Archimede Guarantee

Support your strategic investments in Italy with a guarantee covering up to 70%* of the financing. The Archimede Guarantee facilitates access to funding (from accredited financial institutions) for infrastructure and productive projects with a significant economic, social or environmental impact.

Who is it for

  • Companies with registered office in Italy, including Italian subsidiaries of international groups, as well as companies headquartered abroad with a permanent establishment in Italy
  • Non-SMEs, as defined by EU Recommendation 2003/361/EC – also at group level
  • Investors in infrastructure and productive projects carried out in Italy, in one of the following areas:
    • Infrastructure (including social infrastructure)
    • Industrial, technological and digital innovation
    • Transition to a clean and circular economy, and sustainable mobility
    • Climate change adaptation and mitigation, environmental and climate sustainability and resilience
    • Industry
    • Local public services


 

Benefits

  • SACE's guarantee reduces your bank's capital absorption and can support lending even where its country or group exposure is limited.
  • Long-term perspective: guarantee tenor up to 25 years, aligned with the duration of the underlying investment
  • Boost your group's industrial presence in Italy
*The coverage percentage depends on the project’s impact and additionality, as well as on the financing structure.