Quasi-equity finance for SMEs - A fi-compass model financial instrument
This document aims to describe a model financial instrument that managing authorities may use for quasi-equity financial instruments co-financed with shared management funds. The model financial instruments are intended to provide a number of examples pointing to the potential for managing authorities to use quasi-equity financial instruments in the 2021-2027 programming period.
Alter’NA EAFRD Guarantee Instrument 2014-2020 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
This case study presents Alter’NA, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) financial instrument, introduced in the Region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in France with resources from the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 (incl. EUR 18.55 million of EAFRD and EUR 16.45 million national co-financing) and up to EUR 6 million from the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI).
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Iva Petkova, Director, Sustainable Cities Fund, Bulgaria
Interview with Iva Petkova, Director, Sustainable Cities Fund, Bulgaria
Dr Jane Ulle, Head of Industry and Innovation Unit, The Berlin Senate for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises
Experiences with ERDF Equity financial instruments in Berlin – interview with Dr Jane Ulle, Head of Industry and Innovation Unit, The Berlin Senate for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.
Ann-Sophie Claus, Founder, The Female Company
Experiences with ERDF Equity financial instruments in Berlin – interview with Ann-Sophie Claus, Founder, The Female Company.
Fabian Lemke, Founder, Nuventura
Experiences with ERDF Equity financial instruments in Berlin – interview with Fabian Lemke, Founder, Nuventura.

