EIB €300m intermediated loan to BPCE for defence SMEs
On-lending to French SMEs in cybersecurity, surveillance, resilience and defence technologies
Key terms
- Borrower or issuer
- BPCE (Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne) / EIB
- Date
- 18 Jun 2025
- Type
- Bank facility
- Amount
- €300m (US$339m)
Recorded terms
- Structure
- EIB intermediated loan through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne networks
- Lenders and arrangers
- European Investment Bank
- Country
- France
Parties
- BPCE (Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne) / EIB borrower or issuer
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|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Saab SEK 6bn revolving credit facility | Bank facility | SEK 6bn |
| 11 Jun 2025 | EIB €500m intermediated loan to Deutsche Bank for security and defence SMEs | Bank facility | €500m |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Parsons US$1.2bn term loan and revolving credit facility (2025) | Bank facility | US$1.2bn |
| 21 Jul 2025 | Hensoldt €300m Schuldschein loan | Bank facility | €300m |
| 14 Apr 2025 | Hensoldt €1.8bn unsecured syndicated loan refinancing | Bank facility | €1.8bn |
Sources
- EIB, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne agreement for defence SMEs eib.org · 18 Jun 2025
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Record DEF-2025-0042, taken from an issuer, lender or government announcement. Confirmed against the primary documents listed. Amounts are as announced; US$ equivalents use approximate annual average exchange rates. Spotted an error or have a document we have missed? Send a correction, and changes are logged on Updates and corrections.
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A revolving or term facility is a relationship loan from a bank group, priced at a margin over a reference rate, with financial covenants and an agent.
