The Group Bper expands its tools available to Italian companies aiming to grow on international markets or to make strategic investments in the country. The bank has joined the Sace framework agreements concerning Internationalization Guarantee e Archimedes Guaranteeconsolidating a collaboration intended to facilitate access to credit and support the competitiveness of the national productive fabric.
The new solutions will allow Bper to support expansion programs abroad, even within supply chains with a strong international vocation, and to finance infrastructure, industrial and production projects developed in Italy.
Financing for growth in foreign markets
Through the Internationalisation Guarantee, Bper will be able to offer businesses financing backed by the Sace guarantee For international development projects. The instrument covers both initiatives implemented directly abroad and investments made in Italy that foster growth in international markets.
Eligible activities include investments outside Italy, the preparation of supplies or production for export, and interventions carried out in Italy to support foreign expansion programs. The guarantee also includes forms of indirect internationalization. Therefore, support is available to companies that supply goods or services to Italian customers involved in foreign orders and production, as well as companies within national supply chains with a strong focus on international markets.
Archimede Guarantee for Infrastructure and Sustainable Transition
With Archimede Guarantee, the Bper Group will instead be able to finance strategic investments carried out in Italy, evaluating both the additional nature of the operation and the positive effects generated by the supported projects.
The measure covers a wide range of sectors, from physical and social infrastructure to industrial, technological, and digital innovation. It also includes interventions related to the transition to a clean and circular economy, sustainable mobility, and climate change adaptation.
Projects aimed at strengthening environmental sustainability and resilience, industrial activities, and investments in local public services may also be supported. The goal is to promote operations capable of generating lasting benefits for local communities and the national economic system.
Mandelli: "A concrete partner for business development"
Accession to the two framework agreements Bper Group expands its offering and strengthens its relationship with Sace, with the aim of supporting companies both in their internationalization processes and in strategic investments made in Italy.
“The rapid adhesion to the Sace Framework Agreements demonstrates the Bper Group's desire to be concretely a partner for the development of Italian businesses" - he has declared Marco Mandelli, Chief Corporate & Investment Banking Officer of Bper – “With this instrument, the Group, thanks to its widespread presence throughout Italy, will be able to continue its role of supporting the country's economy. The now consolidated partnership with the Sace Group will allow us to create new and concrete development paths for our business community, particularly in the sustainable transition, infrastructure development, development of southern Italy, and internationalization programs.”
“With these Framework Agreements, Sace continues its commitment to supporting the banking system in facilitating access to credit and supporting the competitiveness of Italian companies,” commented Andrea Mattioli, Chief Underwriting Officer Sace – “Internationalization Guarantee and Archimede Guarantee are tools designed to support companies in their growth projects in foreign markets, in international supply chains and in strategic investments in Italy, contributing to the development of the country system”.
