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# EU Commission and EIF invest EUR 30 million in Sienna defence SME fund
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-17-eif-sienna-defence-equity-investment/
- Published: 2025-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:52.000Z
- Description: The European Commission and the European Investment Fund committed EUR 30 million as a cornerstone investor in Sienna Hephaistos, the first private credit fund financing only European defence SMEs and midcaps.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission DG DEFIS press release, 17 September 2025](https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/defence-equity-facility-commission-and-european-investment-fund-invest-eu30-million-sienna-2025-09-17%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** The announcement does not disclose the fund's total size or which companies will receive loans.

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