(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has partnered with Arion Bank to provide up to €100 million in new lending to around 40 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Small Mid-Caps in Iceland. Backed by the European Commission’s InvestEU … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Luxembourg Future Fund 2 (LFF 2) has invested an additional €5 million in the VIVES Inter-University Fund (IUF), raising the fund’s total to €75 million. VIVES IUF is an early-stage science-based fund that supports startups and spin-offs, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged EIF, European Innovation, Eva Kremer, investment, Luxembourg Future Fund 2 (LFF 2), Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI), Startup Ecosystem, sustainability, VIVES Inter-University Fund (IUF)
(IN BRIEF) On 5 September 2024, the European Investment Fund (EIF) announced a €35 million investment in Adara Ventures’ newly launched Energy Fund. With a target size of €120 million, the fund aims to support early-stage companies specializing in technologies … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Adara Ventures, Alberto Echeverri, Alberto Gómez, EIF, Energy Fund, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €50 million in Nine Realms’ new venture capital fund, Nine Realms Fund I K/S, which aims to raise €200 million to support early-stage companies focused on sustainable supply chain technology. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged EIF, Europe, Germany, INNOVATION, Marjut Falkstedt, Nine Realms, partnership, Sune Stilling, supply chain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has made its largest investment yet in Norwegian technology startups by contributing to SINTEF’s seed fund, SINTEF Venture VI, which now manages a capital of half a billion Norwegian kroner. This fund aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Anders Lian, Cecilie Myrseth, EIF, investment, Marjut Falkstedt, Norway, partnership, SINTEF, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Creas Impacto II, supported by EIF, ICO, the Carasso Foundation, and private investors, targets a €70 million fund size under the InvestEU program. The fund, managed by CREAS, focuses on investing in about 12 growth-stage companies in Spain … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain
Tagged Carasso Foundation, CREAS, Creas Impacto II, EIF, EU, ICO, José Carlos García de Quevedo, Lucía Casani, Luis Berruete, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, private investors, Spain, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Kembara Fund I FCR, a €1 billion deep tech and climate-focused fund managed by Spain-based Alma Mundi Ventures, has secured a €350 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF). As the first Spanish fund to be selected … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI, Alma Mundi Ventures, artificial intelligence, Atomico Growth VI, biotechnology, Capital Markets Union, capital-intensive businesses, cleantech, Climate Innovation, competitiveness, Cybersecurity, deep tech, digital technologies, digital transformation, EIF, engineering breakthroughs, ETCI, Europe, European Investment Fund, European Tech Champion Initiative, European tech champions, Factorial, financial technologies, France, frontier technologies, FSI II, Germany, growth-stage startups, Healthcare, Inke, intellectual property, Javier Santiso, Keensight Nova VI, Kembara Fund I FCR, life sciences, Marjut Falkstedt, Mundi Ventures, next-generation energy systems, public and private resources, quantum technologies, robotics, scientific breakthroughs, Space tech, Spain, Startups, strategic autonomy, Sweden, tech ecosystem, transformative ventures
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Danish corporate bank kompasbank a/s have partnered to provide at least €175 million in new loans to Danish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Supported by the InvestEU programme, the three portfolio guarantee … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business
Tagged climate change mitigation, climate mitigation, Danish economy, Danish SMEs, economic growth, education investments, EIF, European Investment Fund, financing, green and sustainable transformation, green transition, InvestEU programme, job creation, kompasbank, Marjut Falkstedt, Michael Hurup Andersen, Nordics, portfolio guarantee agreements, reduced interest rates, riskier lending segments, small businesses, start-ups, sustainability, targeted financing
(IN BRIEF) Banca Transilvania has entered into a significant synthetic securitisation transaction worth RON 2 billion (€400 million), supported by the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). This transaction will reduce credit risk and release capital … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Romania, Small Business
Tagged Banca Transilvania, EIB, EIF, Ioannis Tsakiris, Marjut Falkstedt, Ömer Tetik, partnership, Romania, SME financing, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Faktoro, a leading non-bank business financier in Lithuania, has entered into a guarantee agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to provide up to €55 million in new financing for more than 800 Lithuanian companies. The funding, supported … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided a RON 5 million (€1 million) subordinated loan to Romanian fintech Instant Factoring IFN, marking the first InvestEU funding for a Romanian fintech and factoring company. This loan will help Instant … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Romania, Small Business
Tagged 2021-2027, Cristian Ionescu, digital financial solutions, economic growth, EIF, European Investment Fund, Instant Factoring IFN, InvestEU funding, Marjut Falkstedt, non-bank financial institution, operational capacity, Romania, Romanian fintech, RON 5 million, small businesses, subordinated loan, underbanked businesses, €1 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF), in collaboration with the Malta Development Bank (MDB), is set to provide guarantees totaling €20 million to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps in Malta. These guarantees, backed by InvestEU, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Malta, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged economic development, EIB, EIF, job creation, Kyriacos Kakouris, Malta, Malta Development Bank (MDB), Marjut Falkstedt, Mr. Leo Brincat, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Norway’s largest lender, DNB Bank ASA, has partnered with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to bolster support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through a groundbreaking collaboration. Backed by an EIF guarantee under the InvestEU program, DNB will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Norway, Small Business
Tagged DNB, EIF, EU, Kjerstin Braathen, Marjut Falkstedt, Nicolas de La Grandville, Norway, partnership, SME, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Innovation Norway have sealed two groundbreaking agreements aimed at bolstering financing opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Norway. This strategic collaboration will empower Innovation Norway to expand its lending volume, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Norway, Small Business, Technology
Tagged EIF, EU, Håkon Haugli, Innovation Norway, InvestEU program, Marjut Falkstedt, Nicolas de La Grandville, Norway, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has pledged €100 million to the RIVE Infrastructure Impact Fund (RIIF), marking a significant commitment to the energy transition in Europe. Managed by RIVE Private Investment, RIIF focuses exclusively on supporting SMEs across … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged EIF, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Pierre du Passage, RIVE Infrastructure, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF), under the InvestEU program, pledges EUR 30 million as a cornerstone investor to the 123 Transition Energétique 2 fund, managed by 123 Investment Managers and advised by Lendosphere. This fund aims to address … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged 123 IM, EIF, France, Laure Verhaeghe, Lendosphere, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, renewable energy, SMEs, sustainability, Transition Energétique 2 Fund, Xavier Anthonioz
(IN BRIEF) In a collaborative effort to promote climate-friendly housing initiatives in Germany, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Deutsche Bank have forged an agreement. Valued at over €600 million, the program will provide discounted mortgages to individuals seeking to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Achim Kuhn, Climate-Friendly Housing, Deutsche Bank, DSL Bank, EIB, EIF, Germany, Marjut Falkstedt, Nicola Beer, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Greek startups and SMEs in life sciences, healthcare, and sustainability sectors are set to receive a significant boost with the launch of a €200 million equity agreement managed by the EIF arm of the EIB Group. The agreement, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged EIB, EIF, Equity Fund, Greece, INNOVATION, Ioannis Tsakiris, life sciences, Marjut Falkstedt, Nikos Papathanasis, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The Hellenic Republic has entrusted the European Investment Fund (EIF) to manage €200 million from European structural funds and national resources to provide equity financing for Greek startups and SMEs in the life sciences, healthcare, and sustainability sectors. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged EIB, EIF, Greece, INNOVATION, Ioannis Tsakiris, Marjut Falkstedt, Nikos Papathanasis, partnership, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has committed to guaranteeing over €100 million in financing through three intermediaries in Germany and Spain. Aimed at providing better access to education and training for underprivileged students and learners, the initiative is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Spain
Tagged Education, EIF, European Commission, Germany, investment, Margaritis Schinas, Marjut Falkstedt, partnership, Spain, Underprivileged Students
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