We are the European Investment Fund (EIF).

As part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, we design and deploy financial instruments, which enable banks and funds (financial intermediaries) to better serve SMEs. As a result, we attract more private capital into the SME space; we kick-start new financing markets and ecosystems; and we ultimately make more financing available to SMEs across the EU and associated countries.

We manage resources on behalf of the EIB, the European Commission (EC), national and regional authorities and other third parties. The EIF is a public-private partnership, whose tripartite shareholding structure includes the EIB, the EU represented by the European Commission and various public and private financial institutions.