medda, InvestEU, Paolo Gentiloni, SFDR, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, The European Investment Fund, transparency
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and SID Bank have signed a guarantee agreement worth €42 million to unlock €72 million in new loans for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Slovenia. The agreement, backed by InvestEU, will … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have signed an agreement to provide up to €378 million in new credit lines for Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Supported by the InvestEU program, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Caixa InvestEU Green, Caixa InvestEU Inovação, Caixa InvestEU Start, CGD, EIF, European Investment Fund, InvestEU program, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, Paulo Moita de Macedo, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, in collaboration with BNP Paribas, has launched a synthetic securitisation initiative to support French companies for the third time since 2017. The transaction involves an EIB Group guarantee on an existing loan … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided UniCredit Group with two guarantees worth €370 million to support investment by small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across seven EU countries. The transactions are backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s long-term … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, EIB Group, EIF, European Union, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, InvestEU, job creation, Paolo Gentiloni, SMEs, sustainable investment, The European Investment Fund, UniCredit Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) will provide a €170 million guarantee to Finnvera Plc to finance approximately €280 million of investment by small companies in Finland. The support of the InvestEU programme enables the guarantee to trigger more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged climate change, digitalisation, EIF, energy transformation, Finland, Finnvera, Finnvera plc, green transition, innovation loan, InvestEU programme, SMEs, The European Investment Fund
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a loan agreement worth €9.1 million with Agricover Credit, a specialised financial services provider for farmers in Romania. The loan, backed by the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Romania
Tagged Agricover Credit, Agricover Credit IFN, EASI, EIF, Employment and Social Innovation, farmers, Marjut Falkstedt, Nicolas Schmit, Romania, Serhan Hacisuleyman, The European Investment Fund, TLA, Young Leaders for Agriculture
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and BBVA have signed an agreement under the InvestEU guarantee program to provide a €200 million guarantee to help BBVA’s specialised startup initiative, BBVA Spark, support startups with innovative and sustainable value propositions. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, BBVA Spark, digitalisation, EIF, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Roberto Albaladejo, SMEs, Startups, sustainability, Technology Startups, The European Investment Fund
(IN BRIEF) Danish SME crowdlending platform, Flex Funding, has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) for a guarantee of DKK 111.7 million, enabling up to 160 smaller Danish companies to obtain funding with attractive terms to continue … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a guarantee agreement with microStart, a microfinance institution in Belgium, to provide at least €30 million of financing for microenterprises in the country. The deal, supported by the EU’s InvestEU program, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided a €5 million loan to Patria Bank, a Romanian lender that specializes in financing small and microentrepreneurs with limited access to finance. The Tier II subordinated loan transaction, supported by InvestEU, … Read the full press release
(IN KÜRZE) Ark Kapital, ein technologieorientierter Kreditgeber, hat sich eine Portfoliogarantie des Europäischen Investitionsfonds (EIF) gesichert, um den Zugang zu Finanzmitteln für Hightech-KMU zu verbessern. Die Garantie ermöglicht es Ark Kapital, über 146 Millionen Euro an neuen Finanzierungen in den … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Ark Kapital, a tech-focused lender, has secured a portfolio guarantee from the European Investment Fund (EIF) to improve access to finance for high-tech SMEs. The guarantee enables Ark Kapital to offer over €146 million in new financing across … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Ark Kapital, Axel Bruzelius, digitalisation, edtech, Education, EIF, European Investment Fund, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, skills, SMEs, sustainability, tech lender
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a portfolio guarantee agreement with Noviti Finance to lend almost €47 million to micro-businesses in Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland on preferential terms. The EIF guarantee is provided under the European Union’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Small Business
Tagged EIF, InvestEU, Latvia, Linas Armalys, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, Noviti Finance, Poland, SMEs, The European Investment Fund, Valdis Dombrovskis
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Norrlandsfonden, a Swedish public investment agency, have signed a guarantee agreement supported by the European Union’s InvestEU programme to improve access to finance for SMEs and small mid-caps in Northern Sweden. Over … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Small Business, Sweden, Technology
Tagged digitalisation, EIF, European Union, Gävleborg, INNOVATION, InvestEU programme, Jämtland, Marjut Falkstedt, Niklas Jonsson, Norrbotten, Norrlandsfonden, Northern Sweden, SMEs, sustainability, The European Investment Fund, Västerbotten, Västernorrland
(IN KÜRZE) Der Europäische Investitionsfonds (EIF) und die schwedische Finanzierungsplattform Lisa& haben eine Garantievereinbarung unterzeichnet, um schwedischen Unternehmen mit einem zirkulären Geschäftsmodell über 278 Millionen SEK (24,8 Millionen Euro) anzubieten. Die Transaktion wird durch das Nachhaltigkeitsfenster des InvestEU-Programms der Europäischen … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Sweden
Tagged EIF, Europäische Union, Europäischer Investitionsfonds, InvestEU, KMU, Kreislaufwirtschaft, Lisa&, Marjut Falkstedt, PaaS, Paolo Gentiloni, schwedische Finanzierungsplattform, Stefan Dahl, zirkuläres Geschäftsmodell
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Swedish financing platform Lisa& have signed a guarantee agreement to offer over SEK 278 million (€24.8 million) for Swedish companies with a circular business model. The deal will be supported by the … Read the full press release
(IN KÜRZE) Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) und der Europäische Investitionsfonds (EIF) investierten im vergangenen Jahr 804 Millionen Euro in Ungarn und unterstützten vorrangige Investitionen in den Bereichen Energie, Verkehr, Innovation, kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) und Midcap-Unternehmen. Drei Viertel der … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Luxembourg
Tagged Die Europäische Investitionsbank, EIB, EIF, energieeffiziente Modernisierungen, energieeffiziente Renovierungen, Energiesparinvestitionen, erneuerbare Energiesysteme, Europäischer Investitionsfonds, Eximbank, Finanzierung, grünes Darlehen, Hausrenovierungsprogramm, JASPERS, KMU, Ungarn, Wohngebäude
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) invested €804 million in Hungary last year, supporting priority investments in energy, transport, innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-caps. Three-quarters of the total financing signed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Luxembourg
Tagged EIB, EIF, energy saving investments, energy-efficient renovations, energy-efficient upgrades, European Investment Fund, Eximbank, financing, green loan, Home Renovation Programme, Hungary, JASPERS, renewable energy systems, residential buildings, SMEs, The European Investment Bank
Guarantee will enable CGM Finance to provide more financing to social enterprises prioritizing social impact over profit. (IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced an €18.75 million guarantee to CGM Finance, which will be used to finance social … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged CGM Finance, EASI, EGF, EIF, Employment and Social Innovation, European Commission, European Guarantee Fund, Francesco Abbà, InvestEU, Italy, loans, Marjut Falkstedt, Nicolas Schmit, social enterprises, Startups, The European Investment Fund
(IN BRIEF) The Luxembourg Future Fund 2 (LFF 2) has been launched by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of the Economy, Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI), and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to provide €200 million in total … Read the full press release
(IN KÜRZE) Der Europäische Investitionsfonds (EIF) und der dänische Export- und Investitionsfonds haben eine Vereinbarung zur Bereitstellung einer Nachhaltigkeitsgarantie für neue Darlehen zur Unterstützung dänischer Unternehmen unterzeichnet. Die durch das InvestEU-Programm abgesicherte Garantie wird es dem dänischen Staatsfonds ermöglichen, Darlehen … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Dänemark, dänischer grüner Investitionsfonds, Darlehen, EIF, EKF, Europäischer Investitionsfonds, Export, Fremdfinanzierung, InvestEU-Programm, Investitionsfonds, KMU, Nachhaltigkeitsgarantie, Vaekstfonden
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund have signed an agreement to provide a sustainability guarantee for new loans to support Danish businesses. The guarantee, backed by the InvestEU program, will enable the Danish … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Danish Green Investment Fund, debt financing, Denmark, EIF, EKF, Export, InvestEU programme, investment fund, loans, SMEs, sustainability guarantee, The European Investment Fund, Vaekstfonden
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €25 million in Contrarian Ventures, a pan-European climate-tech impact venture capital fund, as part of its mission to support innovative and high-growth small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe. The funding will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BeZero Carbon, climate tech, Contrarian Ventures, EIF, Energy Tech Summit, Grantham Foundation, H2Pro, InvestEU programme, Korys, Marjut Falkstedt, mobility, Molten, PFR, Rokas Peciulaitis, Satellite Vu, sustainable energy, The European Investment Fund, Tomas Kemtys, venture capital fund, Vinted, Wix.com, Zoomo
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €30m in the European Climate Debt Solutions Fund (EUCLIDES), an impact investment fund managed by Rivage Investment that will provide growth debt to small and medium-sized businesses specialising in innovative climate … Read the full press release
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Merkur Andelskasse, l’une des principales institutions financières du Danemark, a signé un accord de garantie avec le Fonds européen d’investissement (FEI) dans le cadre du programme InvestEU. Cet accord permettra à Merkur d’offrir une gamme de solutions … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged Charlotte Skovgaard, debt financing, EIF, European Investment, FEI, financement, financement par emprunt, financing, Fonds européen d'investissement, InvestEU programme, Marjut Falkstedt, Merkur Andelskasse, Paolo Gentiloni, PME, Programme InvestEU, SMEs
(IN BRIEF) Merkur Andelskasse, one of the leading financial institutions in Denmark, has signed a guarantee agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) under the InvestEU programme. This agreement will allow Merkur to offer a range of lending solutions to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group, consisting of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, invested €1.85 billion in the Czech Republic in 2022 to support regional development, improve sustainable development and innovation in small and medium … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged clean energy, Czech Republic, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Jiří Valenta, Lilyana Pavlova, renewable energy, REPowerEU, The European Investment Bank Group
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