Eiffel Funding Group has obtained European Lengthy-Time period Funding Fund (ELTIF) approval for its inexperienced infrastructure debt fund, enabling it to be marketed to a broader clientele.
The Eiffel Infrastructures Vertes fund was launched in 2022 and funds vitality transition belongings in Europe. Since its launch, the fund has financed greater than eight gigawatts of inexperienced electrical energy technology capability, representing a saving of roughly 4.2m tonnes of CO2.
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ELTIF approval implies that the fund can now be marketed throughout the European Union, and it’s now accessible to new classes of buyers, together with wholesale buyers. The ELTIF approval additionally relaxes the fund’s administration and liquidity guidelines.
“The ELTIF approval of Eiffel Infrastructures Vertes marks a key milestone for the fund and for funding within the vitality transition in Europe,” stated Laura Carrère, deputy chief government of Eiffel Funding Group.
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“This modernised regulatory framework helps appeal to extra capital to renewable energies whereas offering buyers with a transparent and proportionate framework when it comes to liquidity and diversification.
“We’re satisfied that this growth will additional strengthen our affect on inexperienced infrastructure financing.”
Eiffel Infrastructures Vertes had belongings beneath administration of €193m (£161.3m) as of 14 March 2025. Internet efficiency excluding contract charges is 16.54 per cent because the fund’s inception.
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