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EIF selects LitCapital as the second financial intermediary for Lithuania JEREMIE Holding Fund risk capital instrument to promote investments into SMEs

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    Date: 21 October 2009

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The Fund LitCapital I has in principle been approved by the European Investment Fund's Board of Directors as the second new risk capital fund dedicated to investing into Lithuanian SMEs. LitCapital Asset Management in the process of being established as a management company for LitCapital I Fund.

This Risk Capital fund will have a target size of approximately €25 million (minimum €20 million) and will provide start-up and expansion financing for micro, small and medium size companies with growth potential located in Lithuania, taking equity stakes between EUR 0.3-3m with the aim to build a diversified portfolio of circa 12 SMEs. The investments focus will be firms with significant upside potential to rapidly develop towards market leadership but high risk; and consequently with the efforts of a professional and committed management team, investee companies might constitute success stories.

The finalisation of the funds' set-up is subject to final legal due diligence and the successful raising of private funds by the fund managers by the end of 2009 or early 2010.

The EIF has already selected UAB BaltCap Management to manage a new risk capital fund of €20 million and UAB Strata and Mes Invest to manage an €8 million Business Angels Co-investment Fund.

This decision brings towards a close a process known as a ‘call for expression of interest' which attracted applicant companies from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the UK. In total 18 applications were received for Risk Capital Fund Instrument. The EIF conducted a thorough analysis process to select the applicants against set criteria and using the EIF's Risk Capital expertise built up through investing into EUR 3.7 billion into over 300 Funds across Europe over the past 15 years.

About JEREMIE

JEREMIE (Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises) is a joint initiative launched by the European Commission (DG Regional Policy) and the European Investment Bank group to improve access to finance for SMEs in the EU within the Structural Funds framework for the period 2007 - 2013. JEREMIE enables the EU Member States and Regions to put money from the structural funds and also national resources into holding funds that can finance SMEs in a flexible and innovative way. Since the products will be provided on a repayment basis, funding will be reinvested and hence more SMEs will benefit from the EU resources.

EIF has currently signed 7 National (Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Bulgaria) and 2 Regional (in France - Languedoc Roussillon, and Italy - Campania) Holding Fund agreements.

The new initiative aims at developing and fostering the role of entrepreneurship within the EU in order to meet the objectives of the Lisbon agenda and help structural funds to deliver greater benefits to the market.

In Lithuania JEREMIE Holding Fund is financed from the EU Structural Funds under 2007-2013 Economic Growth Operational Programme of Lithuania.

About EIF

EIF's central mission is to support Europe's small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) by helping them to access finance.  EIF designs and develops venture capital and guarantees instruments which specifically target this market segment. In this role, EIF fosters EU objectives in support of innovation, research and development, entrepreneurship, growth, and employment. The EIF total net commitments to private equity funds amounted to over EUR 3.7bn at 30th June 2009. With investments in over 300 funds, the EIF is a leading player in European venture due to the scale and the scope of its investments, especially in high-tech and early-stage segments. The EIF commitment in guarantees totalled over EUR 13.3bn in close to 190 operations, positioning it as a major European SME guarantees actor and a leading micro-finance guarantor.

About LitCapital

The management team members have solid experience in this area targeting SMEs with high growth potential in the Baltic States and actively supporting their transition into market leaders. The Fund management team key members have participated in management of 2 funds with the total size of EUR 110 m: Askembla Growth Fund (EUR 80 mil.) where 14 investments were made during the period of 2003-2007 and BPPF (EUR 30 mil.), where 8 investments were made during 1997-2003 and all successfully exited. LitCapital team members had managed such venture capital and private equity investments like Sonex, TD Baltic, Bauhof, Talleg, etc. LitCapital Asset Management will be based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Contacts: David Yormesor, tel +352 426 688 346, e-mail inforbd@eif.org

 

Europos investicijų fondas atrinko LitCapital, antrą finansinį tarpininką Lietuvos JEREMIE kontroliuojančiojo fondo rizikos kapitalo priemonei, kuri paskatins Lietuvos SVV, įgyvendinti

LitCapital I (Lietuva) - antras naujai kuriamas rizikos kapitalo fondas, investuosiantis į Lietuvos mikro, mažas ir vidutines įmones, kurį patvirtino Europos investicijų fondo (EIF) direktorių taryba. LitCapital I fondą valdys LitCapital Asset Management, kuri šiuo metu yra steigiama.

Šis rizikos kapitalo fondas, kurio planuojamas dydis yra apie 25 milijonai eurų (mažiausiai 20milijonų eurų), investuos nuo 0,3 iki 3 mln. eurų  į augimo potencialą turinčias mikro, mažas ir vidutines Lietuvos įmones, sukurdamas apie 12 įmonių investicinį portfelį. Investuojama bus į įmones, kurios turi dideles augimo galimybes tapti rinkos lyderėmis, tačiau pasižymi didele rizika, kurios, pritrauktų investicijų ir fondo valdytojų vadybinių žinių dėka, gali tapti sėkmingos veiklos pavyzdžiais.

Fondo steigimas bus baigtas 2009 m. pabaigoje arba vėliausiai 2010 m. pradžioje, užbaigus teisinius steigimo klausimus ir sėkmingai pritraukus privačių investuotojų lėšas.

EIF jau atrinko UAB BaltCap Management valdyti naujai steigiamą 20 mln. eurų dydžio rizikos kapitalo fondą ir UAB Strata and Mes Invest valdyti 8 mln. eurų vertės bendrai investuojantį "Verslo angelų" fondą.

Šiuo sprendimu yra baigtas atviras konkursas, kuriame dalyvavo Lietuvos, Latvijos, Estijos ir Jungtinės Karalystės įmonės. Iš viso buvo gauta 18 paraiškų pagal Rizikos kapitalo fondų priemonę. Finansiniai tarpininkai buvo atrinkti atlikus išsamią analizę ir taikant nustatytus atrankos kriterijus, pasinaudojant Europos investicijų fondo 15 metų patirtimi, sukaupta investuojant į 3.7 mlrd. eurų į daugiau kaip 300 fondų visoje Europoje.

 

Apie JEREMIE  

JEREMIE (angl. Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises) - bendra Europos Komisijos (DG Regional Policy), Europos investicijų banko grupės iniciatyva, kurios tikslas - pagerinti įmonėms gauti išorinių finansavimo šaltinių panaudojant dalį Europos Sąjungos struktūrinės paramos 2007-2013 m. lėšų. JEREMIE leidžia ES valstybėms narėms ir regionams dalį joms numatytų Europos Sąjungos struktūrinių fondų ir nacionalinių lėšų per kontroliuojančiuosius fondus panaudoti MVĮ finansavimui lanksčių ir inovatyviu būdu. Ši parama yra grąžintina, o lėšos bus vėl investuojamos, todėl daugiau mažų ir vidutinių įmonių gali pasinaudoti ES lėšomis.

EIF yra pasirašęs 7 nacionalines (su Graikija, Rumunija, Slovakija, Latvija, Lietuva, Kipru ir Bulgarija) bei 2 regionines (Langedok Rusilonu Prancūzijoje ir Kampanija Italijoje) sutartis dėl kontroliuojančiųjų fondų.

Šia iniciatyva siekiama paskatinti verslumą Europos Sąjungoje, įgyvendinant Lisabonos darbotvarkę ir skatinant ES struktūrinės paramos lėšomis sukurti didesnę naudą ūkiui. 

Lietuvoje ši iniciatyva finansuojama Europos Sąjungos struktūrinių ir nacionalinių lėšomis pagal 2007-2013 m. ekonomikos augimo veiksmų programą.

Apie EIF

EIF pagrindinė misija - gerinti mikro, mažų ir vidutinių įmonių gaunamą finansavimą visoje Europoje. EIF kuria ir plėtoja specialiai šiam rinkos segmentui skirtus rizikos kapitalo ir garantijų instrumentus. Tokiu būdu, EIF įgyvendina ES tikslus skatinti inovacijas, taikomuosius tyrimus ir plėtrą, verslumą, plėtrą ir užimtumą. 2009 m. birželio 30 d. EIF iš viso buvo investavęs virš 3,7 mlrd. eurų į rizikos kapitalo fondus. EIF, investavęs į daugiau nei 300 fondų visoje Europoje, yra svarbus žaidėjas Europos rizikos kapitalo rinkoje dėl investicijų apimties ir krypčių, ypač aukštųjų technologijų ir verslo pradžios segmentų. EIF garantijų įsipareigojimai buvo virš 13,3 mlrd. eurų sudaryta beveik 190 sandorių, todėl EIF užima svarbų vaidmenį kaip pagrindinis garantijų už MVĮ paskolas teikėja Europos lygmeniu.

Apie LitCapital

Fondo valdymo įmonės nariai turi ženklią patirtį investuojant į didelį augimo potencialą turinčias mažas ir vidutines įmones Baltijos šalyse ir aktyviai prisidėjo prie šių įmonių tapimo rinkos lyderėmis. Fondo valdymo įmonės nariai dalyvavo 2 fondų, kurių bendra vertė 110 mln. Eurų, valdyme: Askembla Growth Fund (apie 80 mln. eurų) - 2003-2007 metų laikotarpiu investuota į 14 įmonių, ir BPPF (apie 30mln. Eurų) - 1997-2003 metų laikotarpiu investuota į 8 įmones. LitCapital komandos nariai valdė tokias privataus kapitalo investicijas kaip Sonex, TD Baltic, Bauhof, Talleg ir kt. LitCapital Asset Management įmonė veiks Vilniuje, Lietuvoje.

Contacts: David Yormesor, tel +352 426 688 346, e-mail inforbd@eif.org

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