(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
(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 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
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) El Fondo Europeo de Inversiones (FEI) ha firmado un acuerdo de garantía de cartera con Noviti Finance para prestar casi 47 millones de euros a microempresas en Lituania, Letonia y Polonia en condiciones preferenciales. La garantía del … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Small Business
Tagged FEI, Fondo Europeo de Inversiones, InvestEU, Letonia, Linas Armalys, Lituania, Marjut Falkstedt, Noviti Finance, Polonia, PYME, Valdis Dombrovskis
(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 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
La garanzia consentirà a CGM Finance di fornire maggiori finanziamenti alle imprese sociali dando priorità all’impatto sociale rispetto al profitto. (NOTIZIA IN BREVE) Il Fondo europeo per gli investimenti (FEI) ha annunciato una garanzia di 18,75 milioni di euro a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged CGM Finance, Commissione europea, EASI, FEG, FEI, Fondo Europeo di Garanzia, Francesco Abbà, Il Fondo Europeo per gli Investimenti, imprese sociali, InvestEU, Italia, Marjut Falkstedt, Nicolas Schmit, Occupazione e Innovazione Sociale, prestiti, startup
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
(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Le Fonds européen d’investissement (FEI) a investi 30 millions d’euros dans le European Climate Debt Solutions Fund (EUCLIDES), un fonds d’investissement à impact géré par Rivage Investment qui fournira une dette de croissance aux petites et moyennes … Read the full press release
(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
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