Slovenian ALFI Private Debt fund raises EUR 41 million with EU support for investments in Slovenian and Croatian SMEs
- Release date: 13 October 2021
The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB), will provide up to EUR 40 million to the Slovenian ALFI Private Debt Fund to unlock a new source of financing for Slovenian and Croatian small and medium enterprises (SME). The EIF investment is backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the main pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. The EIF is one of 11 institutional and private investors in ALFI PD in this call, through which the Fund ...
Schelcher Prince Gestion’s expertise in Private Debt recognised by the European Investment Fund
- Release date: 12 October 2021
After a first investment in 2019 in the SME compartment of SP EuroCréances 2020, the European Investment Fund (EIF) is increasing its exposure to the same compartment with an additional investment in the Classique compartment of the same fund. This fund has been selected by the EIF in the context of the European Guarantee Fund (EGF) to support SME and small mid-caps affected by the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund was deploying and investing during the pandemic and ...
LähiTapiola to provide €40 million in new lending to Finnish SMEs with EU support
- Release date: 08 October 2021
LähiTapiola will make available €40 million for Finnish small & midsize companies, thanks to a guarantee from the European Investment Fund (EIF), made possible under the “European Guarantee Fund” (EGF).
Oma Savings Bank uses European guarantee to offer new support to Finnish SMEs
- Release date: 06 October 2021
Finnish SMEs can look towards OmaSp for support on their way out of the crisis. Thanks to a guarantee from the European Investment Fund (EIF), made possible under the “European Guarantee Fund” (EGF), OmaSp will originate a portfolio of up to €150 million for Finnish small & midsize companies. With an anticipated average loan size of around €300,000 around 500 Finnish SMEs are expected to benefit from the initiative.
EUR 1.7bn of Life Science finance available a year after the launch of the Venture Centre of Excellence
- Release date: 04 October 2021
During the closing session of the first conference day of HTID 2021, European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton commented on the achievements of the VCoE since his previous announcement at HTID 2020. He stated, “Now is the time to mobilise private funds for health innovation in Europe. The Venture Centre of Excellence programme will serve as a flywheel for investments into Europe’s most innovative life science start-ups. Last year, the European Commission ...
