AIB, Foresight launch SME Impact Fund with EUR 75m target
Ireland-based financial services firm AIB has appointed Foresight Group to manage AIB Foresight SME Impact Fund; the vehicle has a EUR 75m target and will invest in Ireland and Northern Ireland-based SMEs.
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