(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and HypoVereinsbank, a German affiliate of UniCredit, are providing credit lines totaling over €2 billion to Deutsche Bahn for the procurement of 90 new trains for the Munich S-Bahn. The financing will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Christian Reusch, EIB, financing, HypoVereinsbank, Jan Kupfer, Munich S-Bahn, partnership, Siemens Mobility, trains, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) have signed a €175 million loan agreement to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in Bulgaria. The loan aims to support companies … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Assen Vassilev, Bulgaria, Bulgarian Development Bank, digitalization, economy, European Investment Bank, financing, Iliya Karanikolov, INNOVATION, Lilyana Pavlova, Marjut Falkstedt, Milena Stoycheva, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, SME, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In 2022, the European Investment Bank (EIB) focused on promoting equitable growth and convergence of living standards by providing €28.4 billion in new financing for projects in EU cohesion regions. Poland was the largest beneficiary, receiving €24.8 billion, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are providing new financing to Sparkasse Bank in Bosnia and Herzegovina to support digital transformation investments by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The EBRD has … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amir Softić, Bosnia, digital transformation, digitalisation, EBRD, EU, financing, Herzegovina, Manuela Naessl, partnership, SMEs, Sparkasse Bank
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BNG Bank have renewed their collaboration in the Netherlands with a new €300 million lending agreement. The loan aims to provide low-cost financing to Dutch public sector entities, particularly healthcare and educational … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Tagged BNG Bank, Dutch public sector, EIB, European Investment Bank, financing, Kris Peeters, lending agreement, Netherlands, Thomas Eterman
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar have announced a partnership to provide €980 million in new financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps in rural areas and green projects in Spain. The EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Cajamar, climate risk management, EIB, EIB Advisory in Spain, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, financing, Green Eligibility Checker, Green Gateway, Green Projects, Grupo Cajamar, InvestEU Advisory Centre, Luis Rodríguez, Luis Rodríguez González, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, SMEs, Spain, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved €6.6 billion of new financing to support sustainable transport, clean energy, corporate innovation, and education investment worldwide. The EIB Board of Directors also adopted a mid-term review of the EIB’s Energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged clean energy, corporate innovation, Czech rail network, Education, EIB, electric vehicle, electric vehicle battery, energy efficiency, Energy Lending Policy, European Investment Bank, European Rail Traffic Management System, financing, Madrid metro network, renewable energy, REPowerEU, rooftop solar power, school campuses, sustainable transport, sustainable urban transport, Werner Hoyer
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have jointly announced an investment of €18 billion under the Global Gateway initiative, Europe’s investment strategy for partner countries. This investment will focus on the priority areas of Global Gateway, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged clean energy, Climate Action, connectivity, European Investment Bank, financing, Global Gateway, The European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Werner Hoyer
(IN BRIEF) IT infrastructure company Atea ASA has secured a €50 million loan from the European Investment Bank to improve and expand its hosting facilities in EU countries, with a focus on improving data security and supporting the European goal … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have jointly launched the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line program in Armenia to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting greener technology, improving product quality, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin, Ameriabank, Armenia, Armswissbank, Asedl, EBRD, energy efficient, EU, EU4Business, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Union, financing, George Akhalkatsi, greener technology, SMEs, Tamara and Ani, Yerevan Chocolate Company
(IN BRIEF) Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Elekta AB, a Swedish medical equipment manufacturer, have agreed to a 7-year loan deal worth €50 million to finance R&D investments in oncology solutions and treatment. The loan will support Elekta’s research and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Sweden, Technology
Tagged advance cancer care, André Küüsvek, artificial intelligence, brachytherapy, Elekta AB, financing, loan, Machine Learning, Maurits Wolleswinkel, medical equipment manufacturer, NIB, oncology solutions, oncology treatment, radiation therapy, radiosurgery
(IN BRIEF) BNP Paribas Personal Finance has become the exclusive partner for Stellantis’ captive for financing activities, serving all its brands across Germany, Austria, and the UK. This move almost doubles the assets of BNP Paribas Personal Finance in Germany … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Management, News
Tagged BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Charlotte Dennery, financing, partnership, Stellantis, Thierry Laborde
(IN BRIEF) Stellantis N.V. has announced a new streamlined financing and leasing services structure in Europe, consolidating its multi-brand capacity with the creation of two organizations – Stellantis Financial Services and Leasys. Stellantis Financial Services will have a single financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands
Tagged Banque PSA Finance, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance, Dare Forward 2030, FCA Bank Group, financing, Free2move Lease, Leasing, Leasys, Philippe de Rovira, Santander Consumer Finance, Stellantis Financial Services, Stellantis N.V.
(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
(IN BRIEF) YURiA-PHARM, a leading Ukrainian pharma company, has acquired Reka-Med, a pharmaceutical company in Uzbekistan, with the help of €10 million of finance repurposed from an existing loan made by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged ACQUIRES, EBRD, financing, Matteo Patrone, Reka-Med, UK, UKRAINE, Uzbekistan, YURiA-PHARM
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €100m loan to Banca Intesa Belgrade to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia. The loan will be on-lent to local businesses and improve their access … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Aleksandra Vukosavljevic, Banca Intesa Belgrade, Darko Popović, EBRD, financing, Intesa Sanpaolo Group, SERBIA, SME, UK
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera improves risk management with environmental and social risk screening of export financing applications. In 2022, the export credit guarantee provider received 371 applications, one-third of which were screened by the environmental and social risk management team after … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News
Tagged environmental, Export, financing, Finland, Finnvera, risks, social
(NOTIZIA IN BREVE) La Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) ha firmato un contratto di prestito settennale di 500 milioni di corone danesi (circa 67 milioni di euro) con la società danese KK Wind Solutions Holding A/S per sostenere l’espansione dell’azienda nel … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a seven-year DKK 500 million (approximately EUR 67 million) loan agreement with Danish firm KK Wind Solutions Holding A/S to support the company’s expansion in the wind turbine industry. The loan … 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) Sebastiaan Bergen Henegouwen, co-founder of Modern Media Hub, discusses the successful execution of a management buy-out transaction with the help of Cap Expand Partners. The Belgian firm, known for providing cross-border financing solutions, played a crucial role in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Sergio van Luijk, Managing Partner at Cap Expand, announced that his company was proud to assist Modern Media Hub in raising capital to accelerate growth. Cap Expand is a renowned industry leader in providing tailored M&A and financing … Read the full press release
Welcome to the dawn of a new digital success story! Financial advisor Cap Expand Partner have shifted digital agency MMH into high gear through access to capital that will help them achieve their strategic objectives in record time. (IN BRIEF) … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Triodos Bank has received up to €67 million in loans from the European Investment Fund (EIF) for social enterprises in Belgium, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. The loan is backed by the InvestEU program and will allow Triodos … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Society, Spain
Tagged EIF, EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation, European Investment Fund, financing, InvestEU programme, Jacco Minnaar, loans, Marjut Falkstedt, Nicolas Schmit, social enterprises, social entrepreneurship, Triodos Bank
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a €25 million loan to GarantiBBVA Leasing in Türkiye to support lending to businesses for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The loan will provide lease financing to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged climate resilience, EBRD, energy efficiency, financing, Garanti Finansal Kiralama, GarantiBBVA Leasing, green economy, loan, renewables, Türkiye
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €150 million loan to Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank (ÖHT) to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the leisure and tourism industry in Austria. The loan is designed to enable … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Travel
Tagged Austria, Austrian tourism, eco-friendly tourism, EIB, financing, leisure, loan, Matthias Matzer, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, ÖHT, Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank, Raiffeisenbank International AG, SMEs, Sustainable Finance Board, sustainable tourism, The European Investment Bank, Thomas Östros, TOURISM
(IN BRIEF)The European Investment Fund (EIF) has announced that the European SME lending platform October has secured a €35 million commitment from the EIF and Dutch impact investor Invest-NL for its most recent debt fund for small businesses, October SME … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced the completion of the Technical Due Diligence for the Mayor of London’s Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF), which is managed by Amber Fund Management … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Amber Fund Management Limited, battery, chassis, CO2 savings, debt, DNV, electric buses, equity, financing, funding solution, Hari Vamadevan, Mayor of London's Energy Efficiency Fund, Rock Rail, Rock Road, technical due diligence, zero emission
The financing will support Metso Outotec’s competitiveness going forward enabling the company to strengthen its R&D activities. The project will also contribute positively to Metso Outotec’s sustainability targets since the company aims for all its product R&D projects to have … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged Eeva Sipilä, EIB, European Investment Bank, financing, Metso Outotec, Thomas Östros
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 8-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that the company provided due diligence and market assessment services to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for their $135 million climate financing of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Technology
Tagged ADB, Asian Development Bank, assurance provider, Brice Le Gallo, climate financing package, COP27 conference, DNV, due diligence, electric buses, electric vehicle, energy expert, energy transition, EV, EV charging network, financing, James Lam, market assessment, qualification, renewable energy, Solar PV, technical advisory, verification experience, VinFast, Vingroup Joint Stock Company, wind power
(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 7-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, has announced it will support solar and wind projects in France by providing EUR 350 million financing package to Caisse d’Epargne … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, BPCE Group, Caisse d’Epargne CEPAC, Christine Fabresse, EIB, energy transition, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, renewable energy, solar energy, wind energy
(PRESS RELEASE) CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, 1-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Michelin (EPA: ML), a French multinational tire and mobility leader and the 2nd largest tyre manufacturer in the world, has announced that its new startup Watèa, a tailor-made electric mobility solution for … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged CRÉDIT AGRICOLE GROUP, Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring, electric mobility, equity investment, factoring, financing, lease-purchasing, Lorraine Frega, Michelin, mobility, renewable energies, share capital, Stéphane Priami, tire, Watèa by Michelin
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 14-Oct-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has announced its participation as a Co-Sustainability Advisor to Mercedes-Benz Group AG, one of the largest automotive … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 8-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Crédit Agricole CIB, the corporate and investment banking arm of Credit Agricole Group, the 12th largest banking group worldwide, has announced it took part in the new round of financing, in the equivalent … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3i, Agnès Pelhate, Banque des Territoires, Crédit Agricole CIB, e-mobility, EDF Pulse Croissance, financing, green mobility assets, La Banque Postale, Laurent Haik, Mirova, NEoT Green Mobility, NGM, Philippe Ringenbach, Reedsmith, zero emission mobility
(PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 8-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit (BIT: UCG), Italy’s only systemically important bank, has announced it will provide EUR 145 million loan in the form of social and environmental impact financing to The Student Hotel, a hotel chain … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Investment, Italy, News, Real Estate
Tagged Amber Westerborg, Bonelli Erede, BREEAM, Charlie McGregor, Clifford Chance, Daniela Cataudella, Deloitte, financing, Florence Belfiore, green guarantee, hotel, insurance, loan, Massimiliano Mastalia, Rome San Lorenzo, SACE, The Student Hotel, TSH, UNICREDIT
EIB Group (EIB & EIF) guarantee to UniCredit to mobilise approximately €2 billion in support of Italian SMEs and Mid-caps. The operation is supported by a guarantee from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) — the main pillar of … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) SYDNEY, 17-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays (LON: BARC), a British multinational universal bank, has announced two new appointments at its investment banking franchise in Australia. Duncan Beattie and Duncan Connellan will be appointed as Managing Directors of Investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Angela Liu, appointment, Australia, Bankers Trust, Barclays, debt capital markets, Duncan Beattie, Duncan Connellan, Ee-Ching Tay, ESG, Evonne Tan, Financial Institutions Group, financing, Girish Mithran, Grace Kuo, Investment Banking, Jiang Song, Kelvin Teo, KPMG, Mani Joseph, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, National Australia Bank, Richard Satchwell, Sydney, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Yehong Ji
(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 2-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy company active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced that Dogger Bank wind farm, what will become the world’s largest offshore … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, United Kingdom
Tagged Dogger Bank, Dogger Bank C, Dogger Bank Wind Farm, Equinor, financing, Magnus Frantzen Eidsvold, offshore energy, offshore transmission station, Offshore wind, offshore wind farm, OFTO, Pål Eitrheim, Peter Hutton, renewables, SSE, wind farm
Loan of €10 million equivalent to boost Bank Lviv’s lending to Ukrainian small businesses Financing is part of the EU4Business-EBRD credit line Green financing to be the focus of the new credit line (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, News, Small Business, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank Lviv, credit line, EBRD, EU, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Union, financing, Green Economy Transition, JSC Joint Stock Bank Lviv, loan, MSMEs, sustainable green financing, UKRAINE
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