Shareholders

EIF is a public-private partnership whose tripartite shareholding structure includes the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union represented by the European Commission and 25 financial institutions from the European Union Member States, plus Turkey and Croatia.

EIF’s shareholding structure was modified in 2000, when the EIB became the majority shareholder, culminating in the formation of the EIB Group.

• The European Investment Bank (EIB) is EIF's majority shareholder with 61.9% of shares.
• The European Commission holds 30% of EIF's shares.
• The 25 financial institutions hold 8.1% of EIF’s shares.

EIF has an authorised capital of EUR 3 billion, divided into 3,000 shares of EUR 1m each.