- What we do
- Pan-European Guarantee Fund – EGF
- Institutional investors
- Equity products
- AI Co-Investment Facility
- Cleantech Co-Investment Facility
- Impact investing at the EIF
- Climate & Infrastructure Funds
- Technology Transfer
- European Angels Fund (EAF) - Co-investments with Business Angels
- Venture capital
- Lower mid-market
- Mezzanine Facility for Growth
- VentureEU
- EFSI Equity instrument
- Single EU Equity Financial Instrument
- Private equity secondary market transactions
- EIF-NPI Equity Platform
- ESCALAR Programme
- Debt products
- New ESIF ERDF Guarantee Fund initiative in Greece
- EFSI Private Credit Programme
- AGRI Guarantee Facility
- AGRI Italy Platform Uncapped Guarantee Instrument
- Credit enhancement
- Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility (CCS GF)
- ENSI - Securitisation Initiative
- Erasmus+ Master Loan Guarantee Facility
- Skills & Education Guarantee Pilot
- EREM debt products
- Single EU Debt Financial Instrument
- Documentary Finance Facility – Bulgaria
- The SME Initiative
- Inclusive finance
- European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
- Regional Development - Country and sector-specific initiatives
- RRF Spain - Alternative Lending for Sustainable Development
- EquiFund II
- Normandie Garantie Agri
- FAIRE - La Réunion
- Auvergne Rhône-Alpes FEADER
- Recovery Equity Fund of Funds of Bulgaria
- Fons d’Inversió en Tecnologia Avançada (FITA) Catalonia
- Dutch Future Fund (DFF)
- Dutch Alternative Credit Instrument (DACI)
- PORTUGAL BLUE: a new initiative for blue economy investments
- JEREMIE Greece Reflows – Business Angels’ Co-Investment Equity Instrument
- German Corona Matching Facility (CMF)
- Portugal Growth programme
- Central and Eastern European Technology Transfer (CEETT)
- Croatian Growth Investment Programme (CROGIP) II
- Croatian Growth Investment Programme (CROGIP)
- Croatian Venture Capital Initiative 2 (CVCi 2)
- AGRI Italy Platform Uncapped Guarantee Instrument
- DISPOSITIF INSTRUMENTS FINANCIERS BOURGOGNE FRANCHE-COMTÉ
- ALTER’NA – ESIF EARFD Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Baltic Innovation Fund 1 (BIF 1)
- Baltic Innovation Fund 2 (BIF 2)
- Central Europe Fund of Funds (CEFoF)
- Croatian Venture Capital Initiative (CVCi FoF)
- Competitiveness Fund-of-Funds for SMEs in Romania
- The Cyprus Entrepreneurship Fund (CYPEF)
- Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area Initiative East Guarantee Facility (DCFTA)
- EU4Business Capped Guarantee
- Dutch Growth Co-Investment Programme
- Dutch Venture Initiative (DVI-II)
- ESIF Fund-of-Funds Greece
- EAFRD FoF Portugal
- EAFRD FoF Romania
- The ERP-EIF Facility
- ERP-EIF Co-Investment Growth Facility
- The LfA-EIF Facilities
- The German Future Fund (GFF) - EIF Growth Facility
- INAF – French National Agricultural Initiative
- ESIF Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Malta
- Regional Fund-of-Funds Romania
- ESIF Fund-of-Funds Czechia
- The Silesia EIF Fund of Funds
- La Financière Région Réunion
- The EIB Group Risk Enhancement Mandate (EREM)
- EstFund
- Call for Expression of Interest for FOSTER II
- Greater Anatolia Guarantee Facility (GAGF)
- G43 - Anatolian Venture Capital Fund Project
- InvestBG Equity Instrument
- JEREMIE
- Romania Recovery Equity Fund of Funds
- JEREMIE Romania Reflows – Equity Instrument
- Luxembourg Future Fund 1 (LFF)
- Luxembourg Future Fund 2
- Mezzanine 'Fund of Fund' for Germany (MDD)
- NEOTEC resources
- Polish Growth Fund of Funds (PGFF)
- Portugal Venture Capital Initiative (PVCi)
- Scottish-European Growth Co-Investment Programme
- Slovene Equity Growth Investment Programme (SEGIP)
- Swedish Venture Initiative (SVI)
- Turkish Growth and Innovation Fund (TGIF)
- Western Balkans Enterprise Development & Innovation Facility (WB EDIF)
- EAFRD FoF Greece
- Irish Innovation Seed Fund (IISF)
- RRF Czechia Fund of Funds
Single EU Equity Financial Instrument
- Date: 07 July 2016 - 31 December 2020
Update in relation to the Single EU Equity Instrument (as at 1 February 2020)
The application period for the Single EU Equity Instrument has closed. We are working on further initiatives with the European Commission in the private equity and venture capital space to support SME financing in the context of the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework.
Please note that the above communication does not apply to the “Recovery Equity Facility for Innovative Technology Companies” (RE-FIT Facility), whose application period expires on 30 June 2021.
The Single EU Equity Financial Instrument supports European enterprises’ growth, research and innovation (R&I) from the early stage, including seed, up to expansion and growth stage.
The Single EU Equity financial instrument is financially supported by Horizon 2020 and COSME (Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises).
The EIF is currently managing the Equity Facility for Growth (EFG) under COSME and InnovFin Equity under Horizon 2020.
To mitigate the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EIF and the European Commission (EC) have launched specific support measures under InnovFin Equity. These are a continuation of the EC’s commitment to bring immediate relief to hard-hit enterprises, and are part of the package of measures announced by the EIB Group on 16 March 2020 to mobilise support for Europe’s SMEs and mid-caps in a timely manner.
Funds interest to apply for financing under the new calls for expression of interest should consult the application documents and the box on COVID-19 measures below.
How to apply
Are you interested in becoming a financial intermediary under Equity Facility for Growth (EFG) and/or InnovFin Equity?
Apply by downloading and submitting the relevant application documents published here below by 31 December 2020 (date of reception by EIF). Applications will be assessed by EIF for pre-selection on the basis of the Expressions of Interest, on a “first come, first served” basis. EIF selects financial intermediaries according to a standard process involving due diligence and proof of compliance with relevant standards and legislation. For further questions, interested financial intermediaries may contact EUequityInstrument@eif.org
NEW COVID-19 SUPPORT
Information for businesses (final beneficiaries)
Find here the list of financial intermediaries currently operating under InnovFin Equity and COSME EFG. For updates on finance available in your country under further EU initiatives, visit also http://europa.eu/youreurope/business/funding-grants/access-to-finance
Read more on the InnovFin and COSME financial instruments:
- Technology Transfer
- Venture Capital
- Co-investments with Business Angels (EAF)
- EFSI Equity
- Pan-European VC Fund(s)-of-Funds programme
- InnovFin Equity
- COSME - Equity Facility for Growth (EFG)
- Lower Mid-Market
- Mezzanine
- EIF-NPI Equity Platform
- Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds Investments
- Social Impact Accelerator (SIA)
- Private Equity Secondary Market Transactions
- Institutional investors
- EU4Business Capped Guarantee
- FAIRE - La Réunion
- Normandie Garantie Agri
- Croatian Growth Investment Programme (CROGIP) II
- Bulgaria Recovery Equity Fund of Funds
- Auvergne Rhône-Alpes FEADER
- Luxembourg Future Fund 2
- RRF Czech Republic Fund of Funds
- Prêt Participatif Grand Est
- German Corona Matching Facility
- Portugal Growth programme
- WB EDIF Guarantee Facility – Youth Employment (WB EDIF GF Youth)
- InvestBG Equity Instrument
- Croatian Growth Investment Programme (CROGIP)
- AGRI Italy Platform
- Dispositif Instrument Financier Bourgogne Franche-Comté
- ALTER'NA - ESIF EARFD Nouvelle Aquitaine
- Baltic Innovation Fund (BIF)
- Baltic Innovation Fund 2 (BIF 2)
- Central Europe Fund of Funds (CEFoF)
- Cyprus Entrepreneurship Fund (CYPEF)
- Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Initiative East mandate
- Dutch Venture Initiative (DVI-II)
- EAFRD FoF Greece
- EAFRD FoF Romania
- Estfund
- FOSTER
- ERP-EIF Co-Investment Growth FacilityLFAMDD
- Greek ESIF FoF – EquiFund
- INAF - The French National Agricultural Initiative
- IPA/G43GAGF
- La Financière Région Réunion
- Luxembourg Future Fund (LFF)
- Swedish Venture Initiative (SVI)
- Turkish Growth and Innovation Fund (TGIF)
- Polish Growth Fund of Funds (PGFF)
- Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme
- Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility (WB EDIF)
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