All’interno del pilastro ‘Industrial Leadership ’, la sezione ‘Accesso alla Finanza di Rischio’ raccoglie degli strumenti finanziari volti a supportare le aziende ed altri tipi di organizzazioni attive nei settori di Ricerca e Innovazione nell’accesso a prestiti, garanzie, controgaranzie, finanziamenti ibridi o mezzanino ed a strumenti di equity.
Il principale obiettivo è quello di raggruppare e riprodurre le facilities che, nel precedente Programma Quadro, hanno supportato la ricerca e l’innovazione. Tra queste: il Risk-Sharing Finance Facility (RSFF), il Risk-Sharing Instrument for SMEs (RSI) ed infine la Facility a supporto delle PMI innovative ad elevata crescita, GIF-1, contenuta all’interno del programma per la Competitività e l’Innovazione, CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme).
Azioni
Le azioni a supporto dell’‘Accesso alla Finanzia di Rischio’ includono strumenti finanziari, expertise esterna, studi e conferenze.
In questo ambito, gli strumenti finanziari previsti da Orizzonte 2020 opereranno congiuntamente con quelli previsti da COSME (Programma per la Competitività delle Piccole e Medie Imprese). Gli strumenti di debito e di equity, immessi secondo un approcciodemand-driven, sono di seguito elencati:
- Servizio di Prestiti per le attività di R&I, il Loan Service for R&I(sulle basi del precedente RSFF);
- Servizio di Prestiti per la R&I destinato alle PMI e alle piccole Mid-Caps, lo SMEs and Small Midcaps R&I Loans Service(successore del RSI);
- Strumento di Equity per la R&I, l’Equity Facility for R&I(successore del GIF-1 e complementare all’Equity Facility for Growth, EFG, previsto dal programma COSME);
- Strumento Pilota per il Finanziamento del Trasferimento Tecnologico, ilTechnology Transfer Financing Facility Pilot(novità).
Per l’attivazione delle Facilities, la Banca Europea degli Investimenti (BEI) ed il Fondo Europeo degli Investimenti (FEI) ricopriranno un ruolo significativo a fianco della Commissione europea.
Budget disponibile:
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Loans Service for R&I
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(mln €)
107,7
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SMEs & Small Midcaps R&I Loans Service
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87,75
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Climate-Change Window
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20
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Joint Guarantee Instruments for R&I-intensive SMEs and Small Midcaps
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60
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Equity Facility for R&I
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40
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Piloting Co-Investments by Business Angels in Innovative ICT Firms
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30
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Technology Transfer Financing Facility Pilot
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60
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Call — Capacity-Building in Technology Transfer
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2,5
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Call — Boosting the Investment-Readiness of SMEs and Small Midcaps
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2,5
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External Expertise
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18,14
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Studies
Conferences
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1,72
0,10
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EIB
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EIF
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Selection
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Loans Service for R&I
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Instrument implemented by both EIB and EIF
Instrument delivered directly by EIB andother financial intermediaries(guaranteed against a proportion of potential losses by EIB and/or EIF)
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Financial intermediaries: EIF will issue one or more calls for expression of interest;
Intermediate loans: according to the internal processes of the intermediary bank;
Direct financing operations: EIB checks the viability and DG R&I the alignment with H2020 goals of the potential financing operation
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SMEs & Small Midcaps R&I Loans Service
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Instrument implemented by EIF
Instrument delivered by other financial intermediaries (that extend the actual loans to final beneficiaries and are guaranteed against a proportion of potential losses by EIF)
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Financial intermediaries: EIF will issue one or more calls for expression of interest;
Loans: according to the internal processes of the intermediary bank
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Joint Guarantee Instruments for R&I-intensive SMEs and Small Midcaps
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EIB and EIF resources combined with funds from COSME, H2020 and ESIF
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For Horizon 2020, access to public guarantees for partner banks is conditional on passing on the benefits in the form of new loans to R&I-intensive SMEs and small midcaps
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Equity Facility for R&I
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EIF makes and manages equity investments into risk capital funds and invests in a wide range of financial intermediaries. In case of multistage funds, funding can be provided pro rata from this facility and COSME’s EFG
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Risk capital funds (acting as financial intermediaries): EIF will issue one or more calls for expression of interest;
Investments by a selected fund in an enterprise: according to the investment strategy and procedures of the fund concerned
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Technology Transfer Financing Facility Pilot
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Co-financed investments (that takes form of equity and other forms of risk capital), where possible, are made alongside matching funds from EIB and/or EIF as risk-sharing partners
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TT funds and vehicles (acting as financial intermediaries): one or more calls for expression of interest conducted by the entity entrusted by the Commission
Investments carried out by a TT fund or vehicle: according to the investment strategy of the fund or vehicle concerned.
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Link utili:
>> Sito ufficiale sui bandi di Horizon 2020 Participant Portal
>> Sito ufficiale di Horizon 2020
>> Programma di Lavoro 2016-2017
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