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, including national and regional governments as well as private strategic investors. The objective is to support EU policy objectives and provide a wide choice of financial solutions tailored to complement existing national schemes to support SMEs.

The table below gives an overview of EIF's initiatives rolled out in partnership with leading national institutions:

Geographical scope	EIF-managed Joint Initiative / Fund-of Funds	Sector / Target Group	Business
Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary & Slovenia	Central Europe Fund of Funds (CEFoF)	Growth phase SMEs and small mid-caps through a portfolio of investments into Venture Capital, Private Equity and Mezzanine funds.	Equity
Cyprus	Cyprus Entrepreneurship Fund (CYPEF)	SMEs	Loans
Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia	Baltic Innovation Fund	Co-investments alongside business angels, family offices and institutional investors into early to growth phase SMEs.	Equity
France (Languedoc-Roussillon)	JEREMIE Languedoc-Roussillon	SMEs, micro-enterprises & individuals based in Languedoc-Roussillon	Loans
France (Rhône-Alpes)	Auvergne Rhône-Alpes FEADER	SMEs, micro-enterprises & individuals based in Languedoc-Roussillon	Loans
France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur)	JEREMIE Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	SMEs, micro-enterprises & individuals based in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	Loans
Germany Germany Germany / Bavaria region	ERP-EIF Dachfonds European Angels Fund LfA-EIF Facility	High-tech early and growth-stage enterprises High-tech early and growth-stage enterprises Start-ups and high-tech early stage enterprises High-tech early and growth-stage enterprises	Equity Equity Equity
Spain	NEOTEC European Angels Fund –Isabela La Catolica	Start-ups and high-tech early stage enterprises High-tech early and growth-stage enterprises	Equity Equity
Italy	JEREMIE Campania	SMEs, micro-enterprises and individuals based in Campania, including those focusing on social inclusion and improvement	Loans
Italy	JEREMIE Sicily	SMEs, micro-enterprises & individuals based in Sicily, including, those focusing on social inclusion and improvement	Loans and microloans
Italy	JEREMIE Calabria	SMEs, micro-enterprises & individuals based in Calabria	Loans
Poland	Polish Growth Fund of Funds (PGFF)	Growth-focussed enterprises in Poland, Central and Eastern Europe through portfolio of investments into Venture Capital, Private Equity and Mezzanine funds.	Equity
Portugal	Portugal Venture Capital initiative (PVCi)	Early and development stage enterprises	Equity
Spain	JEREMIE Extremadura	SMEs, micro-enterprises and individuals based in Extremadura	Loans
Turkey	Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (iVCi) G 43 Technology Transfer Accelerator Turkey Greater Anatolia Guarantee Facility (GAGF)	Early and growth-stage enterprises SMEs in disadvantaged regions of Turkey Start-ups, spin-offs and SMEs based in Turkey SMEs in Turkey’s least developed provinces	Equity Equity Equity Guarantees
UK	UK FTF L.P.	Early and growth-stage technology enterprises in the ICT, life sciences and advanced manufacturing sectors	Equity
Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia	Western Balkans Enterprise Development & Innovation Facility (WB EDIF)	SMEs in the Western Balkans, helping to develop the local economy as well as the regional Venture Capital markets and at the same time promoting policy reforms to support access to finance through financial engineering instruments.	Equity Guarantees

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