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Government finance · 31 Jul 2020

EIB €15m venture loan to D-Orbit

Development, assembly, testing and launch of satellite subsystems and spacecraft

Key terms

Borrower or issuer
D-Orbit
Date
31 Jul 2020
Type
Government finance
Amount
€15m (US$17m)

Recorded terms

Structure
Venture debt under the European Growth Finance Facility, signed in two €7.5m tranches; total project cost about €51m
Lenders and arrangers
European Investment Bank
Country
Italy

Parties

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Sources

  1. EIB project 20190687: D-ORBIT (EGFF), signed 31 July 2020 eib.org · 31 Jul 2020

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Record ORB-2020-0008, taken from an issuer, lender or government announcement. Confirmed against the primary documents listed. Amounts are as announced; US$ equivalents use approximate annual average exchange rates. Spotted an error or have a document we have missed? Send a correction, and changes are logged on Updates and corrections.

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