📋 Tender Overview
Reference: 20230529
Release date: 3 July 2025
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
BANK OF VALLETTA PLC
Location
Malta
Description
This operation involves a Linked Risk Sharing guarantee on new financing for mid-caps in Malta, facilitated through Bank of Valletta plc. More specifically, it is an unfunded risk participation scheme under a full delegation approach, where the EIB covers up to 50% of losses on defaulted loans within a portfolio dedicated to Maltese mid-caps.
Objectives
The aim is support the mid-caps investment initiatives and working capital needs. Through this operation, the EIB and the financial intermediary aim to improve access to finance for the final beneficiaries, fostering economic resilience amid challenges such as the conflict in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, energy concerns, rising interest rates, and the ongoing effects of the pandemic.
Sector(s)
Credit lines - Credit lines
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 30 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 84 million
Environmental aspects
Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.
Procurement
Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.
Status
Signed - 27/06/2025
