This working paper presents results of the second EIF VC Survey, a survey among venture capital general partner/management companies. The study provides a detailed overview of the respondents’ state of business and market activity as well as their general perception of the European venture...

This analysis provides an overview of the main markets relevant to the EIF. It starts by discussing the general market environment, then looks at the main aspects of equity finance and the guarantee and SME securitisation markets and, finally, it highlights important aspects of microfinance in...

This analysis provides an overview of the main markets relevant to the EIF. It starts by discussing the general market environment, then looks at the main aspects of equity finance and the guarantee and SME securitisation markets. It also highlights important aspects of microfinance in Europe....

The working paper presents results of the EIF VC Survey, a survey among venture capital general partner/management companies. Following the first EIF VC Survey Working Paper (2018/48), which covered the VC market sentiment and public support, this second paper analyses respondents’ feedback as...

Many policy actions of the CMU have the objective to enhance access to finance for the so-called backbone of the European economy-the SMEs. The CMU aims at improving the framework conditions for SME financing, at strengthening bank lending-as the most important external financing source for...

This working paper presents results of the first EIF VC Survey, a survey among venture capital general partner/management companies. The study provides a detailed overview of the respondents' state of business and market activity as well as their general perception of the European venture...

This EIF Working Paper outlines the methodology underlying the new EIF SME Access to Finance (ESAF) Index. This newly developed index aims at monitoring developments in SMEs' access to financial resources in the EU and is going to be periodically updated. It fills a gap as such an index does not...

This European Small Business Finance Outlook (ESBFO) provides an overview of the main markets relevant to EIF (equity, guarantees, securitisation, microfinance). It is an update of the June 2017 ESBFO edition. We start by discussing the general market environment, then look at the main aspects...