A new asset class
for institutional investors.

Institutionals

Helping institutional investors lend to European SMEs at scale.

  • Strong coverage of the European SME market:

    Fueled by our technology and presence in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany.

  • Solid and scalable credit assessment:

    Built around our experienced local credit teams and made fast and simple thanks to our technology.

  • Transparent loan servicing:

    Managed by a skilled & local team with specific knowledge of each market to ensure efficiency.

Investments that have a powerful impact on society.

Lending directly to SMEs creates a tangible impact on the European economy.

Investments that have a powerful impact on society.

Lending directly to SMEs creates a tangible impact on the European economy.

  • Investors have unlocked the growth of more than 4,000 small and medium sized companies across Europe since the start of October in 2015.
  • The ecosystem that investors are supporting through the SMEs they are financing, represents more than €25 billion of cumulated annual turnover.
  • More than 90,000 jobs across Europe have been reinforced thanks to direct lending to SMEs.

A unique European community of lenders.

Retail and institutional investors work hand in hand to finance the growth of European SMEs.

A unique European community of lenders.

Retail and institutional investors work hand in hand to finance the growth of European SMEs.

  1. Once a project is accepted by October’s credit committee and published on our platform, institutional investors automatically finance 51% of the amount of the projects.
  2. The remaining 49% is then proposed to private lenders for a set period of time. At the end of the subscription period, any unsubscribed amount will be automatically allocated to institutional investors.
  3. This process guarantees 100% funding for our borrowers and provides great portfolio diversification for institutional investors.

A financial vehicle designed to boost diversification.

Our institutional investors lend to European SMEs through October’s debt investment funds.

A financial vehicle designed to boost diversification.

Our institutional investors lend to European SMEs through October’s debt investment funds.

  • So far, we have raised more than €318 million across 3 funds, invested in more than 650 SMEs from all industries and based in 4 European countries.
  • Our funds benefit from the European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) label, created by the EU to sustainably support the real economy.
  • ELTIFs have specific investment restrictions, diversification rules, and limited leverage.
  • October’s funds are managed by October Factory, our wholly owned asset management company, regulated by the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF).

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These solutions are reserved for professional investors under the MIFID II sustainability initiative. Your request will be processed by October Factory, a wholly owned subsidiary of October SA, a portfolio management company approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) under the registration number GP-16000030.

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October factory has not yet implemented a specific policy to follow environmental, societal or governance criteria.

Our compensation policy is available on request at [email protected].