Asset Management Umbrella Fund (AMUF) The Asset Management Umbrella Fund (AMUF) is part of the European Investment Fund`s (EIF) activity. Further information can be found in a dedicated virtual data room: Log into Intralinks or contact the EIF Institutional Client Relationship team: r.charrier@ei...
Belgian Junction Growth new growth-equity fund receives backing from the European Investment Fund with support from the InvestEU programme and the Dutch Future Fund.
The fund’s primary focus will be scaling and industrialising companies with investment ticket sizes ranging between €5m and €15 m...
The EIF VC Survey and the EIF Private Equity Mid-Market Survey (the largest combined regular survey exercises among General Partners on a pan-European level) provide an opportunity to retrieve unique market insights. This publication is based on the results of the 2022 waves of these two surveys ...
Milan, 27 Afrench one dated at the 20th april 2017 – The European Investment Fund (EIF) joins existing investors, including the manager, in HI CrescItalia PMI Fund to bring the total amount under management to EUR 64.5 million. HI CrescItalia PMI Fund aims to reaching an even larger size and othe...
European Investment Fund (EIF) has signed a cornerstone commitment in BayTech Venture Capital II GmbH & Co. KG, a German venture capital fund focusing on early and development stage investments. The fund is to be managed by the Munich-based BayTech team and will continue the investment strate...
Research & Market Analysis (RMA) has the pleasure to present “Drivers of Private Equity Investment Activity: are Buyout and Venture Investors Really So Different?” , the 6th paper of EIF’s Working Paper Series. This paper has been written by Roger Kelly (RMA). It investigates structural drive...
A unique, innovative fund to close the financing gap for early-stage European social enterprises while supporting the ramp-up of social innovation
Currently the only European impact fund that provides mezzanine capital and is partially secured by a European Investment Fund (EIF) guarantee
Emi...
The European Investment Fund, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, Builders Initiative and Minderoo Foundation have become cornerstone investors in the first large investment fund fully dedicated to the Blue Economy Ocean 14 Capital has completed an €80 million first close for its inaugural €150 million im...
Lending marketplace October announces new €100 million commitment from European Investment Fund and other leading investors to support European SMEs The European Investment Fund (EIF) is renewing its support to European SME, under the “Private Credit Tailored for SMEs” programme, alongside other ...
The EIB Group supports the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as a leading framework to disclose climate-related information to end investors. This is the fourth TCFD report published by the Group, presenting our current activities and future commitments in the climate fie...
Initiative aims to increase investment into Europe’s venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors by enhancing the availability and accessibility of market data.
EIF will launch a free, user-friendly online portal offering historical performance data on European VC and PE funds.
By su...
Version en français ici The Green Private Credit is a pioneering private debt fund of funds dedicated to promoting sustainability and climate-focused financing.
With a target size of EUR 200m, the investment solution is set to unlock several billion euros in green financing across the EU.
Ancho...
The Central Europe Fund of Funds (CEFoF) is a EUR 97m fund-of-funds initiative created by the European Investment Fund (EIF) in close co-operation with the governments and national agencies of Austria , Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary and Slovenia (the CE countries) to boost equity investment...
Version en français ici The Luxembourg Future Fund (LFF2), a joint initiative between Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI), the Luxembourg development bank and the European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested in 33N, a leading cybersecurity and infrastructure software venture cap...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is intensifying its support for Norwegian technology startups by making its third and largest investment to date in SINTEF’s seed fund. Combined with contributions from Norwegian partners, the SINTEF Venture VI fund will manage a capital of half a billion Norweg...
“The VC Factor – Gender lens edition” provides data-driven insights into European VC and its gender diversity trends. Thanks to the joint efforts of the EIF and Invest Europe, the report sheds light on the gender diversity gap in the European VC ecosystem on the side of investors and entrepreneur...
New investment from Luxembourg Future Fund 2 brings total funding to €75M, well above original target
Deal underlines VIVES’ knowhow in connecting academic research and innovative projects with public and private investors in Europe
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium and Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Septem...
Yield Lab Europe is a leading venture capital firm dedicated to transforming agriculture and food systems through strategic investments in early-stage Agri-Food and Ag-Tech companies. By providing capital and access to a global network of experts, corporates, and investors, Yield Lab Europe empow...
Ref. Call for expression of interest: Western Balkans EDIF: ENIF Fund Manager Question 1: Are the amounts secured from the Co-Financing partners? Answer: Co-Financing partners have indicatively ear-marked budgetary lines for the benefit of ENIF, however any commitment to ENIF is subject to their...
EIF commits €25 million to Finland-based fund with strong focus on financing European films and TV series.
Commitment to IPR.VC Fund III to invest in production of film and TV content.
Backed by MediaInvest programme, initiative highlights EIF commitment to strengthening Europe’s cultural and...
Spintop Ventures proudly presents the new Spintop Fund IV. Investors and the early-stage technology companies Spintop invests in have shown a strong trust in the active engagement, the long-term commitment and the vast experience of the Spintop team. As a result, Spintop is now trusted to manage ...
Creas Impacto II has a €70 million target size.
Investors includes the EIF and ICO, the Carasso Foundation, and private investors, among others.
EIF's becomes lead investor with €20 million pledge under the InvestEU programme.
Creas Impacto II will invest in approximately 12 growth-stage co...
Investment criteria
Independent teams with complementary VC;
Technology and industry experience;
Coherent fund strategy taking into account the know-how of the team as well as fund size and the geographic, industrial and technological focus of the fund;
Commercially viable fund sizes for tea...
The EIF has been supporting private debt funds in Europe through equity commitments alongside other investors, but now we can do more. We can directly support investors too! This product is for institutional investors, such as pension funds and insurance companies, who want to diversify their alt...
EIF backs Ture Credit Fund III with €30 million as cornerstone investor.
Ture Credit Fund III will invest in small and medium-sized enterprises in the Nordic region, focusing on software, healthcare, education and environmental services, incorporating social objectives into the financing.
EIF...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) commits €30 million to Wind II, an Article 9 fund targeting a total of €130 million.
Wind II focuses on early-stage tech companies developing climate adaptation solutions for essential services and infrastructure industries.
Based in France, Wind invests in ...
The Polish Growth Fund of Funds (PGFF) is a EUR 90 million Fund-of-Fund initiative launched in April 2013 by the EIF in close co-operation with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) to stimulate equity investments into growth-focussed enterprises in Poland. Locally, the initiative is named Polski Fun...
EIF’s expertise in partnering with national institutions is firmly established and forms a central part of its strategic development and regional business focus. EIF is advising, sponsoring or managing a number of equity Funds-of-Funds and guarantee / debt funds on behalf of third party investors...
Baltic Innovation Fund 2 (BIF 2) is a EUR 156m Fund -of-Funds initiative launched by the EIF in co-operation with the Baltic national promotional institutions – KredEx (Estonia), Altum (Latvia) and Invega (Lithuania). It is building on the success of its predecessor programme, BIF 1. BIF 2 contin...
EIF commits €15 million to new corporate-financing fund of Latvian investment company Merito Partners
EIF's pledge comes from the Baltic Innovation Fund II, making it the first institutional investor in the ‘Merito Baltic Opportunities I AIF’ fund
Goal is to support growth of small and medium...
EIF becomes cornerstone investor in first technology-transfer fund in Croatia and Slovenia with involvement of development banks HBOR and SID Banka
Vesna Deep Tech Venture Fund secures €49 million for commercialisation of research projects and protection of intellectual property at universitie...
The fund managed by Investire SGR has been chosen as the first investment in order to create 2 800 places in student housing across the nation.
The project is the first to be implemented under the €300 million co-investment agreement signed between the European Investment Fund (EIF) and CDP Rea...
The first of its kind in Europe, Eiffel Impact Direct Lending is a unitranche private debt fund that systematically incorporates Impact Covenants® dedicated to SMEs ;
The fund will use the proprietary Territorial Impact Score methodology developed by Eiffel Investment Group to measure the local...
Capitalised expressions utilised below shall have the meaning attributed to them in the above mentioned Call for Expression of Interest, unless otherwise defined below or the context requires otherwise.
Question 1 (Q1): Is it possible for an Applicant to send alternative / multiple offers reque...
“Microplastic pollution is a ticking time bomb. Microplastics don’t degrade for hundreds of years - they accumulate, and we are producing two million more tonnes every year; 210 species of fish are already polluted; 90% of water is polluted. We will reach a point where this concentration is catas...
The €28 million EIF commitment is backed by the InvestEU programme and marks the second closing of Bullnet Capital IV, a fund that now exceeds €80 million.
The EIF also invested in the three previous Bullnet Capital funds, supporting deep tech and technology transfer projects and promoting Span...
The European Investment Fund signs commitment to Momentum’s new green tech fund.
Financing benefits from the support of the European Commission’s InvestEU initiative.
Momentum to target around 20 early stage companies within climate tech, including in the blue economy.
The European Investme...
The Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi) was Türkiye’s first ever dedicated fund of funds and co-investment programme . The investors in iVCi were the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation of Türkiye (KOSGEB), the Technology Development Foundation of Türkiye (TTGV), the Deve...
The Slovene Equity Growth Investment Programme (SEGIP) was launched in November 2017 with an initial funding of EUR 100 million , funded in equal parts by Slovenia’s SID Banka and the EIF. The funding was invested alongside private investors and has supported Slovene SMEs’ and midcaps’ access to...
The European Angels Fund (EAF) provides equity to Business Angels and other non-institutional investors for the financing of innovative companies in the form of co-investments. Read more at: www.eif.org/eaf
This working paper contributes to the understanding of how Greentech ecosystems develop by considering the impact of EU countries’ local financial market environment on the prevalence of Greentech investment deal activity. The empirical analysis demonstrates that the occurrence of IPOs in a count...
As lead investor, the EIF is backing the first closing of the 123 Transition Energétique 2 fund to the tune of 30 million euros.
The fund combines financing via a marketplace lending platform with institutional investors' contributions.
Managed by 123 Investment Managers, the fund is advised ...
EIF invests €100 million in green-energy fund focused on expanding clean power.
EIF pledge is to fund run by Germany-based Prime Capital, bringing total fund size to €313 million for projects in countries such as Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Initiative, backed by InvestEU programme, to promote...
EIF commits €25 million to France-based Together fund with a focus on SMEs and small mid-caps active in the audiovisual sector.
This investment fund has a target size of €100 million and focuses on companies active in the production, distribution and broadcasting of audiovisual content.
Backe...
European Investment Fund and the NATO Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund backed by 24 North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations, enter partnership.
Memorandum of Understanding signed in Brussels sets terms of closer collaboration.
Goal is to expand funding for start-ups, SMEs and midcap...
Hungarian national promotional institution MFB pledges €20 million to EIF-led fund for central and eastern European businesses
MFB becomes third contributor to Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fund seeking to mobilise €1 billion for investments in private equity, venture capital and private cre...
New fund has a €120 million target size to invest in early-stage companies specialising in technologies enabling the transition to clean energy.
EIF investment contributes to the EIB Group’s climate action strategic priority and supports breakthrough technologies leading to a net zero economy. ...
PVCi has been the first fund-of-funds initiative launched in 2008 by the EIF in co-operation with public and private stakeholders in Portugal in order to support a thriving venture capital and private equity ecosystem. Alongside the EIF, investors included the Government of Portugal, BPI, Novo ba...
In September 2023, the EIF and the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia signed a new funding agreement, setting up a new €80 million fund-of-funds initiative focused on investments in innovative Croatian SMEs with high growth potential through accelerators and ...
The new private equity impact fund is designed to support Spanish AgriFood SMEs in their growth and transition towards a more sustainable model.
‘IB Sustainable AgriFood Fund I Innvierte’ has already secured commitments exceeding €130 million and stands as the largest private equity fund in Spa...
National promotional institutions BGK of Poland and NRI of the Czech Republic pledge €20 million each to EIF-led fund for central and eastern European businesses seeking to mobilise some €1 billion of new funding
EIF to match BGK and NRI contributions to the Three Seas Initiative Innovation Fun...
The EIB-Group supports Europe’s first public solar ABS transaction with €100 million
With the participation of the EIB Group, German green tech unicorn Enpal will refinance residential solar loans offered to customers buying renewable energy solutions
The transaction establishes a new securit...
EIF pledges €40 million to fund being set up by Norway-based HAVN Capital to expand clean energy in Europe
HAVN Capital II to invest exclusively in companies driving transition to low-carbon economy
Focus to be on renewable energy, electrification and energy efficiency
EIF has committed €40...
“Everyone knows that Florence is a beautiful city, the birthplace of the Renaissance. However, it faces a significant issue,” says Guillaume Ribet, Managing Director and Partner of Ginkgo Advisors. “With 13 million tourists visiting a city of just 350,000 residents every year, housing has become ...
“Headline was among the first investors in Mistral AI,” says Jonathan Userovici, General Partner at Headline. “If we were to break it down, I think you could say that we backed the company mainly because of the unique profiles of its three founders.” AMONG THE FEW Founded in May 2023 by three fri...
The European Investment Fund has committed €25 million to Endeka Credito Italia I Fund, the first fund launched by Endeka SGR S.p.A., a digital lender providing direct lending to Italian SMEs.
The EIF financing is backed by European Union’s InvestEU programme.
The European Investment Fund (EI...
The LfA-EIF Facilities are virtually structured fund of funds (Dachfonds) totaling EUR 325 million with resources from LfA Förderbank Bayern and the EIF. The funds are managed by the EIF, aiming to address specific equity financing gaps at regional level. The intention of LfA Förderbank Bayer...
Neotec Capital Riesgo is a Spanish-based EUR 183m 'Fund of Funds' launched by the EIF in cooperation with the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI: Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial), the tech transfer office of the Spanish Ministry of Innovation and several ot...
The UK Future Technologies Fund is a GBP 200m technology focused ' fund-of-funds' launched in February 2010 by the EIF and the UK Government which invests into venture capital funds in the ICT, life sciences and advanced manufacturing sectors. The funds should have a UK focus and an emphasis on e...
The Spanish Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise and the EIF have signed a new agreement to improve access to finance for businesses in Spain. Using EUR 200 million of financial resources from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and Spain’s Fondo de Resiliencia Autonómica (FRA), this ...
The European Investment Fund supports Europe’s growing private credit market by taking cornerstone investments in new diversified debt funds. We have fresh capital available under the EFSI Private Credit Programme to help selected funds fundraise among institutional investors.
With innovation comes a new perception of healthcare and a transformed reality within hospitals and care homes. Vitalthings, based in Trondheim, in the middle of Norway, is a company that has harnessed innovation to reform its products – and, ultimately, its path as a business. Vitalthings was fo...
The investment in the fund IB Deuda Impacto España will provide access to finance for firms in areas like rural development, inclusive labour markets, the environment, sustainable agriculture and gender equality.
This is the second EIF investment through the Spanish Regional Resilience Fund (Fo...
EIF's becomes lead investor in Global Social Impact Fund II with €22.5 million pledge.
The fund invests in small businesses improving livelihoods of people at risk of economic and social exclusion.
Companies involved have strong business models, high growth potential and consolidated management...
The European Investment Fund and Dutch national promotional institution Invest-NL have invested in the second fund of 4impact capital, which closed at €68 million.
The fund will target early-stage digital companies across north-western Europe, aiming to create societal and environmental impact....
Antonio Vicente, Pedro Reis and Marjut Falkjstedt at WebSummit Portuguese and European tech start-ups to gain financial firepower as EIF puts €90 million into venture funds.
Funds contribute to the creation of a robust innovation and technology ecosystem.
Lisbon, 12 november, 2024: The Euro...
EIF commits €20 million to fund managed by Latvia-based SG Capital.
Managed by a first-time team, the fund is expected to finance mainly SMEs and small mid-caps in the Baltics.
EIF is anchor investor in this fund which, aims to raise €100 million in total commitments.
This operation is su...
The investment will support early-stage tech start-ups led by Greek entrepreneurs.
The fund reached €75 million in an oversubscribed single closing and aims to back about 15 companies.
EIF’s investment underlines its commitment to boosting innovation, competitiveness, and the development of t...
Talde Deuda Alternativa II is a fund with a target volume of €100 million whose management team consists mostly of women. It provides co-financing alongside bank financing, offering tailored solutions for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Spain.
This investment was made through the Alt...
European SME lending platform October secures €35 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) and Dutch impact investor Invest-NL.
The EIF’s commitment is backed by the InvestEU programme. Invest-NL supports October SME V through the Dutch Alternative Credit Instrument.
This is t...
Three years after launching the very first Social Impact Bonds fund in France and the European Union, and in line with the recommendations of the Cazenave Report , BNP Paribas is launching a second fund, BNP Paribas European Impact Bonds Fund 2. The new fund, with a target size of €70 million, ai...
The impact investment fund stands out for its sectoral expertise in sustainable mobility, and its strategic and operational support for innovative companies with high growth potential.
Shift4Good, the first global independent venture capital fund with an environmental impact dedicated to sustai...
At COP28, EIF announces €200 million of new commitments to four equity funds investing a total of €2 billion to drive climate action and innovative technology developments across Europe.
The funds will focus on promoting regenerative agriculture, invest in renewable energy infrastructure, and t...
SDUF Green Tech is a fund of funds for innovative technologies promoting sustainability and climate action.
Its target size of €250 million will unlock over €1 billion of green investment.
The initiative's anchor investor is Cassa Forense, which is providing €40 million. The EIF has contributed...
The investment will help to close the funding gap for Central and Eastern Europe-based deep tech founders developing solutions to facilitate green transformation.
Radix Ventures aims to raise at least €50 million — with a hard cap of €70 million — and expects to reach first close before the end...
On 21st February, EIF signed a mandate with the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI: Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial ), a public business entity of the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce. The mandate, known as 'Neotec', is the culmination of ...
The new initiative will provide EUR 45 million of combined resources to support the commercialisation of research in Spain’s Catalonia region
The programme will help support the emergence of technology transfer fund managers in the local ecosystem
The European Investment Fund (EIF) , part of ...
On the occasion of COP27, Eiffel Investment Group (Eiffel) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) announce the launch of Eiffel Transition Infrastructure, an innovative fund designed to provide equity bridge financing for renewable energy infrastructure assets in Europe. The fund is managed by Ei...
€60 million to Future Energy Ventures Fund I to support early-stage companies in decarbonisation, sustainable development and energy sector technologies
The EIF investment aligns with the Fund's goal of addressing the demand for innovative solutions that contribute to a greener and more sustain...
Saying that we’re living in an era where data is king could be considered a bit of an understatement. But as data grows, so do the demands of data management and the infrastructure behind it. Submer is a company that provides solutions for datacentres, beginning with cooling, and spanning across ...
This is the EIF’s first investment under the Regional Resilience Fund created by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise to invest a portion of NextGenerationEU loans into environmental and social projects in Spain’s autonomous communities.
Arcano Private Debt II is an Arcano ...
Version en français ici Backed by the InvestEU programme, this investment supports the development of a competitive and decarbonized French industrial sector.
The Fonds Stratégique des Transitions (FST) managed by ISALT aims to invest in 15 to 20 innovative French industrial SMEs and mid-cap co...
Many great ideas have turned into solid businesses – even unicorns – out of the European venture capital scene. WeTransfer, Transferwise (Wise), Skyscanner, Klarna, Skype to name just a few. And while making that transition to the market is a challenge, and many ‘perish along the way’, there ...
EAF Denmark is a DKK 200m co-investment initiative funded by EIF and Vækstfonden. Established in June 2016, it represents the component of the European Angels Fund focusing on investments in Denmark. EAF Denmark is advised by EIF in cooperation with Vækstfonden as a sub-advisor and aims at provid...
Today EIF has signed a commitment to invest EUR 20 million in Fonds pour le Capital Investissement Régional (FCIR). This new EUR 70m fund will take equity shares in regional venture capital funds targeting early stage SMEs across France. FCIR is to be managed by the CDC-PME. Other investors in th...
EIF backs dedicated early-stage team in Germany EIF announces a cornerstone investment in Earlybird GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs-KG IV (“EB IV”) Fund. EB IV is a dedicated early stage venture capital (VC) fund based in Munich and focussing on European tech investments in German-speaking countries....
Technology Transfer - the process of transforming the results of research and development into marketable products and services - is a strategic area for the EIF. This transformation can take place through a number of means, in particular through the collaboration between research organisations a...
Version en français ici The Luxembourg Future Fund 2 (LFF2) a €200M initiative between Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) takes a stake in Shift4Good, an independent venture capital (VC) fund backing projects decarbonising the transport i...
EIF pledges up to 402.1 million Swedish kronor (€34.6 million) to new venture-capital fund that will finance Nordic climate-tech businesses
Sweden-based Course Corrected VC Fund II to focus on breakthrough technologies for climate mitigation and energy transition
EIF commitment to help new fu...
The EIB Group – comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) – has signed a synthetic securitisation with Santander to support new investments in energy efficiency in Portugal worth €183 million. The operation will focus on the renovation of existing buildi...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has joined forces with Lithuanian national development institution UAB ILTE to provide as much as €191.6 million for non-bank credit providers to invest in companies in the country. The funding for these credit providers – also known as private credit funds – in...
EIF’s new Asset Management Umbrella Fund (AMUF) has been launched to meet increasing institutional demand for access to European Private Equity markets. The new umbrella fund provides cost efficient access to Europe’s best performing private equity and venture capital managers and it allows inves...
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) will invest €40 million and €30 million respectively in Anima Alternative 2
The Fund has mobilised subscription commitments worth over €120 million and is the first diversified debt instrument in Italy supported by the Europ...
Impact Bridge launches this fund, the largest in Spain, to finance high social impact projects in areas such as inclusion, rural development, climate and environment, and gender equality.
The European Investment Fund commits €30 million as cornerstone. This investment was made possible with the...
With the EIF’s backing, Move Energy’s fund will invest in hard- and software ventures that accelerate the energy transition.
The fund specifically targets early stage ventures focused on decarbonising power, transport and buildings, given their significant contribution to CO 2 emissions, a prim...
EIF commits up to €30 million to new Swedish fund initiative mobilising green financing for businesses
Swedish Impact Lending 1 to ease loan access for Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises
Operation, backed by the InvestEU programme, highlights EIF’s commitment to sustainable economic g...
In 2014, the McKinsey Global Institute estimated that by 2025, 440 million households – affecting 1.6 billion people – could be living in unsafe or inadequate housing, or struggling with housing costs. A stark reality, but also an opportunity to make a difference. “We want to create the cities of...
Download the Press Release in French [PDF] On 30th September 2016 BNP Paribas Investment Partners completed the EUR 500 million final close of the BNP Paribas European SME Debt Fund (‘the Fund’), attracting a range of top-tier European institutional investors. The Fund finances small and medium s...
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