(IN BRIEF) EIB is providing up to €37.5 million in venture debt to Xeltis as part of a new €50 million financing package that will help bring aXess, the company’s regenerative vascular access conduit, to market. The investment follows excellent … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Alexander Goemans, aXess, commercialization funding, EIB, Eliane Schutte, end stage renal disease, Endogenous Tissue Restoration, EQT Life Sciences, ETR platform, EU pivotal trial, European Investment Bank, hemodialysis, Invest-NL, InvestEU, LSP Health Economics Fund 2, MedTech innovation, PFAS free polymer technology, regenerative implants, Robert de Groot, US pivotal trial, vascular access conduit, venture-debt financing, Xabg, Xeltis, Xeltis Advances Regenerative Implant Portfolio with Strong Backing from EIB and Existing Investors
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €600 million to the 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm developed by Ocean Winds, becoming the project’s largest lender and reinforcing its deep involvement in Poland’s renewable energy expansion. Scheduled to begin … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Poland
Tagged 15 MW turbines, 26 turbines, 390 MW offshore wind farm, Baltic Sea, Baltica 2, Baltyk 2, Baltyk 3, Bautista Rodriguez, BC Wind, clean electricity, EDPR, EIB, energy security, ENGIE, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Major Offshore Investment by EIB Supports BC-Wind Construction and Reinforces Poland’s Growing Baltic Wind Industry, Ocean Winds, offshore wind financing, Poland energy transition, Poland renewable energy, REPowerEU, TechEU, Teresa Czerwinska, €2 billion financing, €600 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and Crédit Agricole CIB have signed a major risk-sharing agreement to boost wind energy investment across the European Union. The EIB will provide a €500 million counter-guarantee that will enable Crédit Agricole CIB to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged 32 GW wind capacity, Ambroise Fayolle, clean energy investment, Crédit Agricole CIB, EIB, energy resilience, EU renewable targets, European Investment Bank, European Wind Power Package, green transition, InvestEU, Jean François Balaÿ, New EIB–Crédit Agricole CIB Partnership Strengthens Financing Capacity for European Wind Projects and Supports Green Transition, strategic autonomy, wind energy financing, wind sector growth, €1 billion bank guarantees, €500 million counter guarantee, €8 billion investments
(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 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 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) 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 International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Crédit Agricole CIB have finalized a $2 billion Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) deal, backed by a $95 million financial guarantee from IFC, to unlock new trade finance commitments for emerging markets. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged capital markets, Crédit Agricole CIB, economic development, EMDEs, emerging markets, financial inclusion, global trade, IFC, IFC strengthens partnership with Crédit Agricole CIB to expand trade finance access for developing economies, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, job creation, Mohamed Gouled, Olivier Bélorgey, significant risk transfer, SMEs, SRT, supply chain, Sustainable Finance, trade finance, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €20 million in TIN Capital’s European Cyber Tech Fund V, supported by Invest-NL and other institutional and private investors, bringing the fund’s total to more than €80 million. The investment, part … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AI, Cecilia Thorfinn, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Act, cybersecurity innovation, data privacy, digital autonomy, Digital Resilience, DORA, EIB Group, EIF and Invest-NL boost TIN Capital’s €80 million Cybersecurity Fund to secure Europe’s digital future, Europe, European Cyber Tech Fund V, European Investment Fund, Invest-NL, InvestEU, Michael Lucassen, NIS2, Robert de Groot, technology investment, TIN Capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and HYPO NOE Landesbank für Niederösterreich und Wien have partnered under the InvestEU programme to provide up to €43 million in green financing for Austrian SMEs and small mid-caps. The initiative supports energy … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Austria, Austrian economy, Austrian SMEs Set to Benefit from €43 Million Green Financing Push under EIB Group and HYPO NOE Agreement, Business Resilience, EIB Group, EIB Group and HYPO NOE Drive €43 Million Green Financing Boost for Austrian SMEs, EIF, energy efficiency, environmental financing, European Investment Fund, Green Investment, HYPO NOE Landesbank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, renewable energy, SMEs, sustainability, Wolfgang Viehauser
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a €20 million loan to Overture Life to develop automated and AI-driven technologies for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and egg freezing. The funding supports the company’s R&D, production expansion, and clinical … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged AI in healthcare, Bio-Europe 2025, biotechnology, DaVitri platform, EIB, EIB Backs Overture Life’s Innovation to Make IVF More Efficient and Widely Available through AI, EIB Invests €20 Million in Overture Life to Advance AI-Based Fertility and IVF Technologies, European Innovation, European Investment Bank, fertility preservation, fertility technology, Hans Gangeskar, healthcare digitalisation, innovation funding, InvestEU, IVF automation, Karl Nehammer, life sciences, Overture Life, reproductive health, TechEU, Vienna, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has launched an advisory initiative to help Ireland scale up district heating, supporting national efforts to decarbonise heating and lower energy costs. Working with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged Budget 2026, carbon emissions, clean energy transition, Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, community energy projects, Cork, Darragh O’Brien, district heating, Dublin, EIB, EIB and SEAI Partner to Drive District Heating Expansion and Decarbonise Ireland’s Energy Sector, energy efficiency, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, fossil fuel reduction, Heat Bill, heat decarbonisation, InvestEU, Ioannis Tsakiris, Ireland, local economies, renewable energy, SEAI, SEAI Centre of Excellence, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, sustainable heating, William Walsh
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €40 million to Sweden’s Meva Energy AB to accelerate the rollout of its modular, biomass-based gasification plants across Europe. The company’s innovative system converts agricultural and industrial biomass residues into renewable, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biochar, bioeconomy, biogas, biomass gasification, circular economy, Clean Industrial Deal, climate-neutral technology, decarbonisation, EIB, Elcowire Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, fossil-free manufacturing, green transition, IKEA, industrial energy, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Meva Energy, Meva Energy Secures EIB Financing to Scale Climate-Neutral Gasification Technology Across Europe, Net-Zero Industry Act, Niclas Davidsson, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Sofidel, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) EDAP TMS SA has secured a €36 million credit facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB), supported by the European Commission’s InvestEU guarantee, to boost the global expansion of its Focal One® Robotic HIFU platform and fund new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Healthcare, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biotechnology, credit facility, EDAP Strengthens Growth Strategy with EIB-Backed €36 Million Credit Facility for Non-Invasive Medical Technology Expansion, EDAP TMS, EIB, endometriosis, EU innovation support, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Backs EDAP TMS with €36 Million Credit Facility under InvestEU Program, Focal One, gynecology, Healthcare Innovation, high-intensity focused ultrasound, InvestEU, Lyon, medical technology, non-invasive therapy, prostate cancer, Robotic HIFU, Ryan Rhodes, SEC filing, urology
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the European Union, is extending €22.5 million in new loans to three Moldovan banks — maib, Victoriabank, and Eximbank — under the EU4Business-EBRD Credit Line to boost … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business
Tagged Banca Transilvania, Chişinău, EBRD, EBRD and EU Strengthen Support for Moldovan MSMEs with €22.5 Million Financing Package to Three Banks, economic development, EU candidate status, EU4Business, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Eximbank, financial inclusion, Green Technologies, Horizon Capital, Intesa Sanpaolo, Invalda INVL, InvestEU, maib, MOLDOVA, Moldova economy, MSMEs, SMEs, Sustainable Finance, Victoriabank
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €50 million loan to Vilniaus vandenys, Lithuania’s largest water utility, to upgrade and expand water and wastewater infrastructure in the Vilnius region. The project includes station upgrades, network extensions, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Supports €50 Million Upgrade of Vilnius Water Infrastructure to Boost Sustainability and Digital Efficiency, environmental protection, EU environmental policy, European Investment Bank, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Lithuania, public health, renewable energy, Saulius Savickas, Simonas Klimavičius, smart meters, sustainable investment, Vilniaus vandenys, Vilnius, wastewater management, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium, co-chaired by the EIB and IFC, has released three comprehensive reports offering new insights into default and recovery trends across emerging markets. Covering lending to private, public, and sovereign entities, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Bloomberg Terminal, credit risk, data insights, Data360, default rates, development finance, DFIs, EIB, EMDEs, emerging markets, European Investment Bank, financial risk management, GEMs Consortium, GEMs Consortium Releases 40-Year Risk Data Showing Resilient Credit Performance Across Emerging Markets, Global Emerging Markets Risk Database, Gregor Cigüt, IFC, International Finance Corporation, InvestEU, investment transparency, MDBs, New GEMs Data Highlights Strong Recovery Rates and Low Defaults in Multilateral Lending to Emerging Markets, OECD, private lending, public lending, recovery rates, sovereign lending, sustainable investment, World Bank Group
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €200 million green loan to support Dolomiti Energia Group’s 2030 Strategic Plan, with 55% of the financing directed toward new onshore wind farms in Campania and Puglia and 45% toward … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged 2030 strategic plan, Campania, clean energy, climate goals, Dolomiti Energia Group, Dolomiti Energia Secures EIB and InvestEU Support to Advance 2030 Strategy and Strengthen Italy’s Energy Transition, EIB, EIB Financing Powers Dolomiti Energia’s 2030 Plan with New Wind Farms and Grid Modernization Projects, EIB Grants €200 Million Green Loan to Dolomiti Energia to Expand Renewable Energy and Grid Infrastructure in Italy, energy transition, European Green Deal, European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green loan, infrastructure modernization, InvestEU, Italy, job creation, Puglia, renewable energy, Stefano Granella, Sustainable Finance, Trentino, wind farms
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Intesa Sanpaolo have announced two financing operations worth €750 million to accelerate renewable energy development and strengthen Europe’s wind sector. A €500 million framework loan will support solar, wind, bioenergy, and storage … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, News, Technology
Tagged 2GW renewable capacity, bioenergy, clean electricity, Cohesion Regions, COP28, decarbonisation, EIB, EIB and Intesa Sanpaolo partner to unlock billions in renewable energy investment across Europe, energy security, energy transition, European Investment Bank, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Intesa Sanpaolo, InvestEU, Italy, job creation, Mauro Micillo, Public-private partnership powers Europe’s energy transition with major renewable investment push, renewable energy, REPowerEU, solar energy, Storage, Wind Package, wind power, €750 million partnership between EIB and Intesa Sanpaolo to accelerate renewable growth and secure Europe’s energy future
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