Cailabs €37m EIB financing for optical ground stations
Manufacturing capacity and R&D for laser communication optical ground stations
Key terms
- Borrower or issuer
- Cailabs
- Date
- 12 Sep 2025
- Type
- Government finance
- Amount
- €37m (US$42m)
Recorded terms
- Structure
- EIB loan under InvestEU (TechEU)
- Lenders and arrangers
- European Investment Bank, backed by InvestEU
- Country
- France
Parties
- Cailabs borrower or issuer
- Public lenders and funders: European Investment Bank
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Sources
- EIB: Cailabs secures €57 million in a financing round led by the EIB eib.org · 12 Sep 2025
- EIB project page: Cailabs (IEU FT) eib.org · 30 Jul 2025
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