European Investment Fund

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European Investment Fund is a fund of funds manager based in Luxembourg. The firm is owned by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union (EU), represented by the European Commission, and various public and private financial institutions. It is the European Union’s (EU) institution specializing in risk financing for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). EIF delivers a wide range of innovative financing solutions for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises throughout Europe. These solutions, including equity, guarantees, credit enhancement and microfinance, are made available through financial intermediaries including venture and growth capital funds, banks, guarantee schemes and microfinance institutions. EIF's mission is to enhance access to finance for SMEs throughout the value chain of enterprise creation from the earliest stages of intellectual property development through to mid and later stages. EIF primarily targets EU Member States, EFTA, Candidate and Accession Countries. EIF has a unique shareholding structure: it is owned by the European Investment Bank (EIB) its majority shareholder (61.9%), the European Commission (EC) (30%) and various public and private financial institutions (8.1%). EIF’s objective is to support EU policy objectives especially in the fields of innovation, technology, growth, employment, entrepreneurship and regional development, while at the same time act as a market-oriented organization which achieves an appropriate return on the capital invested through commercial pricing and a good balance of fee and risk-based income.

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