empirical taxonomy of SME financing patterns in Europe, applying cluster analyses. In order to investigate the cluster stability … of SMEs. Our results confirm the results of Moritz et al. (2016) and show that European SME financing is not homogenous …, but that different financing patterns exist. Our cluster analysis identifies seven distinct SME financing types based on …

While many studies explain the correlation between firm-level productivity and export status entirely by better firms … provinces with weaker institutions. The same type of firms also enjoy the largest productivity gains immediately following …

focuses on generating insights around three main topics of SME financing: Scale-up financing, Exit environment & Initial …

current inflationary environment, the war in Ukraine and the aftermath of the pandemic on the SME financing environment. The … publication first discusses the general market environment and then covers the markets for SME equity and debt products. In …

institutions, although tending to be small, are key intermediaries for SME loans, with a relatively strong focus on smaller SMEs …

crisis banks will remain the main external financing source for SMEs. Against this background SME securitisation (SMESec) can … financial intermediaries broaden their funding base, achieve capital relief and ultimately, increase their SME financing … SME segment showing low default rates. The reputation of the SME securitisation market segment is continuously improving …

This EIF Working Paper takes a holistic approach to investigate SME financing patterns in Europe by performing a … cluster analysis including 12,726 SMEs in 28 European countries. The results reveal that SME financing in Europe is not … homogenous but that different financing patterns exist. The cluster analysis identifies six distinct SME financing types: mixed …

/failures – either as temporary effects or as fundamental structural deficiencies. To identify and analyse these issues, SME Access to … intended to be a toolbox encompassing good practices and providing practical guidance to perform ex-ante SME finance market …