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LA BANQUE EUROPÉENNE D'INVESTISSEMENT OCTROIE-T-ELLE DES PRÊTS À VOTRE ENTREPRISE ? LEENT DE EUROPESE INVESTERINGSBANK AAN UW BEDRIJF? 06.07.2021 – 15h30-16h45
LA BANQUE EUROPÉENNE D'INVESTISSEMENT OCTROIE-T-ELLE DES PRÊTS À VOTRE ENTREPRISE ? LEENT DE EUROPESE INVESTERINGSBANK AAN UW BEDRIJF? Verwelkoming Olivier Joris
• Introductie Pieter Timmermans, VBO FEB • Keynote Kris Peeters, EIB • Case Study Avrille Palha, EIB • Getuigenis / témoignage Jean-Philippe Michaux, Puratos • Q&A Olivier Joris, VBO FEB • Conclusie Kris Peeters, EIB
LA BANQUE EUROPÉENNE D'INVESTISSEMENT OCTROIE-T-ELLE DES PRÊTS À VOTRE ENTREPRISE ? LEENT DE EUROPESE INVESTERINGSBANK AAN UW BEDRIJF? Introductie Pieter Timmermans
LA BANQUE EUROPÉENNE D'INVESTISSEMENT OCTROIE-T-ELLE DES PRÊTS À VOTRE ENTREPRISE ? LEENT DE EUROPESE INVESTERINGSBANK AAN UW BEDRIJF? Keynote Kris Peeters
The European Investment Bank The EU bank: • Established in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome as the lending arm of the European Union • EIB Group consists of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) • Governed and owned by the 27 EU Member States • Around 90% of lending within the EU (~87% in 2020) World’s largest International Financial Institution: Total EIB Group Capital • Largest multilateral lender and capital markets borrower investments lending markets • EU Climate Bank and a pillar of the European Green Deal supported volume in funding in in 2020: 2020: 2020: • Headquartered in Luxembourg (51 offices around the world) EUR 270bn EUR 76.8bn EUR 70bn • Around 3,500 staff Solid credit fundamentals: • AAA-rated by the three major rating agencies • Favourable borrowing conditions passed on to clients 7
Our priorities SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED INNOVATION ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE ENTEPRISES € 14.43 € 16.82 € 14.99 € 30.56 billion billion billion billion 8
The European Investment Bank in Belgium • In 2020, the EIB Group provided a record EUR 1.5bn of financing commitments in Belgium (0.3% of GDP) • Total EIB Group outstanding exposure of EUR 32.4bn (6.8% of GDP). • 13 EIB transactions in healthcare, transport, education, agribusiness, climate action, SMEs and innovation – 8 EIF transactions • In the private sector, EIB is highly active providing senior loans and growth finance to Belgian private corporates. • Top 3 sectors: Industry, Healthcare, SMEs (via Belgian banks and financial intermediaries) 9
Belgian Corporate Transactions EUR 100m EUR 100m EUR 100m EUR 125m EUR 50m EUR 400m Project: Modernisation Project: Financing textile Project: RDI programme Project: RDI in Poland Project: RDI programme Project: High speed Programmes of Steel plants Machinery and RDI for glass products For food ingredients telecommunications (Covid 19) network. June 2020 February 2019 December 2020 December 2020 December 2019 March 2018 EUR 350m EUR 90m EUR 150m EUR 75m EUR 50m EUR 35m (Bel: EUR 84m) (BEL: EUR 21m) Project: RDI in the field of Project: RDI in steel wire Project: RDI in the next Project: RDI for Projet: R&D in steel Project: R&D in imagery neuroscience transformation generation of projectors 3D printing manufacturing And data treatment December 2016 December 2016 December 2015 March 2015 December 2011 December 2017 EUR 60m Project: RDI for printers and consumables. December 2010 10
Climate Bank Roadmap Nov 2019: Key decision by the Board • All EIB financing activities aligned with the goals and principles of the Paris Agreement by 2020. Nov 2020: Board approves Climate Bank Roadmap • Chapter 4 provides details of alignment framework for new projects • Alignment of counterparties to follow in 2021 Objectives • Financing dedicated to Climate Action & Environmental Sustainability to reach 50% of Bank operations from 2025 and onwards • Support EUR 1 trillion of investments in Climate Action & Environmental Sustainability during 2021- 2030 • Alignment of all its financing activities with the principles and goals of the Paris agreement (by the end of 2020) • Full document available online: EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025 Summer 2021: Revision Transport Lending Policy 11
What we can (and cannot) do Lending Blending Advisory Loans Co- Technical financing Guarantees Mezzanine Financial Financial instruments Equity What we do not do: Working capital, Re-financing, M&A 12
Loan product offering Direct Loans (> EUR 20m) Intermediated Loans (< EUR 20m) Banks (PPP) Project finance with direct project risk Borrower InnovFin (in partnership with EC) (> EUR 7.5m) Venture Debt / Quasi- Equity (> EUR 7.5m; < EUR 50m) Equity through Funds / European Investment Fund 13
EIB financing corporates: Specifics • The EIB finances corporates with investments that make a contribution to climate change adaption; research development and innovation; • The EIB generally finances up to 50% of the total investment costs. This long term, supportive financing often encourages private and public sector actors to make the matching investment; • All the projects we finance must not only be bankable but also comply with economic, technical, environmental and social standards; • In its commitment to become the EU Climate Bank, the EIB is also focusing its financing on low carbon investments or activities that are climate-neutral but present other important social and sustainability benefits 15
Case Study 1: Vandewiele NV • Family owned group • The Project: RDI investments in textile machinery and advanced manufacturing • Machines for the textile industry technologies. • Focus on improved productivity and energy • C. 4,500 employees efficiency. • Focus on technology • Automation of production. • Turnover of > € 750m • First loan signed in 2015 • Financially strong, innovative ➢ Senior loan of € 100m - 10 • Active in Europe, USA, Middle East and years Far East • Second loan signed 2020 ➢ Senior loan of €100 m - 10 years 16
Vandewiele NV - Financing RDI and digitisation ➢ EUR 100m loan financing digitally-integrated textile manufacturing, furthering the automation of internal production processes ➢ Project contributing to EIB’s (i) Innovation (100%) and (ii) Climate Action Mitigation (7%) policy objectives Impact EIB added value ➢ The project safeguards ➢ Closing of market-gap: EIB’s existing employment in R&D support to the project addresses and indirectly VDW’s EU market failure linked to the lack workforce of long-term capital to finance ➢ Supports digitalization of inherently risky private sector traditional industry, protecting RDI. future competitiveness. RDI spill-overs. ➢ Leads to the creation of superior and innovative products, while lowering environmental footprint 17
EIB financing corporates: 2 Step Approach Eligibility and Viability Assessment of the Project • Check conformity with the respective EU priorities and policies as well as project viability • Check project viability by reviewing the technical and economic soundness of the project Bankability Assessment of the Counterpart • Financial analysis to assess borrower’s creditworthiness and cash-flow • Build on the project viability and technical analysis • Determine suitable financing instrument given financial risk profile 18
EIB: Defining an RDI Project EIB Loan Eligible Costs Company • R&D • Opex, such as R&D personnel Eligible Costs 2017 2018 2019 costs, contract research, RDI Salaries € 25m € 27m € 30m consumables, overheads RDI Capex € 35m € 40m € 45m • Capex, such as facilities, RDI Opex, etc. € 5m € 7m € 8m equipment, acquisition of Total Annual € 65m € 74m € 83m tangible & intangible assets, if prerequisite Total Project € 222m • Innovation • Deployment of advanced € 111 m (50%) manufacturing technology; Max EIB Loan Credit Limit the lowest of investments in productivity- enhancing processes and logistics (automation, digitalization, advanced measurement, advanced materials) 19
EIB: Project cycle Contract negotiatio n Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Proposal Appraisal Approval Signature • Identification • Financial • EIB Management of a project • Economic Committee opportunity • Investment • Social Committee (EFSI) • Environmental • EIB Board of • Technical assessment Directors Step 7 Step 6 Step 5 Repayment Monitoring Disbursement and reporting • Typically, ca 4-6 months from kick-off to disbursement. 20
EIB: Corporate Loans: Terms • Long or Medium term loans, no revolving facilities • Senior debt • Maturities: • 5-7y bullet for RDI investments • Potentially 10y amortising for RD + capex investments • Generally unsecured lending • Key clauses and financial covenants in line with market standards 21
Key financing advantages • Funding diversification Long-term financing partner complementing commercial banks / capital market facilities / venture capital and other funding sources. • Attractive and flexible terms Sizable “fungible” capital, longer tenors, flexible terms (fixed/floating, bullet/amortising, multi-currency) and attractive (below market) rates passed on to clients reflecting the public non-for-profit promotional nature of the EIB and its funding advantage. • Fully complementary to existing bank / bonds facilities EIB does not offer other banking services (no cross-selling) and tries to align to the extent possible to existing debt facilities. • Positive signaling effect – EIB Climate Bank EIB’s in-house sector expertise and tangible commitment to EU’s social, environmental and other public policy goals, offers clients proven quality stamp and positive signaling effects towards stakeholders, especially in the fields of sustainability and climate action. 22
Case Study 2 : EIB Loan to Puratos from a Client perspective • Family owned group • The Project: Financing the RDI programme in food ingredients • Food processing company focused in particular on the • 9,300 employees, 1,200 R&D development of new nutritional employees components. • Focus on product improvement. • Turnover of > € 1.4 bn • Three EIB loans to date, totalling EUR • Financially strong 135m. • Active in 80 countries 23
Thank you! Pierre-Emmanuel Noël European Investment Bank Rond-Point Robert Schuman, 6 B-1040 Brussels Tel: (+352) 437 986431 Mob: (+32) 47 02 41 789 p.noel@eib.org Avrille Palha European Investment Bank 98-100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L-2950 Luxembourg Tel: (+352) 437 984205 Mob: (+352) 691 286 363 a.palha@eib.org 24
Disclaimer This presentation is incomplete without reference to, and should be viewed solely in conjunction with, the oral briefing provided by the European Investment Bank (“EIB”). The terms and conditions are intended as an outline for discussion purposes only and made on an indicative basis. This presentation is provided without any liability whatsoever by EIB and shall not constitute any obligation of EIB to extend credit facilities or to carry out a due diligence review of the aspects relevant for the financing of a project. Neither this presentation nor any of its contents may be duplicated, published or used for any other purposes without the prior written consent of EIB. European Investment Bank 25
Our long term Jean-Philippe Michaux CFO partnership with EIB Director of Finance, ICT, Public affairs & Sustainability
Ingredients for bakery, patisserie & chocolate Puratos is an international group, which offers a full range of innovative products and raw materials for the bakery, patisserie and chocolate sectors. BAKERY PATISSERIE CHOCOLATE
Key company data Since Family 1919 owned Products 9.300 in more than 100 employees countries in the world Subsidiaries 80 in 61 production plants to serve countries our customers
We continuously invest in R&D Turning technologies, ingredients and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities INNOVATION IS IN OUR DNA INNOVATION PURAMID R&D CENTRES Inventor of T500 R&D R&D 2,3% of group’s revenue International R&D 6.000m2 Inspirience Center the first complete improver 69 1.125 Local centres in the world Researchers & Technical Advisors
Our long term partnership with EIB A common vision on R&D Long term partnership Very competitive conditions Specific expertise
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LA BANQUE EUROPÉENNE D'INVESTISSEMENT OCTROIE-T-ELLE DES PRÊTS À VOTRE ENTREPRISE ? LEENT DE EUROPESE INVESTERINGSBANK AAN UW BEDRIJF? Q&A Olivier Joris
LA BANQUE EUROPÉENNE D'INVESTISSEMENT OCTROIE-T-ELLE DES PRÊTS À VOTRE ENTREPRISE ? LEENT DE EUROPESE INVESTERINGSBANK AAN UW BEDRIJF? Conclusion Kris Peeters
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