Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Hubert Cottogni
Deputy Director Head of Regional Business Development
1. EIFs Business
EIFs main objective is to support SMEs financing. Through its commitment EIF acts as a catalyst attracting additional private investments and achieving a broad impact. EIF operates via guarantees and credit enhancement activity:
EIF is a major provider of
SME loan portfolio guarantees, Credit enhancement, and Microfinance.
Transformational
Suppliers / Mandators
Intermediaries
Own resources EIB (RCM, MEZ) EC (CIP) MA (JEREMIE) MS (ERP) Funds of Funds Regional (LfA)
Commercial Banks
Development &
Promotional Banks
SMEs
Follow-up &
Relationship Focus
VALUE ADDED
Languedoc
Roussillon (FR) EUR 30m
Campania (I) EUR 90m Cyprus EUR 20m Bulgaria EUR 199m
EIF FoFs
EIF JEREMIE
National Contribution
Financial intermediaries
SMEs
= Total leveraged amount EUR 71m a leverage factor of x4 Progress via Central Cooperative Bank EUR 16m
Status quo: portfolio of EUR 23m has reached over 400 micro enterprises and SMEs, with EUR 64m still available
South of France; borders: PACA, Rhne-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrnes, Catalua Main features Inhabitants: 2.5m (10th region in France) Demog. growth: 12.3% over last 10 years (1994-2004) vs 4.8% in France (1st region in France) Unemployment rate in 2006 : 13% vs 9.5% in France Only 96 firms (0.08%) with more than 200 employees
But : Attractive region for innovation: Infrastructures: scientific parks & incubators Universities: medicine, biology; high level engineering schools A region committed to support innovation: World class clusters More than 7,000 researchers (highest density in France) The most important growth of R&D expenses in France (more than 50% during the last 3 years)
Debt:
Equity:
Promote equity or quasi equity to support the
emergence of a small supply of financing for highpotential SMEs.
Development
EUR 4m Seed loans for entrepreneurs/SMEs with an innovative project. Pre-seed Phase Seed Phase Start-up Phase
Development of entrepreneurship culture Use of smart money instead of grants Support of innovative business concepts
Emerging Growth
Development
Managing Authority
Seed loans Instrument: EUR 2m Leverage of 2 i.e. EUR 4m for LRs SMEs
Co-investment Instrument: EUR 11m Leverage of 2 i.e. EUR 22m for LRs SMEs
Guarantee Instrument: EUR 14m Leverage of 8.4 i.e. EUR 117m for LRs SMEs
2012)
Co-investment Instrument
16 investments into SMEs with a high potential of development EUR 3 750 000 invested directly by JEREMIE EUR 16 035 017 : total amount invested JEREMIE + Private coinvestors Leverage: 4.2x (expected at the beginning only 2x) To be noted: Significant interest from the private market (included VC firms based outside LR)
Guarantee Instrument
237 SMEs financed EUR 24 299 926 : total loan amount disbursed to SMEs (covered by JEREMIE) Direct leverage : 8.4x To be noted : Significant advantage passed onto LRs SMEs (interest rate reduction + reduction of personal collateral requirement)
TOTAL:
315 SMEs/entrepreneurs financed EUR 41 810 443 disbursed to SMEs out of EUR 143m by end 2015
Contacts
European Investment Fund 96 boulevard Konrad Adenauer L-2968 Luxembourg www.eif.org