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First CIP guarantee in Slovenia

The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Union's financial body for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and the Slovene Enterprise Fund (SEF) have signed a significant guarantee agreement under the European Union's (EU) Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) in Slo...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2008/2008-EIF-sign-first-CIP-agreement-in-Slovenia.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 20/10/2008 - 12k
 

CIP guarantee deal in Spain

The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Union's financial body for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and the Compañia Española de Reafianzamiento SA (CERSA), have signed a significant guarantee agreement under the European Union's (EU) Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Pro...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2008/2008-CIP-Guarantee-Deal-CERSA-Spain.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 20/10/2008 - 12k
 

First CIP guarantee in Latvia

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and  Latvijas Hipoteku un zemes banka  (State JSC "Mortgage and Land Bank of Latvia"), have signed a guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) providing enhanced access to finance for small and medium sized businesses...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009-EIF-sign-first-CIP-agreement-in-Latvia.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 17/09/2009 - 14k
 

First CIP guarantee agreements in Slovakia

  The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Československá obchodná banka (CSOB), have signed two CIP Guarantee Agreements under the Loan Guarantee and Micro-Credit Window to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Slovakia. Thanks to these transactions under the Competitiveness and Inn...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/csob.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 30/01/2013 - 13k
 

First CIP guarantee deal in Bulgaria

  The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Union's financial body for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB), have signed a significant guarantee agreement under the European Union's (EU) Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_CIP_Guarantee_deal_in_Bulgaria.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 17/02/2009 - 12k
 

CIP available for technology companies in the Netherlands

Through the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme" (CIP) , EIF has invested EUR 25m in HPE PRO Institutional Fund , a growth capital fund targeting technology companies in the Netherlands. This transaction was made under the CIP GIF2 window which aims to support the establishment of ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2011/2011_HPE.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/05/2011 - 10k
 

EIF and KfW extend their collaboration under the CIP

    The EIF and KfW, the largest promotional bank in Germany, have signed a guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), helping to provide enhanced access to finance for start-ups in Germany.    
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_KfW_extend_CIP_Collaboration.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/03/2011 - 10k
 

First EIF guarantee deal in Denmark under CIP

EIF has signed a counter-guarantee deal with Vaekstfonden, allowing the guarantee institution to strengthen its own guarantee offer benefiting Danish businesses, start-ups and companies with innovative projects. Thanks to the CIP cover, Vaekstfonden will be able to boost its guarantee capacity an...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/Vaekstfonden.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 23/01/2012 - 13k
 

First CIP securitisation deal to support businesses in Italy

The European Investment Fund (EIF), UniCredit, Federconfidi and FederAscomfidi have signed the first Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) securitisation agreement to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy. This transaction under the CIP initiative, helps companies in...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/Unicredit.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 13/03/2013 - 12k
 

CIP support to German early stage companies

The EIF has made a cornerstone investment of EUR 15m in Creathor Venture Fund III SICAR, a technology venture capital fund focusing on early stage investments in Germany. This transaction was made under the European Commission Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme" (CIP) which aims t...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2011/2011_creathor.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/05/2011 - 10k
 

EIF signs 131m CIP guarantee with LaCaixa Spain

The EIF has signed with Microbank under the EU Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) to provide EUR 131 million micro-loans in Spain. For more information please refer to the full press release issued by Microbank (in Spanish). Note for editors: The CIP, which spans from 2007 to 2013, ha...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2008/2008-EIF-sign-CIP-agreement-with-LaCaixa-Spain.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/12/2008 - 12k
 

First CIP guarantee agreement for small businesses in Malta

                                               The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Bank of Valletta have signed the first CIP Guarantee agreement to support loans for micro-enterprises in Malta. The agreement will help over 200 Maltese companies to access finance at more favourable financi...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2014/bov.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 09/01/2014 - 10k
 

EIF and KfW further extend their collaboration under CIP

The EIF and KfW, have signed a guarantee extension agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), helping to provide additional access to finance for start-ups in Germany.   For further information, please consult the German press release (in German) Press contacts:...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/RSI/news/2014/kfw.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 28/02/2014 - 10k
 

First CIP loan guarantee agreement for businesses in Portugal

                                         The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Fundo de Contragarantia Mútuo (FCGM), have signed the first CIP loan counter-guarantee agreement in Portugal to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This counter-guarantee with FCGM will indirectly all...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/fcgm.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 31/01/2013 - 14k
 

CIP loan guarantee agreement to benefit businesses in Austria

The Eur opean Investment Fund (EIF) and Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS) have signed a CIP loan counter-guarantee agreement to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Austria. Thanks to this counter-guarantee transaction under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), start...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/aws.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/01/2013 - 12k
 

First Austrian CIP deal signed with Austria Wirtschaftsservice

The CIP programme allows AWS to expand its recently launched micro loan guarantee initiative (guarantees for working capital and investment loans) and provide its guarantees through its young entrepreneur programme (guarantees for loans to start-ups) at attractive conditions. EIF Chief Executive,...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_Austrian_CIP_Deal_AWS.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 03/06/2009 - 13k
 

CIP guarantee in favour of KfW’s StartGeld Programme

The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Union’s financial body for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and KfW, the largest promotional bank in Germany, have signed the first guarantee agreement under the European Union’s (EU) Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2008/2008-EIF-sign-CIP-agreement-with-KfW.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/09/2008 - 13k
 

EIF signs second CIP agreement in Bulgaria

Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD is the first private-owned Bulgarian Bank to sign a Portfolio Guarantee issued by the European Investment Fund (EIF) under the European Union's (EU) Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) for Bulgaria. The Portfolio Guarantee amounts to EUR 72 mln. ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_CIP_Guarantee_deal_in_Bulgaria2.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 17/03/2009 - 13k
 

CIP loan guarantee agreement for businesses in Czechia

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Raiffeisenbank a.s., have signed a Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) loan guarantee agreement in Czechia to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This guarantee with Raiffeisenbank will allow the bank to substantially increase its l...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2014/raiffeisenbank.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 13/08/2014 - 13k
 

First EIF guarantee deal in Serbia under CIP

EIF has signed a guarantee deal with Čačanska Banka allowing the bank to provide additional finance to SMEs in Serbia. Thanks to the CIP transaction entrepreneurs will have easier access to finance, benefiting from substantially reduced collateral requirements, reduced pricing, and a 100% financi...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/Cacanska_Banka.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 06/02/2012 - 12k
 

EIF signs two new CIP agreements with Socama and Siagi

The European Commission and the French EU Presidency organised today an EU Finance Day for SMEs, in the framework of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). Two guarantee agreements were signed between EIF and SOCAMA as well as EIF and SIAGI . See French press release
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2008/2008-EIF-sign-CIP-agreement-with-Socama-and Siagi.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 16/10/2008 - 10k
 

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) Case studies brochure

Sustaining growth and creating jobs are among the primary objectives of the European Union. EU policies pay particular attention to small and medium sized-enterprises (SMEs) since these companies are the backbone of the European economy and the engine of growth and employment. This brochure giv...
http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/cip-case-studies.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 08/08/2011 - 10k
 

EIF signs first guarantee agreement in Poland under the CIP

The EIF and Bank BPH S.A. (BPH) have signed a guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Frame work Programme (CIP) helping to provide enhanced access to finance for Small and Medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Poland.  Businesses in Poland can now access over 700 million zlotys...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_first-eif-guarantee-agreement-leasing-company-cip.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 26/01/2010 - 13k
 

First guarantee agreement signed by EIF under the new EU CIP programme

The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Union’s financial body for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), has signed a guarantee agreement with the Brussels-based Fonds de Participation (FdP) under the European Union’s (EU) Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) SME...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2008/2008-EIF-sign-first-agreement-under-CIP.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 16/09/2008 - 13k
 

First EIF guarantee in Montenegro provides finance for businesses under the CIP programme

The EIF Structured Finance Manager, Mr. Gunnar Mai and CEO of Crnogorska komercijalna banka member of OTP Group (CKB), Mr. Szabolcs Horváth, today signed a guarantee agreement to support Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Montenegro. Thanks to the transaction under the Competitiveness a...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/CKB.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 31/01/2012 - 15k
 

Additional finance for businesses in Croatia following CIP guarantee agreement

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and HAMAG, the Croatian Agency for SMEs and Investment, have signed a CIP counter-guarantee agreement to support Start-Up Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Croatia. The CIP support, will allow HAMAG to substantially increase its guarantee volumes to s...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2014/hamag.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 17/01/2014 - 10k
 

EIF and Ziraat Bankasi : CIP guarantee agreement for Turkish businesses

The EIF and T.C. Ziraat Bankasi have signed a guarantee agreement under the Micro-Credit Window of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide access to finance for Turkish businesses. Turkish Micro-enterprises having up to 5 years of business history  can now ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_Ziraat.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 09/12/2011 - 10k
 

EIF and HBOR sign CIP Guarantee Agreement for businesses in Croatia

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak (HBOR) have signed a CIP Guarantee agreement to support loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Croatia. The agreement will help Croatian companies to access finance at more favourable financing conditions, ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2014/hbor.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 08/08/2014 - 10k
 

First CIP guarantee for micro-credit organisation ADIE in France

  The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Union's financial body for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Economique (ADIE), the largest micro-credit organization in France, have signed a significant guarantee agreement under the European...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009-CIP-Guarantee-with-ADIE.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 06/01/2009 - 12k
 

EIF signs new guarantee agreement with four German banks under CIP

The EIF and four German promotional banks, have signed a guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) for the benefit of businesses in Germany. Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Germany can now access EUR 235 million of finance provided by LfA,...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_CIP_guarantees_EU_SME_financing.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 30/12/2010 - 12k
 

First EIF guarantee agreement with a leasing company under the CIP

The EIF and Europejski Fundusz Leasingowy S.A., have signed a EUR 40 million guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide enhanced access to finance for Polish businesses. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Poland could potent...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_First_CIP_leasing company.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 03/08/2010 - 13k
 

First CIP loan guarantee agreement for businesses in the Czech Republic

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and GE Money Bank have signed the first CIP loan guarantee agreement in the Czech Republic to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Thanks to this transaction under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), companies in the Czech Republic ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/GEMoneyCz.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 11/09/2012 - 15k
 

EUR 200m of leases for businesses in Germany following CIP guarantee agreement

Read the German version The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Bürgschaftsbank Baden-Württemberg GmbH, representing the consortium of sixteen Deutsche Bürgschaftsbanken (German Guarantee Banks), have signed a CIP counter-guarantee agreement to support leasing transactions with Small and Mediu...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/vbd.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/12/2013 - 14k
 

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) - EU Guarantees (SMEG)

CIP SMEG was an EU programme managed by EIF in the 2007-2013 programming period launched in cooperation with the European Commission.  CIP SMEG aimed at enhancing access to finance for SMEs and its financial resources have been fully deployed through selected financial intermediaries across the E...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/cip_portfolio_guarantees/index.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 21/06/2021 - 18k
 

EIF CIP counter-guarantee deal with Polski Fundusz Gwarancijny

EIF has signed a counter-guarantee deal with Polski Fundusz Gwarancijny (PFG), the second transaction with a Polish guarantee scheme following several contracts with commercial banks. PFG will use the CIP guarantee to strengthen its own guarantee offer benefiting Polish businesses, start-ups and ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_Polski Fundusz Gwarancijny .htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 08/12/2011 - 10k
 

Federfidi Lombarda sign EUR 225m Guarantee deal under CIP

Federfidi Lombarda is a regional guarantee institution which provides guarantees benefiting SMEs in the artisan and industrial sectors in Lombardy, through partner mutual guarantee institutions which share risk with banks and also obtain favourable borrowing conditions for businesses.  During thi...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_Federfidi_sign_CIP_Deal.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 21/04/2009 - 12k
 

EIF extends cooperation with Microbank under the CIP programme

EIF has signed an extension of a deal with Microbank, allowing it to provide additional loans and extending its reach to 18 000 additional SMEs. This agreement and its extension demonstrates the European Union and EIF's continued commitment to cooperating with this Spanish financial institution. ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/microbank.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 26/01/2012 - 13k
 

More finance for Polish businesses, as EIF signs guarantee agreements under the CIP

The EIF and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (Pekao), have signed two guarantee agreements under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide enhanced access to finance for businesses in Poland. Micro and medium sized enterprises in Poland will now have access to up t...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_Pekao_Bank_signs_CIP_Guarantee_deal_in_Poland.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 28/10/2010 - 14k
 

High demand from Turkish businesses leads to extra finance from CIP

The EIF and Finansbank have extended their guarantee agreement under the Micro-Credit Window of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide additional finance for Turkish businesses. In addition to the TRY 435 million (c. EUR 206 million) of loans guaranteed un...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_finansbank_turkey.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 29/03/2011 - 15k
 

Over EUR 100m already invested under the EU CIP programme

The European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Union's financial body for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has invested over EUR 100m of the European Union's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) resources in 10 venture capital funds, less than a year after being gr...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2008/2008-100m-invested-under-EU-CIP-programme.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 23/07/2008 - 18k
 

New guarantee product, as EIF signs counter-guarantee agreement with Polfund under CIP

  The EIF and Polfund (Fundusz Poreczen Kredytowych S.A.) have signed a counter-guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide improved terms and increased volumes of guarantees offered by Polfund to support small and medium sized enterpr...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_Polifund.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 29/06/2011 - 14k
 

Additional finance for Italian SMEs in Italy as the EIF and Federfidi Lombarda sign CIP agreement

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Federfidi Lombarda have signed a CIP guarantee agreement aimed at supporting enterprises in Italy. For further details please see the press release in Italian . Contact For further information, please contact David Yormesor, d.yormesor@eif.org
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/federfidi.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/07/2012 - 10k
 

Additional finance for businesses in Croatia as the EIF and Privredna banka Zagreb sign CIP agreement

The EIF and Privredna banka Zagreb (PBZ) signed a CIP guarantee agreement supporting micro-enterprises in Zagreb today. Thanks to the transaction under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), micro-entrepreneurs can now have easier access to finance due to substantially reduced collat...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/Privredna_Banka.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/04/2012 - 14k
 

Alleanza di Garanzia sign EUR 449.5 million CIP deal, the first in Italy

Alleanza di Garanzia is a specially-created joint venture of regional guarantee institutions, operating in Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany. In addition to financing SMEs' business development, this guarantee deal also features new products for the SME market which aim to fo...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_CIP_moves_to_Italy.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 06/04/2009 - 14k
 

Finance for Norwegian micro-businesses as EIF signs guarantee agreement with Cultura Sparebank under the CIP Programme

The EIF and  Cultura Sparebank  have signed a guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide enhanced access to finance for micro businesses in Norway. Micro enterprises in Norway could now benefit from micro-loans in excess of NOK 12 m (...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_CIP_Deal_in_Norway.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 20/11/2009 - 14k
 

ERP-EIF Dachfonds and CIP provide financing for innovative seed and early stage fund

Download the German Version [pdf] The EIF which is specialised in risk financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the European Union has made a cornerstone investment in UnternehmerTUM-Fonds (“UTUM”).  As one of the few privately financed Venture Capital (VC) funds in the seed...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2011/2011_UnternehmenTum.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 01/07/2011 - 13k
 

EIF signs CIP guarantee agreement with Belfius Bank supporting EUR 450 m of loans to start-ups in Belgium

EIF and Belfius Bank have signed a guarantee agreement to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium. Thanks to this transaction under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), start-up companies in Belgium can now have easier access to finance while also benefiting fr...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/Belfius.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 27/04/2012 - 15k
 

First Progress Microfinance and CIP agreements in Denmark bring over EUR 120m of loans for businesses

The European Investment Fund and Vaekstfonden – the Danish Growth Fund – have signed two guarantee agreements aimed at supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises in Denmark. The first agreement is a direct guarantee under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programm...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/microfinance/news/2014/Vaekstfonden.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 28/03/2014 - 17k
 

First Step in Ireland, as EIF signs first guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)

EIF and First-Step Microfinance , have signed a guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide enhanced access to finance for micro businesses in Ireland. Micro enterprises in Ireland could now have access to over 3 million euros of addit...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_CIP_Guarantee_deal_Ireland.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/08/2009 - 15k
 

Bulgaria - Signature ceremony on the occasion of two CIP agreements with the Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) and the National Guarantee Fund (NGF)

EIF Chief Executive, Mr Richard Pelly and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of JOBS MFI and Executive Director of BDB, Mr. Iliya Karanikolov, together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Guarantee Fund (NGF), and Member of the Management Board of Bulgarian Development Ba...
http://www.eif.org/news_centre/events/JEREMIE_BDB.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 30/09/2011 - 10k
 

Extended EIF guarantee agreement with SOCAMA means more finance available for SMEs

EIF and SOCAMA have extended their counter Guarantee agreement under the CIP programme, providing more finance for SME's in France. You can read the official Press Release in French here . For further information, please contact David Yormesor, d.yormesor@eif.org
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_SOCAMA_Communiqué_FR.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 28/01/2010 - 10k
 

EIF supports Innovation in Benelux

Under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme" (CIP) , EIF has invested in Newion II, a Benelux venture capital fund which focuses on business technology and software companies that bring innovation to existing IT markets. Newion II management team’s hands-on approach and track r...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2011/2011_newion.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 09/05/2011 - 10k
 

First guarantee for participating loans in France under Competitiveness and Innovation Programme

  The European Investment Fund (EIF) and ISODEV S.A., have signed a guarantee agreement under the EU’s Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) to support the development of participating loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in France. This guarantee will enable ISODEV, a new...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/isodev.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 29/05/2013 - 10k
 

Commission announces the “Competitiveness and Innovation Programme” to boost growth and jobs

With a view to concentrating various EU programmes in support of the Lisbon objectives (e.g. the pursuit of a knowledge-based society, innovation, economic growth, employment and the promotion of entrepreneurial spirit), the European Commission recently unveiled a proposal for a new EUR 4.2bn Com...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2005/2005_commission-announces-the-competitiveness-and-innovation-programme-to-boost-growth-and-jobs.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 02/05/2005 - 12k
 

Fruitful cooperation leads to extension for Fonds de Participation

Under the initial agreement FdP was the first financial intermediary to sign up with the EIF in Belgium and also the first financial intermediary in the European Union to sign up under the CIP. This agreement and its extension demonstrate the European Union and EIF's continued commitment to coope...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_FdP_extend_agreement.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 03/06/2009 - 12k
 

Finance for “One SME for every village” as EIF signs guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme in Turkey

The European Investment Fund and Kredi Garanti Fonu (KGF) have signed a EUR 45 million guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide enhanced access to finance for Turkish businesses. SMEs in Turkey could now have access to over EUR 100 ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_CIP_Turkey_KGF.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 17/03/2010 - 14k
 

EIF signs guarantee agreement with BNP Paribas Polska SA

Under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) run by the EIF, our bank can use a guarantee facility for the portfolio of loans granted to SMEs up to PLN 1.2 billion (EUR 307.5 m) in total.   The guarantee facility of the EIF can cover investment loans, mortgage loans and loan...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_BNP.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/10/2011 - 14k
 

Strong demand from Spanish businesses brings more finance from the EU Competitiveness and Innovation Programme

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Compañía Española de Reafianzamiento SA (CERSA) have extended their counter-guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) providing additional finance for Spanish businesses. Following the initial CIP agreement suppor...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/CERSA-Spain.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 25/02/2013 - 14k
 

EIF Working Paper 2019/056: The real effects of EU loan guarantee schemes for SMEs: a pan European assessment

The paper provides a pan-European assessment of EU credit guarantees to SMEs. Summarising previous research studies, this paper investigates the firm-level economic impact of around one million guaranteed loans under the EU MAP and CIP programmes from 2002 to 2016. These loans represented a total...
http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/EIF_Working_Paper_2019_56.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 24/06/2019 - 10k
 

European Investment Fund makes an investment in Albuquerque

EIF announces an investment in Albuquerque, a generalist private equity fund focusing on mid-market investments for small and medium-sized companies ("SMEs") based in Portugal. The expected final close is EUR 120m. This investment is funded by the European Union Competitiveness and Innovation Fra...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2008/2008-EIF-Invests-in-Albuquerque.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 25/07/2008 - 10k
 

Supporting SMEs in 2012 - A joint report of the European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group

On 2ndn May 2013 in Dublin, at the SME Finance Forum, the European Commission and the EIB Group (the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund) jointly presented this report on their activities facilitating access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2012, r...
http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/joint_report_EIBGroup_EC_SMEs_access_to_finance.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 03/05/2013 - 10k
 

InnovFin Equity - leaflet for intermediaries

The leaflet below is targeting fund managers interested to apply to InnovFin Equity,  which is part of the “InnovFin - EU Finance for Innovators” programme, a joint European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and European Commission (EC) initiative under Horizon 2020, the EU framework for Research and I...
http://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/innovfin-equity-leaflet.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 25/11/2016 - 10k
 

EIF signs an eco-innovation guarantee agreement with Crédit Coopératif

EIF and Crédit Coopératif, have signed a guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007 - 2013 (CIP)  helping to provide enhanced access to finance for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in France. This agreement was signed at the Pollutec exhibition ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009_EIF_FEI_CIP_Credit Cooperatif_France.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 02/12/2009 - 12k
 

EIF signs EUR 280 Italian guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and A.T.I. Fidi. Gar have signed a counter-guarantee agreement for EUR 280m under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) providing enhanced access to finance for small and medium sized businesses in Italy. The contract provides cover to A.T...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_CIP_guarantees_with_ATI_Fidi_Gar.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 18/01/2010 - 14k
 

EIF signs two guarantee agreements with Budapest Bank and Budapest Leasing providing support for Hungarian SMEs

European Investment Fund (EIF) Chief Executive, Mr Richard Pelly and the Chairman and Chief Executive of Budapest Bank, Mr Sean Morrissey, today signed two guarantee agreements in Budapest to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Hungary under the EU Competitiveness and Innovation ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_Budapest_Bank_Hungary.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 01/06/2011 - 17k
 

Broad range of targeted financial instruments needed to support of SMEs across Europe

For many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe, access to finance is still a major challenge.  Therefore, financial instruments play a crucial role in addressing SME financing needs and in bridging existing market gaps. In view of the next generation of SME finance programmes, t...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2011/2011_UAPME.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 04/07/2011 - 17k
 

EUR 2bn for French SMEs following EIF and BPCE guarantee agreements with EU support

  French version [PDF]                             The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Banques Populaires-Caisses d’Épargne (BPCE Group) have signed two guarantee agreements to support lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under initiatives funded by the European Commission . ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/RSI/news/2013/bpce.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 24/06/2013 - 22k
 

New products for businesses as EIF signs guarantee agreement under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme in Turkey

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Finansbank have signed two guarantee agreements totalling TRY 255 million (c. EUR 122 million) under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide enhanced access to finance for Turkish businesses. SMEs in Turkey could now h...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2010/2010_CIP_Turkey_Finansbank.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 18/03/2010 - 15k
 

High demand from Turkish businesses secures more finance from the EU Competitiveness and Innovation Programme

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Finansbank have extended their guarantee agreement under the Micro-Credit Window of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) helping to provide additional finance for Turkish businesses. In addition to the TRY 500 million (c. EUR 220 mill...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2012/finansbank.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/07/2012 - 15k
 

Entrepreneurs supported through the High Growth and

There are hundreds of people across the European Union with excellent business ideas, yet often finance providers are unable to help them carry out their ambitions. The EU Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) has a budget of over €1bn to facilitate access to loans and equity f...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/Case_studies/index.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 14k
 

UniCredit Bank first to sign EU Guarantee Agreement with the EIF in Hungary

As a result of the agreement with UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt., the European Community through the COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (CIP), will provide guarantees free of charge for development credits provided to small and medium enterprises. The EU guarantee will be managed by ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2008/2008-EIF-sign-CIP-agreement-with-Hungarian-UniCredit.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 04/12/2008 - 13k
 

Over 1 billion EUR of guarantees for small businesses

The EIF, the European Union's specialized financial body for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has provided over 1 bn EUR of guarantees for SMEs through the European Union's Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) via 9 intermediaries in 6 countries, 1 year after being a...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/news_2009/2009-EIF-sign-over-1-billion-of-guarantees-under-CIP.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 20/01/2009 - 14k
 

EU Financial Instruments for SME Competitiveness and Innovation

The EIF held a Conference at its headquarters in Luxembourg to discuss current financial instruments to support competitiveness and innovation in Europe. The event was organised in close cooperation with the European Commission and was attended by a broad range of external stakeholders,amongst th...
http://www.eif.org/news_centre/events/2012_financial_instruments.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 25/01/2012 - 11k
 

EIF and ProCredit Bank sign guarantee agreements to support Romanian SMEs

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and ProCredit Bank have signed two CIP loan guarantee agreements to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania. Following this guarantee transaction under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP), SMEs in Romania can now have easier a...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2013/procredit.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 02/12/2013 - 11k
 

EIF increases support for Bulgarian businesses

EIF Chief Executive, Mr Richard Pelly and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of JOBS MFI and Executive Director of BDB, Mr. Iliya Karanikolov, together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Guarantee Fund (NGF), and Member of the Management Board of Bulgarian Development Ba...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/microfinance/news/2011_bulgarian_development_bank.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 30/09/2011 - 16k
 

EIF intensifies its commitment to innovation in the Nordic region

Under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme" (CIP) , EIF has invested in two Nordic venture capital funds which target the high-tech, ICT and software sectors. NorthCap IVS III, which is managed by a fully independent team, particularly focuses on technology companies in Denmark ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2011/2011_Northcap.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/05/2011 - 11k
 

EIF makes its first tech transfer investment in Norway

EIF has invested NOK 94m into SINTEF Ventures IV (SV IV), a new tech transfer/seed investment fund based in Norway. SV IV will help promote the commercialisation of research and invest in early stage companies which activities are based on technology originating from the research centres at SINTE...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2014/sinvent.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 16/01/2014 - 11k
 

Siagi (France)

Raoul always wanted to own his own business and had explored the market far and wide. In his home country, the Netherlands, Raoul and his wife always had a passion for cooking. He had dreamt of opening a charming, warm and friendly restaurant in the countryside, so when he moved to France a few y...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/siagi_france.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 22/08/2013 - 10k
 

Luxembourg - Presentation by Prof. Konstantin Novoselov, the Nobel Prize in Physics 2010

On 6 th May,  EIF hosted a presentation where the key-note speaker, Prof. Konstantin Novoselov , a 36-year-old Russian-British physicist, delivered a speech on his groundbreaking experiments on “Graphene”, a two-dimensional crystal made from graphite, conducted with his doctoral advisor, Prof. An...
http://www.eif.org/who_we_are/news/novoselov.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 06/05/2011 - 10k
 

EUR 900m of EU support for French SMEs following EIF and SOCAMA agreement

The European Investment Fund (EIF), Banque Populaire and the Federation Nationale des SOCAMA (SOCAMA) have signed the first loan guarantee agreement in France under the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME). The COSME agreement will pro...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2015/Cosme-socama.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/04/2015 - 17k
 

EIF backs green investment fund Demeter 3

The European Investment Fund (EIF) has reaffirmed its continuing support to green technology through its investment in Demeter 3, a venture capital fund which targets young and innovative companies in the eco-industries and green technologies sectors.  Capitalising on a strong track record in the...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2012/demeter3.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 09/10/2012 - 11k
 

Albuquerque (Portugal)

Who hasn’t wondered when finding themselves in for a long wait at the end of a queue at their local post office how the service could be improved? Newvision develops hardware and software systems geared towards better interaction between organisations, for which in-person service remains the main...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/Case_studies/albuquerque_portugal.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/12/2013 - 11k
 

Capricorn Cleantech Fund (Norway)

Are residues from cleantech product manufacturing discarded, buried at the bottom of the oceans or recycled for further use? Recycling is the option chosen by Metallkraft. The company converts exhausted slurry from the wafer cutting process used for solar panel production into a re-usable product...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/Case_studies/capricorn_norway.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/12/2013 - 11k
 

Case study: "Energate" - A gate to energy in Estonia

“The financial support and advice provided helped us to make this project a reality and to establish that wind farms are the energy providers of tomorrow”. Hardi Sui CEO, Energate Being at the forefront of regional development, entrepreneurship and innovation, is part of EIF’s core objectives and...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/lower_mid_market_funds/casestudy_energate.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10k
 

360Learning: making digital training an uplifting collective adventure

Online learning is a growing industry, with an increasing number of organizations opting to educate and train through digital platforms. Companies require increasingly flexible solutions to train their staff with efficiency and ease of use, in a complex business environment. Founded in 2010, 360L...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/cip_360learning_france.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 05/12/2017 - 12k
 

Tuvalu Media: boosting European productions

In a sector where creativity is at the centre of business, Tuvalu Media is a Dutch company that creates and produces cross-media concepts for public and commercial broadcasters, businesses, governments or non-profit organizations. Focused on TV production, the company develops the ideas behind va...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/cip-gif2-rcr-tuvalu-media-netherlands.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 02/03/2018 - 13k
 

COSME: EIF and the European Commission sign agreement which will boost funding opportunities for SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe will soon have access to up to € 25 bn of additional finance, as a result of an agreement signed today between the European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF). The signing ceremony of the agreement will be hosted by the newly-appo...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/news/2014/cosme.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 22/07/2014 - 16k
 

EIF supports Notion Capital in $100 m first close

EIF has committed €20m from the European Commission CIP mandate to Notion Capital II, the first institutional fund to be raised by Notion Capital. The team composed of entrepreneurs and business managers was responsible for founding and building the email security company MessageLabs through to i...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/news/2012/notioncapital.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 07/05/2012 - 12k
 

360 Capital Partners (The Netherlands)

There are situations in life when every second counts… such as when doctors treat patients with heart or vascular conditions in an emergency. For vital rapid diagnosis, they need equipment which will be easily accessible and which will give them fast yet reliable information. This is where BMEYE ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/Case_studies/360_netherlands.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 10/12/2013 - 11k
 

COSME - Equity Facility for Growth (EFG)

The Equity Facility for Growth (EFG) is a window of the Single EU Equity Financial Instrument which supports EU enterprises' growth and research and innovation (R&I) from the early stage, including seed, up to expansion and growth stage. EFG – managed by EIF – is part of COSME (Programme for...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/single_eu_equity_instrument/cosme_efg/index.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 18k
 

KfW (Germany)

Stefanie Degle firmly believes she has found the perfect job. She is pursuing her dream, having inherited the passion for hand-made footwear from her grandfather who was also a shoemaker. Although they never met, Stefanie feels she has the traits of craftsmanship in her blood. Following her appre...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/kfw_germany_degle.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 16/06/2016 - 12k
 

Utimaco: Providing security that builds trust

Cyber security has dramatically gained in importance in recent years across all industries. In an increasingly digitised world, Utimaco has become a leading provider of professional cyber security and compliance solutions, protecting people around the world from terrorism and organised crime, and...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/cip_utimaco_germany.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 15/11/2017 - 12k
 

Evaneos: Tailor-made trips, designed by local travel agents

It’s probably fair to say that the world is a smaller place than it used to be. Travel opportunities today are greater than ever before, with lower prices, better access and a wealth of information at our fingertips. More importantly, perhaps, consumers are today much more able and willing to nav...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/cip_evaneos_france.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 18/10/2017 - 13k
 

Aramisauto: Cars bought online and delivered to your doorstep

Most of us enjoy spending time browsing websites and making purchases online. Traditionally, however, a car is perhaps not the first thing one would associate with online shopping. But Aramisauto has revolutionised the way second-hand cars are traded in France. At the outset, Aramisauto dealt in ...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/cip_aramis_auto_france.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/10/2017 - 12k
 

C-Feed: Producing feed for baby fish

Copepods, small crustaceans normally found in the sea and freshwater habitats, are destined to become a new Norwegian industrial product. In laboratory conditions near Trondheim, copepods are also reproduced for commercial purposes by C-Feed, a spin-off from Scandinavia’s largest independent rese...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/cip_creed_norway.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 20/10/2017 - 12k
 

IP Cleaning: powering sustainability

Operating five production plants across northern Italy, IP Cleaning is a manufacturer of machines and equipment for professional cleaning, with its products currently being distributed in over 100 countries. Characterized by a strong focus on research and development and in particular environment...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/case-studies/cip-gif2-rcr-ipcleaning.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 19/02/2018 - 13k
 

Ynsect: Insect protein innovation

There is no getting away from it - meat has played an integral role in the 21 st century diet and this trend is only going to grow. Global meat consumption has increased fourfold between 1961 and 2009 and the consumption of animal protein is forecasted to double between 2007 and 2030. Yet the fis...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/equity/Case_studies/cip-ynsect-france.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 30/11/2017 - 12k
 

Credit enhancement

The general purpose of EIF's credit enhancement operations is to support new SME financing. EIF focuses mainly on deals backed by SME financing, although it does not exclude other asset classes. Examples of SME financing securitised with the help of EIF: SME loans SME loan guarantees Small tick...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/credit_enhancement/old.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 21/06/2021 - 15k
 

EIF and CKB sign first COSME agreement in Montenegro to benefit SMEs

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Crnogorska Komercijalna Banka (CKB), have signed the first loan guarantee agreement in Montenegro under the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME). The COSME agreement allows CKB to provide EUR 30 m...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2015/Cosme-ckb.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 13/11/2015 - 15k
 

Investment Plan for Europe: First EFSI deals in Slovakia as EIF and ČSOB agree EUR 135 million support for Slovak SMEs

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Československá obchodná banka a.s. (ČSOB) have signed the first two SME guarantee agreements in Slovakia under the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), which is at the heart of the Investment Plan for Europe . Under the first deal, a COSME guarant...
http://www.eif.org/what_we_do/guarantees/news/2016/efsi_innovfin_cosme_csob.htm?lang=-en
  •   en - 26/09/2016 - 21k
 
 

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