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13/12/2021 The EIF backs Opyn’s Magellano fund focusing Italian SMEs
08/12/2021 Germany: EIB Group and Deutsche Bank join forces to support small and medium-sized companies during the COVID-19 crisis
02/12/2021 Germany: CHANCEN eG receives European support for providing student financing
18/11/2021 Keen Venture Partners gets boost from EIF to support European technology SMEs
10/03/2021 EIF and MVA to support Hungarian SMEs in culture and creative sector with €8.2 million
10/12/2020 European backing for Finnish crowdlending platform Vauraus
02/12/2020 European guarantee for Invest-NL to expand financing options to innovative SMEs
27/07/2020 EIB Group and Banco Santander Consumer Portugal provide EUR 587 million for Portuguese SMEs and mid-caps affected by covid-19 crisis
23/07/2020 EIF and UniCredit Bank Austria provide EUR 500 million in subsidised loans for innovative companies with up to 3,000 employees
07/07/2020 EIB Group and Bank of Georgia join forces to support businesses in Georgia to better deal with the consequences of the COVID-19 crisis
02/07/2020 Investment Plan for Europe: Poland - EIB Group and Santander Bank Polska Group support new financing for Polish SMEs in response to COVID-19 crisis
01/07/2020 COVID-19: EIB Group and BBVA provide €1.423 billion for SMEs and mid-caps affected by the crisis
18/06/2020 EIB Group and BAPR provide new financing for SMEs in Sicily
16/06/2020 EIB Group and Banco Sabadell provide €576 million to finance SMEs and mid-caps
09/06/2020 EU backs Norrsken VC Fund for social and environmental investments
11/05/2020 The EU backs Aros Kapital to support micro-enterprises with €18.1 million
19/02/2020 EIB Group and Commerzbank join forces for additional lending to SMEs and Mid-Caps
06/02/2020 BGK and EIF unlock billions for small and medium enterprises in Poland
21/01/2020 European Commission and European Investment Bank Group join forces to boost space sector investment with EUR 200 million of financing
15/01/2020 #InvestEU: EIF and UniCredit support for innovative SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe increased to EUR 1bn
19/12/2019 EIB Group and Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy join forces to support financing for SMEs, micro-enterprises and female entrepreneurship
12/12/2019 Ver Capital SGR announces the launch of the diversified loan fund Ver Capital Credit Partners SMEs VII
05/12/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and UniCredit Bank Austria strengthen cooperation
27/11/2019 Lending marketplace October announces new €100 million commitment from European Investment Fund and other leading investors to support European SMEs
14/11/2019 Creditshelf announces the launch of a diversified loan fund providing senior financing to SMEs in Germany
08/11/2019 Juncker Plan: Socoden-FEC and EIF join forces to provide EUR 25 million of guarantees for loans to cooperative enterprises
05/11/2019 PORTUGAL TECH: EIF, IFD & Faber join forces at Web Summit to support Portuguese data-centric software start-ups with EUR 30 million
24/10/2019 EIF and JOBS MFI join forces to support Bulgarian micro-enterprises
03/10/2019 Juncker Plan: EIF makes history in Croatia with country’s first social impact fund worth EUR 30 million
03/10/2019 EU-guaranteed loans to strengthen Sweden's cultural entrepreneurs
02/10/2019 October, the pan-European online lending platform for businesses and 5 Italian Confidi, launch a new €30 M fund dedicated to Italian SMEs under the Juncker Plan
26/09/2019 EIB Group and PKO Leasing launch record securitization transaction in Poland
18/09/2019 Schelcher Prince Gestion’s expertise in Private Debt recognised by the European Investment Fund
09/09/2019 EUR 10 million for Croatian micro-enterprises as EIF extends a guarantee to UniCredit Leasing Croatia under Juncker Plan
25/07/2019 EUR 5.8 billion in new loans for Italian small and medium enterprises
23/07/2019 Cogito Capital completes First Closing of its late- and growth-stage Cogito Fund at €55 million and closes its first investment in MarketInvoice
18/07/2019 EIB Group and Česká spořitelna team up to support businesses across the Czech Republic
12/07/2019 Additional EUR 800 million for SMEs as EIF and ProCredit double support for innovative companies
09/07/2019 UniCredit and EIF: EUR 50 million in support of social entrepreneurship in Italy under the EU’s EaSI programme
20/06/2019 Juncker Plan: Anthilia Capital Partners and EIF together for Italian SMEs
13/06/2019 Europe supports SMEs and small mid-caps in Faroe Islands and Greenland
06/06/2019 EIB Group and HSBC France sign double partnership to increase financing of French SMEs and mid-caps
04/06/2019 Collector Bank to lend SEK 1 billion to Swedish SMEs with EU support
29/05/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 200 million for businesses in Portugal following EIF and CGD agreement
28/05/2019 DBT and European Investment Fund sign EUR 80m guarantee agreement to increase lending to SME’s in Sweden
13/05/2019 EUR 100 million capital available for Slovene companies
13/05/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: European Investment Fund guarantees EUR 2bn in innovation loans provided by Bpifrance
29/04/2019 EIF supports launch of Nordic deep-tech fund Voima Ventures with VTT
10/04/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 20 million for innovative SMEs in Luxembourg through EIF and BIL
05/04/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 25 million for cultural and creative businesses in Portugal
05/04/2019 Juncker Plan: Banque Populaire and Fédération Nationale des Socama sign EUR 2bn agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to finance more than 65 000 French micro-enterprises
03/04/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 170m of financing for Romania’s students and smaller companies
29/03/2019 EUR 100 million EU support for innovative companies with LocalTapiola
29/03/2019 Juncker Plan: Acofi’s Predirec ABL-2 Fund for collateralised financing of SMEs and mid-caps finalises new closing with the European Investment Fund
20/03/2019 Investment Plan for Europe supports EUR 60 million of leases and loans for innovative businesses in Poland
07/03/2019 Investment Plan: Social-enterprises to benefit from new EUR 50 million EU agreement with MicroBank and EIF
01/03/2019 First in Belgium: EUR 25 million of EU financing for Belgian social-entrepreneurs under Juncker Plan
28/02/2019 Investment Plan: First agreement for creative and cultural SME loans in Denmark
26/02/2019 European Investment Fund and Fraunhofer join forces to establish joint technology transfer fund in Germany
25/02/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Capitalia sign a EUR 10 million agreement to support small businesses in the Baltic countries
18/02/2019 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 900 million for businesses in Portugal following EIF and BCP agreements
08/02/2019 EIF supported INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund holds first closing at EUR 106 million
20/12/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EIB Group and BBVA will provide EUR 360 million to finance SMEs and midcaps investments projects
19/12/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EIB Group’s first synthetic securitisation operation in Poland supports PLN 2.1 billion of SME loans from Alior Bank
07/12/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 25 million for innovative Croatian SMEs and small mid-caps
27/11/2018 Juncker Plan: 10 million euros for micro-entrepreneurs in Italy
26/11/2018 The European Investment Fund invests in Creas Impacto and Ship2B
21/11/2018 EUR 96 million of EIF and aws finance for innovative businesses in Austria
26/10/2018 Juncker Plan: new EUR 25 million fund benefits from first capacity building agreement in Europe to support microfinance providers
19/10/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 60 million of EU supported finance for innovative businesses in Italy
19/10/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: BPCE Group and EIF sign a new EUR 700 million loan agreement for French SMEs
11/10/2018 Investment Plan for Europe supports EUR 350 million of leases for SMEs in Poland
27/09/2018 EU backs more than half a billion zloty of loans for creative and cultural SMEs in Poland
07/08/2018 EUR 15 million of EU financing for micro-entrepreneurs in Latvia under the Juncker Plan
12/07/2018 Investment Plan for Europe supports EUR 285 million in financing for Polish SMEs
04/07/2018 EUR 7.5 million of EU financing for micro-entrepreneurs in Greece under Juncker Plan
19/06/2018 The European Investment Fund and Erste Group sign a EUR 50 million deal to finance social enterprises in Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Serbia
15/06/2018 Juncker Plan: 18,000 Polish SMEs to benefit from increased support by EIF and BGK bank
15/06/2018 EIB Group strengthens its support of SMEs in Réunion
04/06/2018 Italy: Intesa Sanpaolo Group provides EUR 300 million through Mediocredito Italiano to support innovative SMEs and Small Midcaps thanks to the guarantee of the European Investment Fund and the EU
28/05/2018 Juncker Plan: Additional EUR 200 million for innovative SMEs and Small Mid-Caps in Poland
24/05/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Caixa Geral de Depósitos confirm EUR 200 million for Portuguese businesses
07/05/2018 EIF and UniCredit support for innovative SMEs in CEE increased to half a billion euro
07/05/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EIB Group and CaixaBank provide EUR 250m under the InnovFin programme to finance projects led by female entrepreneurs
16/04/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 640 million for Greek businesses as EIF and National Bank of Greece sign new EU guarantee agreements
16/04/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EIB Group and BBVA sign second synthetic securitisation operation with a EUR 98 million subordinated guarantee to support SMEs
12/04/2018 Juncker Plan: EIF and Aegon Asset Management confirm EUR 120 million for innovative Dutch SMEs
10/04/2018 EUR 2.1 billion to boost venture capital investment in Europe's innovative start-ups
28/03/2018 EIB Group supports € 300 million Brexit Loan Scheme for Irish Businesses
27/03/2018 Rabobank shares risk on part of its SME loan portfolio with EIF and EIB
19/03/2018 EUR 25 million of loans for cultural and creative SMEs in Belgium
15/03/2018 EUR 25 million of loans for cultural and creative SMEs in the Czech Republic
06/03/2018 EUR 123 million in EU support for 5000 small businesses in the Baltic countries
22/02/2018 Juncker Plan: Over EUR 60 million for Hungarian SMEs
05/02/2018 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Mutualité de Cautionnement sign first COSME agreement for SMEs in Luxembourg
28/11/2017 Europe supports EUR 240 million for innovative SMEs
17/11/2017 EIF and SBCI triple new financing for Irish SMEs to EUR 330 million
19/10/2017 EUR 13bn for economic and financial support – the EIB Group celebrates 25 years of operations in Romania
12/10/2017 Investment Plan for Europe (Juncker Plan) EIF and Bpifrance strengthen their partnership to support innovative businesses
29/09/2017 EUR 700 million new support for SME investment across Greece
12/09/2017 First Juncker Plan loan in an overseas territory
08/09/2017 Eiffel Investment Group launches Eiffel Croissance Directe - a debt fund supporting French growth SMEs
07/09/2017 European Investment Fund invests €20 million in Irish SMEs
25/07/2017 EIF and OXO Group join forces to support start-ups in the CEE Region
20/07/2017 Juncker Plan: EUR 820 million for SMEs as EIF and ProCredit double support for innovative companies
04/07/2017 Juncker Plan: Additional EUR 100 million for Croatian SMEs
27/06/2017 EIF supported BioGeneration Ventures Fund III Secures EUR 66m
22/06/2017 Juncker Plan: EUR 50 million for Italian SMEs
06/06/2017 The EIB Group and BBVA join forces to facilitate access to credit for Spanish SMEs under the Juncker Plan
02/06/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: First social impact bond scheme in Europe supports integration in Finland
16/05/2017 Juncker Plan: EUR 80 million for Italian SMEs
10/05/2017 Investment Plan for Europe unlocks EUR 177 million in financing for Romanian SMEs
10/05/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: additional finance for SMEs and small mid-caps in the Czech Republic
03/05/2017 EIF supports EUR 115M first closing of Elaia Delta Fund
27/04/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 420 million for over 2,000 Greek businesses as EIF and Greek banks sign new agreements
27/04/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 420 million for over 2,000 Greek businesses as EIF and Greek banks sign new agreements
25/04/2017 V4C’s next fund to be anchored with EIF and EBRD commitments
20/04/2017 EIF supports Advent France Biotechnology’s first Life Sciences seed-fund with a first closing at EUR 64.75M (USD68.5M)
19/04/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 120m for SMEs in Italy
19/04/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EIB Group and Commerzbank join forces to provide additional lending to SMEs and Mid-Caps
05/04/2017 Juncker Plan supports 400 microbusinesses in Luxembourg
03/04/2017 Investment Plan for Europe unlocks EUR 130 million in financing for Hungarian SMEs
15/03/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 26 million for Italian SMEs
10/03/2017 EIF invests in Sofinnova partners’ new industrial biotech fund
21/02/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: HRK 350 million for Croatian SMEs
15/02/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: 55 000 small companies in Italy to benefit from EUR 3.5 billion
10/02/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: First operation to support micro-enterprises and SMEs in France with Initiative France as part of the EaSI programme
10/02/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 9 million for Polish microbusinesses
07/02/2017 EIF supports Frontline Ventures EUR 60 million fund closing
02/02/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 40 million for Bulgarian SMEs
30/01/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 200 million for SMEs in the Czech Republic
24/01/2017 A strong contribution for European growth and investment from the EIB Group in 2016
18/01/2017 EIF and UniCredit agreement to provide EUR 160 million for innovative SMEs
18/01/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 1 billion in loans for French SMEs following EIF and SOCAMA agreement
09/01/2017 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 360 million for Italian SMEs
16/12/2016 Juncker Plan: MEF, EIF and CDP come together to mobilise an additional EUR 6bn in investment for Italian SMEs
12/12/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and the SBCI sign an agreement to provide EUR 100 million for Irish SMEs
30/11/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: Over 2 600 small businesses in Bulgaria to benefit from double transaction between EIF and Raiffeisen
16/11/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 40 million for innovative companies in Luxembourg as EIF and BGL BNP Paribas sign InnovFin agreement
08/11/2016 EIF and European Commission launch Pan-European Venture Capital Fund(s)-of-Funds programme
07/11/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: New finance for tech start-ups in Spain as EIF and Inveready Technology Investment Group sign new agreement
28/10/2016 EFSI in Denmark: EIF and the Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden) sign an agreement to finance agricultural businesses
24/10/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 230m for Greek businesses as EIF and Eurobank sign new guarantee agreements
17/10/2016 EIF supports first time team Daphni Purple, as fund closing reaches EUR 150m
10/10/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Iccrea Banking Group sign two EFSI transactions to support small businesses in Italy
03/10/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EFSI deal in Hungary to provide HUF 50 billion / EUR 160 million for up to 2,000 agricultural SMEs
30/09/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 65 million for innovative businesses in Bulgaria and Slovakia as EIF and CIBANK sign agreement
29/09/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: 450 businesses in Lithuania to benefit from EFSI InnovFin agreement between EIF and Šiaulių bankas
26/09/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: First EFSI deals in Slovakia as EIF and ČSOB agree EUR 135 million support for Slovak SMEs
23/09/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: First transaction under the Investment Plan in Malta as EIF and APS agree to support innovative SMEs in Malta
15/09/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and EKF Danmarks Eksportkredit sign an InnovFin agreement for innovative companies in Denmark
12/09/2016 COSME EFSI deal in Denmark: EIF and the Danish Growth Fund (Vækstfonden) sign an agreement to finance agricultural businesses
27/07/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Tenax agreement to provide EUR 50 million to Italian SMEs
14/07/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 100 million for Greek companies as EIF and the National Bank of Greece sign EFSI agreement
20/06/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: HRK 150 million for SMEs in Croatia as EIF and HBOR sign first EFSI deal
20/06/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and NRW.BANK and 6 regional promotional institutions sign agreement providing EUR 110 million to innovative German SMEs
02/06/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Swedbank agreements bring EUR 165 million to around 3,000 Baltic businesses
27/05/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Equa bank sign an agreement to benefit Czech SMEs
23/05/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and British Business Bank sign GBP 30m agreement for innovative businesses
18/05/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Alba Leasing S.p.A. sign agreement to benefit innovative Italian SMEs
10/05/2016 First EU-supported Greek equity fund Diorama Investments Sicar to provide EUR 125 million for Greek businesses under COSME
09/05/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: First EFSI deal signed in Greece by EIF and ProCredit Group to provide loans for innovative SMEs
29/04/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Vækstfonden - The Danish Growth Fund sign DKK 340m (c. EUR 45m) InnovFin agreement for innovative green companies in Denmark
29/04/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: SEK 2.7bn of EU finance for Swedish companies following EIF agreements with Almi Företagspartner and Svensk Exportkredit
29/04/2016 Over SEK 1 billion of equity finance for early-stage enterprises through the Swedish Venture Initiative
29/04/2016 European Investment Fund contributes EUR 20m to Fonds d’Amorçage Quadrivium 1
28/04/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Raiffeisen-Leasing Polska agreement for innovative businesses
18/04/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Banca di Cambiano sign loan agreement for innovative businesses in Italy
11/04/2016 Over EUR 300 million to benefit French SMEs
08/04/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Banca Popolare di Bari sign EUR 100m agreement to benefit innovative Italian SMEs
08/04/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: 1,500 innovative businesses to benefit from EIF and Banco Popolare agreement
04/04/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Societe Generale sign agreement to bring EUR 250 million to over 14,000 small businesses
30/03/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Pohjola Bank sign EUR 150m InnovFin agreement for innovative companies in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
22/03/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EUR 100m for Belgian companies as EIF and ING sign InnovFin deal
21/03/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano sign agreement for innovative businesses
18/03/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Credito Valtellinese sign agreement to benefit innovative Italian SMEs
14/03/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Banque Populaire sign EUR 300m InnovFin deal for French SMEs
09/03/2016 First COSME EFSI deal in Denmark: EIF and the Danish Growth Fund (Vaekstfonden) sign an agreement to finance SMEs
04/03/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Fondo di Garanzia per le PMI to support more than EUR 1billion of financing to Italian SMEs
22/02/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: 20,000 businesses in Spain to benefit from EIF and CERSA deals
08/02/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Norrlandsfonden sign SEK 180m (ca. EUR 19m) InnovFin deal for Swedish companies
04/02/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: First EFSI deal in Hungary as EIF and K&H sign EUR 97 million deal to support over 1500 small businesses
01/02/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Inveready Venture Finance sign InnovFin deal for innovative companies in Spain
01/02/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) sign EUR 35m InnovFin deal for Bulgarian companies
19/01/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Komercni banka sign agreements to benefit over 2,300 SMEs
15/01/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and KfW sign agreement to provide EUR 500m for German SMEs
14/01/2016 EIB Group lends record EUR 84.5 bn in 2015 and mobilises over EUR 50 bn investment under Investment Plan for Europe
07/01/2016 Investment Plan for Europe: EIB Group supports micro-financing in the Netherlands with Qredits
21/12/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EFSI transactions in Italy to provide EUR 1 billion of support to SMEs
18/12/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and KredEx sign COSME agreement to support EUR 200 million of loans to SMEs in Estonia
10/12/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and iwoca sign EUR 60 million deal to support over 3000 small businesses in the UK
26/11/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and PMV sign EUR 40 million agreement to benefit over 700 SMEs in Belgium
20/11/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Slovene Enterprise Fund sign EUR 180m agreement to benefit SMEs
26/10/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: over €1 billion of EIF equity investments for SMEs and start-ups across Europe since January
22/10/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF signs £100 million agreement with Barclays for innovative and high growth UK companies
13/10/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Mediocredito Trentino-Alto Adige sign EFSI agreement for innovative companies in Italy
02/10/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and CIBANK sign first agreement in Bulgaria for SMEs
29/09/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and 16 Bürgschaftsbanken sign COSME agreement to support SMEs
18/09/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and three banks sign the first Portuguese EFSI agreements for innovative companies
17/09/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and KfW Bankengruppe sign first agreement in Germany to provide EUR 1bn to start-ups
11/09/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and SOWALFIN sign first two EFSI transactions in Belgium to support SMEs
18/08/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and CMZRB sign first agreement in the Czech Republic to support SMEs
03/08/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and Credem sign the first COSME agreement to benefit Italian businesses
29/07/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and BGK sign first COSME agreement in Europe to benefit Polish businesses
16/07/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and BPER Group sign the first EFSI agreement for innovative companies in Italy
15/07/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF signs first agreement for innovative UK companies with Santander UK
03/07/2015 Investment plan for Europe: EIF and BIL sign first financing agreement in Luxembourg to support innovative companies
12/05/2015 Investment Plan for Europe: EIF and bpifrance sign first agreement for innovative French companies
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