The North West Fund is now fully invested, having supported more than 440 businesses with over £153 million of investment. The Fund has leveraged a further £170 million in private sector finance, together with an additional £20 million in public sector funding, bringing the total investment to over £340 million. When it was launched, The Fund was one of the largest public sector funds of its kind in Europe and the largest in the UK. Financed jointly by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and the European Investment Bank (EIB), The North West Fund provided debt and equity finance from £25,000 - £2 million to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the North West of England.