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As a fund of funds, EIF invests in venture capital, private equity, growth and lower mid-market funds, to improve the availability of risk finance to high growth and innovative SMEs.
Resources / Mandates: EIB | European Commission (CIP)
ERP-EIF Dachfonds | LfA - EIF Facility | Neotec
Portugal Venture Capital Initiative (PVCI)
Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (IVCI)
UK FTF L.P.Guarantees & Securitisation
EIF provides guarantees and credit enhancement, through securitisation, to financial bodies such as banks and guarantee institutions, to improve their lending capacity and the availability and terms of debt they can offer to beneficiary small and medium sized entreprises.
CIP - Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007 - 2013JEREMIE - Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises
JEREMIE offers EU Member States, through their national and regional Managing Authorities, the opportunity to use part of their EU Structural Fund allocation to indirectly finance SMEs, through financial intermediaries, by means of equity, loans or guarantees, through revolving Holding Funds.
JASMINE - Joint Action to support microfinance institutions in Europe
JASMINE is a pilot initiative by the European Commission, the EIB and the EIF to promote micro-credit in Europe, in support of growth and employment.