(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) have committed €30 million, approximately PLN 129 million, to a new venture capital fund managed by Inovo.vc, marking the fourth investment under the Future Tech Poland programme and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 SMEs, 11 unicorns, 119, 14 venture capital mega-funds, 40 percent allocation target, 70 supported teams, anchor investor, artificial intelligence, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, BGK, BGK and EIF Support Early-Stage Technology Companies Through New Inovo.vc Fund, Central and Eastern Europe, Cybersecurity, defence technologies, early-stage technology companies, EIF, equity investment, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Tech Champions Initiative, fintech, FTP, fund-of-funds, Future Tech Poland, Future Tech Poland Allocations Reach PLN 580 Million With New Inovo.vc Fund Investment, high-growth businesses, Innovate Poland, innovation economy, innovative companies, Inovo.vc, Inovo.vc Receives €30 Million Commitment Under Future Tech Poland Programme, institutional capital, Jarosław Dąbrowski, Marjut Falkstedt, PGFF, PLN 1 billion BGK allocation, PLN 129 million, PLN 500 million co-investment, PLN 580 million allocated, Poland, Polish Growth Fund of Funds, Polish VC ecosystem, private investment, small and medium-sized businesses, SMEs, startup financing, Stockholm, Sweden, Technology Startups, Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fund, Tomasz Swieboda, venture capital, venture capital fund, €25.8 billion leveraged support, €30 million investment, €8 billion invested in Poland
(IN BRIEF) The Kreda credit union group, administered by the United Central Credit Union, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the European Investment Fund to support sustainable investment projects in Lithuania. The agreement will make up to €70 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged clean transport infrastructure, Climate Action, commercial buildings, credit unions, EIF, EIF and Kreda Target Green Transition With Up to €70 Million in New Financing, energy efficiency, energy efficient buildings, environmental pollution reduction, European Investment Fund, Green Investment, green IT technologies, green transition, heating system modernisation, Kreda, Kreda and EIF Agreement to Strengthen Access to Sustainable Finance in Lithuania, Kreda credit union group, Lithuania, Lithuania’s Kreda Group Secures EIF Support for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Lending, loan guarantees, low-emission vehicles, Marjut Falkstedt, Ramūnas Kutelis, renewable energy, residential buildings, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, solar power, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Lending, UCCU, United Central Credit Union, wind power, Zero-emission vehicles
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €20 million to SP Growth Fund Ky, a new Finnish private credit fund intended to provide growth financing to small and medium-sized companies and small mid-caps facing more limited access to conventional … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged access to finance, alternative lending, business loans, EIF, EIF Helps Expand Private Credit Options for Finnish SMEs and Small Mid-Caps, European competitiveness, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Finland, Finnish growth companies, Finnish private credit market, Finnish SMEs, growth financing, Helsinki, innovation financing, institutional investors, InvestEU, Marjut Falkstedt, Matias Itkonen, New Finnish Private Credit Fund Targets Growth Businesses Seeking €500000 to €2 Million Loans, Oulu, private credit, private investors, small Mid-Caps, SME financing, SP Growth Fund, SP Growth Fund Ky, SP Growth Fund Reaches €34 Million First Close With €20 Million EIF Commitment, SP Growth Partners, technology-driven companies, €20 million commitment, €34 million first close, €50 million fund target
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria have signed a new synthetic securitisation agreement that will unlock around €340 million in new financing for Bulgarian SMEs and Mid-Cap companies over the next three years. By transferring … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged accessible financing, Allianz Bank Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Bulgarian business sector, Bulgarian SMEs, business lending, capital relief, Climate Action, credit risk transfer, December 2023 agreement, economic growth, EIB counter-guarantee, EIB Group, EIB Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria Sign Agreement to Unlock €340 Million for Bulgarian SMEs and Mid-Caps, EIB Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria Sign New Agreement to Unlock €340 Million in Financing for Bulgarian Businesses, EIB Group and Allianz Bank Bulgaria Strengthen Support for SME Growth, EIB Group Backs Allianz Bank Bulgaria in €340 Million Financing Boost for SMEs and Sustainable Investment, EIF, EIF protection, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, flexible financing, Georgi Zamanov, green transition, INNOVATION, Innovation and Green Investment, job creation, junior tranche, Lyuba Pavlova, Marek Mora, Marjut Falkstedt, mezzanine tranche, Mid-Cap companies, private capital mobilisation, senior tranche, SME financing, sustainable business models, sustainable investment, synthetic securitisation, €219 million senior tranche, €252 million loan portfolio, €30.3 million mezzanine tranche, €340 million financing, €80 million green lending
(IN BRIEF) Quotanda and the European Investment Fund have launched a €55 million student financing initiative under the InvestEU programme to improve access to education across Europe. The programme is expected to benefit more than 4,000 students in Spain, Germany, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Technology
Tagged 4Geeks Academy, Academia Institute of Technology, Algebra Bernays University, CODE.science, deferred tuition payments, education access, education funding, EIB Group, EIF, Esade Business & Law School, Europe competitiveness, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, Hertie School, higher education, income-linked repayments, InvestEU, Lino Pujol-Soliano, Marco Marrone, Marjut Falkstedt, New InvestEU Partnership Expands Student Access to Flexible Tuition Financing in Five European Countries, Quotanda, Quotanda and EIF Launch €55 Million InvestEU Education Financing Initiative Across Europe, reskilling, skills development, Student Financing, student support, tuition financing, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, upskilling, vocational training, Yaran Foundation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund is expanding the JEREMIE programme in Bulgaria with approximately €210 million in funding to support innovative companies in sectors such as AI, microelectronics, and advanced technologies. Managed through 2035, the initiative combines reinvested funds … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Andrey Gyurov, artificial intelligence, Bulgaria Advances as Regional Venture Capital Hub with Expanded EIF-Managed JEREMIE Funding Programme, economic growth, EU funding, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, innovation ecosystem, Irena Mladenova, JEREMIE Bulgaria, Marek Mora, Marjut Falkstedt, microelectronics, New €210 Million Investment Strategy Targets Scale-Up Growth and Innovation Across Bulgaria’s Key Industries, Payhawk, scale up funding, SMEs Bulgaria, Sofia Bulgaria, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund is providing a €60 million guarantee to the Sienna Biodiversity Private Credit Fund, managed by Sienna IM, to support biodiversity projects across Europe. Backed by the InvestEU Sustainability Guarantee, the initiative will reduce credit … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biodiversity financing, climate adaptation, EIB, EIF, environmental protection, EU green transition, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund Backs Sienna Biodiversity Fund to Expand Access to Sustainable Finance Across Europe, Fabrice Rossary, InvestEU Sustainability Guarantee, Malakoff Humanis Group, Marjut Falkstedt, natural capital, New EU Backed Guarantee Supports Growth of Biodiversity Investment Market and Early Stage Environmental Projects, Sienna Biodiversity Private Credit Fund, Sienna IM, SME financing, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, and Santander Consumer Bank have signed a synthetic securitisation agreement to unlock PLN 860 million in new financing for green investments in Poland. The initiative will support SMEs and individuals by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Small Business
Tagged consumer lending, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, EU funding, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green investments, Marjut Falkstedt, Paweł Muciek, Poland financing, Public Private Partnership, REPowerEU, risk-sharing, Santander Consumer Bank, securitisation, SMEs, solar panels, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) Capitalia has partnered with the European Investment Fund to launch a €15 million financing initiative for microenterprises in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. The scheme will offer crowdfunded loans of up to €50,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Baltic region, business loans, Capitalia, crowdfunding, economic development, EIF, EIF Supports First Crowdfunding Platform Under InvestEU to Expand Access to Finance for Small Businesses in the Baltics, Estonia, EU funding, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund and Capitalia Introduce Innovative Crowdfunded Loan Scheme to Support Baltic Small Business Growth, InvestEU programme, Juris Grišins, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, microenterprises, retail investors, Small Business Support, SME financing
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €50 million to Join Capital’s third venture capital fund, marking its largest investment to date in the defence sector and highlighting Europe’s efforts to strengthen its defence and technological capabilities. Supported by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged 2D Photonics Italy, Andrius Kubilius, deeptech venture capital Europe, defence technology startups Europe, dual use technologies Europe, EIF Backs Join Capital Fund III with €50 Million to Strengthen Europe’s Defence and Deeptech Innovation Ecosystem, European Commission, European defence industrial base, European defence innovation, European Investment Bank Group EIB Group, European Investment Fund (EIF), European Investment Fund Commits €50 Million to Join Capital’s Defence and Dual-Use Technology Venture Fund, European strategic technology investment, InvestEU Defence Equity Facility, Jan Borgstädt, Join Capital, Join Capital Fund III, Kreios Space Spain, Marjut Falkstedt, Optics11 Netherlands, Quadsat Denmark, Quantum Optics Jena Germany, space security technology investment
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has signed a €112 million synthetic securitisation transaction with BNP Paribas to expand financing for French SMEs, mid-caps and climate-related projects. By taking on part of the credit risk of an existing loan portfolio, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, France, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, BCEF, BNP Paribas, climate neutrality, Clotilde Quilichini, EIB EIF and BNP Paribas Deepen Partnership with Sixth Transaction Designed to Boost Sustainable Economic Growth, EIB Group, EIF, EU Savings and Investment Union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, France, Green Investment, low carbon economy, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Cap companies, New Synthetic Securitisation Supports Climate Focused Investment and Strengthens Access to Finance for SMEs and Mid Caps in France, regulatory capital relief, risk-sharing, SME financing, STS securitisation, Sustainable Finance, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund, together with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has launched the €225 million Baltic Innovation Fund 3 to strengthen the region’s private equity and venture capital market and mobilise up to €700 million in total investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Altum, Baltic innovation ecosystem, Baltic Innovation Fund 3, climate-aligned investment, EIF and Baltic Partners Strengthen Regional Investment Ecosystem with Baltic Innovation Fund 3, Estonia, European Investment Fund, Fiduciary Management, growth capital, ILTE, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, public-private investment, Reinis Bērziņš, scale-ups, Sille Pettai, SmartCap, startup funding, Tadas Gudaitis, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has invested €714 million in two securitisation transactions with BBVA, enabling the bank to mobilise around €1.3 billion to support Spanish SMEs, entrepreneurs and sustainable housing projects. One transaction focuses on boosting business liquidity and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Real Estate, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Climate Action, EIB Group, EIB Group Investment Strengthens BBVA Lending for Sustainable Housing and Business Growth, energy efficiency, entrepreneurs, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Gemma Feliciani, Green Mortgages, Ignacio Fernández Palomero, Karen Huertas, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, near-zero emission buildings, savings and investment union, securitisation, SME financing, Spain, sustainable housing
(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 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) has invested €20 million in Unconventional Ventures Fund II, a Danish-Swedish impact fund supporting start-ups founded by underrepresented entrepreneurs in sectors like climate, health, and education. The investment contributes to the fund’s €50 … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate tech, Denmark, diversity in tech, education technology, EIF, EIFO, EU innovation, European Investment Fund, health tech, impact investing, inclusive entrepreneurship, Inner Foundation, LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, Marjut Falkstedt, Nora Bavey, Nordic start-ups, Sustainable Finance, Sweden, Unconventional Ventures, Unconventional Ventures Fund II, Unconventional Ventures Fund II secures EIF backing to advance inclusive and sustainable innovation, venture capital, women founders
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group has signed the first InvestEU Guarantee agreement in Cyprus through the European Investment Fund (EIF) and Eurobank, creating up to €62.5 million in new loans for SMEs and start-ups. Backed by EU support, … Read the full press release
Posted in Cyprus, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged collateral reduction, competitiveness, Cyprus, EIB Group, EIB Group launches first InvestEU Guarantee in Cyprus to boost SME growth start-up financing and job creation, EIF, EIF and Eurobank sign landmark InvestEU agreement to support Cypriot entrepreneurs with easier access to credit, Entrepreneurship, EU-backed investment, Eurobank, European Investment Bank Group, European Investment Fund, financing, INNOVATION, InvestEU, job creation, Kyriakos Kakouris, long-term loans, Marjut Falkstedt, SMEs, start-ups
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has invested €30 million in the first closing of Sienna Hephaistos Private Investments, Europe’s first private credit fund dedicated to financing SMEs and midcaps in the defence sector. Launched under the InvestEU Defence Equity … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Defence, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Andrius Kubilius, DEF, defence financing, defence midcaps, defence SMEs, EIB Group, EIF, EIF anchors €30 million investment in Europe’s first private credit fund for defence SMEs and midcaps, European Commission, European defence industry, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund supports €500 million defence credit vehicle to boost strategic autonomy and SME financing, https://www.eif.org/, InvestEU Defence Equity Facility, Marjut Falkstedt, Paul de Leusse, private credit fund, Sienna Hephaistos Private Investments, Sienna Investment Manager, strategic autonomy, supply chain financing
(IN BRIEF) Flexam Invest has secured a €50 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) in its Kartesia Asset Finance III (KAF III) fund, partially backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. With this commitment, KAF III has now raised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged asset management, decarbonisation, EIF, EIF invests in Flexam Invest’s KAF III fund, European economy, European Investment Fund, Flexam Invest, Florian de Sigy, green transition, industrial assets, infrastructure financing, InvestEU, KAF III, Kartesia Asset Finance III, Kartesia Asset Finance III reaches nearly €200 million at second closing with new EIF commitment backed by InvestEU, maritime vessels, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Cap companies, mobile assets, partnership, private debt, rescue helicopters, SMEs, supporting sustainable growth and transformation projects across European SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, warehouse automation
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