EIB guarantee to Santander mobilising €400m for security and defence supply chains
New financing for European companies in cybersecurity, surveillance, resilience and defence technologies
Key terms
- Borrower or issuer
- Santander / EIB
- Date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Type
- Bank facility
- Amount
- €400m (US$464m)
Recorded terms
- Structure
- Part of €450m of EIB guarantees to Santander mobilising about €900m in all; €400m through the EIB Group's pan-European intermediated supply chain instrument for security and defence
- Lenders and arrangers
- European Investment Bank
- Country
- Spain
Parties
- Santander / EIB borrower or issuer
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Sources
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Record DEF-2026-0054, taken from an issuer, lender or government announcement. Confirmed against the primary documents listed. Amounts are as announced; US$ 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.
