EIF and Raiffeisenbank to provide up to €150 million for SMEs in Bulgaria
- Release date: 10 January 2022
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria EAD have signed an additional guarantee agreement in support of Bulgarian companies, and extended the period in which they can apply for COVID-related funding until 31 December 2022. The transaction will guarantee a portfolio of €150 million in new financing, and is made possible under the European Guarantee Fund. It follows two earlier agreements signed between the EIF and Raiffeisenbank since ...
Triodos Bank offers film financing in Germany
- Release date: 05 January 2022
Triodos Bank will start offering film financing in Germany to support companies in the arts and culture sector through a guarantee agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF). The initial focus will be on providing interim financing for film grants and commissioned productions.
Sound Bioventures raises € 110 million for new biotherapeutics venture fund
- Release date: 04 January 2022
Sound Bioventures, a Scandinavia-based lifesciences venture capital firm, announced the first close of its first fund at €110 million. The fund has a geographic footprint on both sides of the Atlantic and will invest in European and US-based private biotech companies supporting the clinical development of novel medicines for diseases of high unmet medical need.
EIB Group and BBVA to make €960 million available to Spanish SMEs
- Release date: 04 January 2022
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB and EIF) and BBVA are joining forces once again to support working capital and liquidity needs, as well as to cover the investment constraints of Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) affected by the COVID-19 crisis. To this end, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) will guarantee a junior tranche of a €120 million synthetic securitisation of an SME and small mid-cap loan portfolio originated by ...
