Is the EIF Becoming Europe’s Bridge to Private Capital?

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Jean-Christophe Laloux’s appointment may signal a new phase for the European Investment Fund: moving beyond filling individual financing gaps towards creating the structures, incentives and partnerships through which private capital becomes willing to carry European strategic risk.

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Axelera AI — Can Europe Give Its Next Chip Champion a Market?

Monday, August 24, 2026

Axelera AI shows how Europe’s semiconductor challenge extends beyond invention. The Eindhoven company is building energy-efficient AI processors, attracting substantial capital and global customers. The next test is whether Europe can also provide the adoption, liquidity and public markets required for long-term scale.

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EQT Has 1,000 Companies in Sight. Can Europe Give Them a Market?

Thursday, August 20, 2026

EQT has identified more than 1,000 potential targets for the Scaleup Europe Fund. The deeper question is what happens next: whether Europe’s exchanges, institutional investors and regulators are ready when today’s scale-ups become tomorrow’s multibillion-euro public companies.

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