(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated a €1.2 billion loan to Autostrade per l’Italia SpA (ASPI) for the modernization of approximately 3,000 kilometers of motorways in Italy. This investment, supported by the EIB’s Climate Bank Roadmap and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ASPI, Autostrade per l’Italia SpA, clean mobility, EIB, European Commission, Gelsomina Vigliotti, InvestEU, Italian motorways, loan, mobility, Paolo Gentiloni, Roberto Tomasi, The European Investment Bank, toll motorway
(IN BRIEF) The InvestEU Investment Committee has approved a framework operation allowing the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to provide up to EUR 150 million in financing for projects focused on green mobility and transport in the Nordic and Baltic region, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In a significant development, the European Commission has signed an amendment to the InvestEU guarantee with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), making NIB the implementing partner for Norway and Iceland. This expansion broadens NIB’s lending capacity under the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged André Küüsvek, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, InvestEU, Latvia, Lending Capacity, Lithuania, NIB, Norway, partnership, Poland, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) are collaborating to launch a €175 million Defence Equity Facility, aimed at supporting innovation in the defence sector. The EIF will provide equity funding to venture capital and private … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, European Union, Government, Industrial, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerospace, CASSINI Fund, Defence, Defence Equity Facility, EIF, EU Defence Innovation Scheme, EUDIS, European Defence Fund, InvestEU, Kris Peeters, Roger Havenith, SECURITY, Strategic European Security Initiative, The European Commission, Thierry Breton
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Millennium bcp (BCP) have signed a €405 million InvestEU-backed guarantee agreement to support investment in Portugal. The financing will focus on key EU priorities, including sustainability, innovation, digitalization, social entrepreneurship, and more. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged EIF, European Commission, financing, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Miguel Maya, Millennium bcp, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, Portugul, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In a collaborative effort between the European Investment Fund (EIF) and Malta’s Ministry of European Funds and Lands, €16.55 million will be provided to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Malta through the ‘Malta Member State Compartment.’ … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Malta, Small Business
Tagged EIF, ERDF, European Commission, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, JEREMIE, Malta, Maltese SMEs, Marjut Falkstedt, MFF, Silvio Schembri, SMEs
(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) 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) 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) Rocsys BV, a Netherlands-based provider of autonomous charging solutions for electric transport, has secured an €18 million investment deal with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The agreement, made possible through the InvestEU programme, aims to accelerate the development … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged autonomous charging solutions, autonomous robotic charging solutions, biomechanical soft robotics, charging, Crijn Bouman, Delft University, EIB, electric transport, electric vehicle, European Investment Bank, exoskeletons, InvestEU, Kris Peeters, Paolo Gentiloni, Rocsys BV
(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) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed €30 million as a cornerstone investment in the ‘IB Deuda Impacto España’ fund, which supports Spanish businesses investing in high social impact areas. MicroBank, CaixaBank’s social arm, has also contributed €10 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Arturo Benito, CaixaBank, circular economy, Climate, Cristina González Viu, EI, Environment, fund manager, gender equality, IB Deuda Impacto España, Impact Bridge Asset Management, InvestEU, labor inclusion, Marjut Falkstedt, MicroBank, Paolo Gentiloni, rural development, Spanish businesses, sustainable agriculture, The European Investment Fund
(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) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is investing €40 million in Wingcopter, a European drone delivery technology company. Wingcopter’s electrically powered unmanned aircraft have already been successfully used in small-scale commercial and humanitarian projects, including delivering medical supplies in … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BM, Drones, EIB, electric cargo drones, European Investment Bank, Expa, Garrett Camp, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, InvestEU, Itochu, logistics, medical supplies, medicines, Paolo Gentiloni, REWE Group, Tom Plümmer, UNICEF, unmanned delivery drone, Wingcopter GmbH, Xplorer Capital
(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
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