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who we are

We offer a wide variety of risk-shar-ing products and capacity building solutions and play a significant role in providing risk/return diversifica-tion at EU level. EIF is working in-tensively with the EIB and the EC towards achieving these objectives.

We are committed to regional de-velopment and complement national schemes, optimising the effectiveness of EU budget use by attracting additional capital from other investors (creating a multiplier effect) and often helping to de-risk otherwise risky operations.

EIF is open to partnerships and col-laborations with new counterparts, and to addressing new geographi-cal areas or new sectors.

Value added

Suppliers/mandators

Transformation key success factors

Intermediaries (partners)

› Own resources

› European Invesment Bank

› European Commission

› Member State Governments

› Funds-of-funds

› Other third parties

› Transaction execution

› Risk management

› Follow-up & relationship focus

› Product development

› Mandate management

› Commercial banks

› Development & promotional banks

› Guarantee institutions

› Fund managers

› Microfinance institutions

› Business angels

› Technology transfer institutions

Micro, small & medium-sized enterprises

EIF’s transformational role

1998 Our activity expanded to

venture capital as part of the European Commission’s “Growth and Employment Initiative”.