Guarantee

IB.SH Agricultural Guarantee

Securing investment loans in the agricultural sector of Schleswig-Holstein through a default guarantee of up to 80%. Guarantee amount up to €1 million; applications possible at any time.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Schleswig-Holstein
Company size: SME
Funding amount: up to €1,000,000
Funding rate: 80%
Project duration: 120 months

Funding objective

Securing existing and future credit commitments of full-time agricultural enterprises and SMEs with privileged biomass plants in Schleswig-Holstein through a default guarantee of up to 80 percent to enable investments and create or secure jobs.

Eligible expenses

  • Investments in inventories
  • Investments in livestock assets
  • Investments in receivables
  • Investments in fixed assets

Non-eligible expenses

  • Pure repayment of existing bank liabilities

Eligible to apply

  • Companies

Funding requirements

  • Full-time agricultural enterprise in Schleswig-Holstein
  • SMEs with privileged biomass plants
  • Company must not be in difficulty
  • Company must have been operated intact and healthy in the last three years

Documents required for application

  1. Application for assumption of an IB.SH agricultural guarantee
  2. Approved credit proposal/resolution with obligation presentation
  3. Positive debt service calculation
  4. Collateral statement including valuation
  5. Asset statement with tax return and assessment
  6. Current annual financial statement and balance sheet analysis
  7. Balance sheet classification of the last three annual financial statements
  8. Planned figures under changed conditions
  9. Identity card of the economically acting person
  10. Current commercial register excerpt
  11. Overview of corporate structure (organizational chart)
  12. For biogas plants: substrate composition and production key figures

Evaluation criteria

  • Creditworthiness and rating
  • Securing and creating jobs
  • Sound economic conditions

Description

The IB.SH Agricultural Guarantee supports full-time agricultural enterprises and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with privileged biomass plants in Schleswig-Holstein in the realization of their investment projects. Through a default guarantee of up to 80% for existing and future credit commitments, financing risks can be significantly reduced. Guarantee amounts of up to €1 million are possible, and applications can be submitted at any time via the house bank. The maximum guarantee term extends up to 120 months with a consistent guarantee profile and at least semi-annual repayments. With this instrument, the Investment Bank Schleswig-Holstein creates financial leeway for investments in inventories, livestock assets, receivables, and fixed assets, thereby contributing to securing and creating jobs in the region’s agricultural sector.

Only companies with sound economic conditions that have demonstrably been managed healthily over the past three years are eligible for funding. Companies in difficulty as well as pure refinancing of existing bank liabilities are excluded. Evaluation criteria include creditworthiness and rating, the economic stability of the enterprise, and the potential for job security and creation. Required for the application are, among other things, an approved credit proposal with obligation presentation, a positive debt service calculation, current annual financial statements, and an overview of collateral. The IB.SH Agricultural Guarantee is aimed at agricultural enterprises and operators of privileged biomass plants in Schleswig-Holstein who wish to sustainably shape their growth while simultaneously strengthening regional value creation. This offer from the Investment Bank Schleswig-Holstein combines public funding with standard banking credit criteria to secure investment prospects in the long term.

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