Signature(s)
Summary sheet
Alliance & Leicester plca
Susan Britten,
Sovereign Finance plc,
Sovereign House,
PO Box 302,
298 Deansgate,
Manchester M60 3AL,
Tel: +44 161 953 3585, Fax: +44 161 214 3585.
Global loan dedicated to finance projects promoted by small and medium sized companies (“SMEs”) in the UK, with a substantial part expected to benefit the sectors of business services and trade.
The new operation aims at ensuring the continued cooperation with A&L for the financing of SMEs.
The financial intermediary will undertake to promote compliance of the sub-projects with relevant national and EU law.
EIB procurement guidelines for global loans will be applied.
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).
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