Release date: 18 December 2023
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
HYPO VORARLBERG BANK AGLocation
Description
The project consists in a loan substitute operation in the form of a guarantee covering the mezzanine tranche on a granular SME portfolio originate by Hypo Vorarlberg. The guarantee instrument is designed to facilitate the financial intermediary to finance new loans dedicated to energy efficiency investments and development of highly energy efficient buildings across Austria.
Additionality and Impact
By transferring the credit risk of the existing securitised SME and Mid-Cap portfolio, the proposed operation will reduce the risk-weighted assets and thus enable the Promoter Hypo Vorarlberg to release regulatory capital. The capital relief provided will increase the Promoter's credit capacity and allow for the origination of new loans to Final Beneficiaries dedicated to support lending to highly energy efficient building construction and other EE-projects. Such capital relief is not readily available from commercial financiers and therefore unlocks additional lending.
Energy efficiency investments in buildings suffer from a number market failures (negative CO2 externalities, asymmetric information, and split incentives). As a result of these market failures, investments in energy efficiency are at sub-optimal levels from a socio-economic perspective. The proposed operation contributes to supporting the Austrian government's climate change mitigation ambitions by addressing the suboptimal levels of investments in highly energy efficient building construction and EE-eligible renovation.
Objectives
The proposed guarantee instrument is designed to facilitate the financial intermediary to finance new loans dedicated to energy efficiency investments and development of highly energy efficient buildings across Austria.
Sector(s)
- Industry - Construction
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 61 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 150 million
Environmental aspects
Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.
Procurement
Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.
Status
Signed - 6/12/2023
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).