Our Mission is to further the objectives of the European Union by making long-term finance available for sound investment.
The EIB Group promotes Corporate Responsibility through its mission and activities in the service of the European Union, through the way it implements these and through its internal management.
The EIB attaches great importance to engaging with civil society and building cooperative relations with its representatives.
The European Investment Fund, a subsidiary of the EIB, takes stakes in funds that support SMEs that need venture capital or private equity to kick start or take forward their growth.
The European Investment Funds takes stakes in private equity and venture capital funds investing in SMEs.
Such funds support small businesses seeking finance to kick start or take forward their development :
In 2011, through a record commitment of EUR 1.1bn, the EIF catalysed a total of 49 new venture and growth funds, with overall target fund sizes amounting to EUR 6bn.
The EIF acts as a fund of funds. It is up to the funds in which the EIF has a stake to decide whether or not to invest in particular SMEs and they are their sole point of contact. The EIF-supported funds provide small businesses with equity but also pragmatic help, advice and know-how.
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