PRESS RELEASE : creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft: Amsterdam Trande Bank provides EUR 40 mn debt funding for creditshelf platform

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creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft: Amsterdam Trande Bank provides EUR 40 mn debt funding for creditshelf platform 
2021-01-19 / 07:30 
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AMSTERDAM TRADE BANK PROVIDES EUR 40 MN DEBT FUNDING FOR CREDITSHELF PLATFORM 
  . Important expansion of debt financing base on the creditshelf platform 
  . Additional strategic investor uses creditshelf's lending platform as powerful access tool to the German market for 
    SME loans 
  . Debt capital of EUR 40 mn from the collaboration enables creditshelf to meet loan demand from German SMEs even more 
    efficiently 
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, January 19, 2021 ? creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft, the leading credit platform for digital 
SME finance in Germany, expands its investor base and gains Amsterdam Trade Bank as a new strategic investor. The 
company is thereby strengthening its debt financing base on the creditshelf platform and laying the foundation for 
further growth. 
Amsterdam Trade Bank, part of Alfa Bank Group, is now funding loans to German SMEs via the creditshelf platform. The 
bank is the next strategic institutional lender that has decided to cooperate with creditshelf. Among others, BNP 
Paribas Asset Management and the European Investment Fund, already signed on as financing partners on the creditshelf 
platform in 2020. The European Investment Fund acts as anchor investor for the creditshelf Loan Fund. Together with 
Amsterdam Trade Bank they complement the existing lender base, mainly consisting of insurance companies, asset managers 
and pension funds. 
The debt capital of initially EUR 40 mn made available within the framework of the collaboration with the Amsterdam 
Trade Bank enables creditshelf to react even more efficiently to the loan demand from German SMEs. For creditshelf, 
this marks another milestone in the implementation of a primarily institutional funding strategy. Especially 
institutional lenders value professional structures, a sustainable risk approach as well as a transparent and 
successful history of their partners. creditshelf will continue to arrange and coordinate all steps along the value 
chain - from customer acquisition to underwriting, structuring, and servicing the loan. 
Matt Kus, Head of SME Credit Origination at Amsterdam Trade Bank, comments on the collaboration: "We are very pleased 
to enter into this partnership with creditshelf and enable the support of the German Mittelstand. We selected 
creditshelf because of their successful track record of lending to SMEs in Germany and their ability to maintain growth 
in a highly competitive environment whilst being prudent at the same time. As one of the most institutionalized credit 
platforms in Europe, creditshelf was the clear choice as an ideal partner in launching our SME focused activities in 
Germany." 
Dr. Daniel Bartsch, founding partner and Chief Operating Officer of creditshelf, elaborates on the importance of the 
collaboration: "It makes us proud that in such a special time we were not only able to launch our first loan fund, but 
that we are able to welcome Amsterdam Trade Bank as another strategic financing partner with substantial financing 
power. Amsterdam Trade Bank is an experienced lender and through our platform we can offer market access in Germany as 
well as the necessary experience to lend to German SMEs. This is a strong signal for our established financing partners 
and SME clients. Successful platform business thrives on diversity and competition on both sides of the platform and is 
the basis of further growth". 
Dr. Tim Thabe, founding partner and CEO of creditshelf, adds: "We are very pleased that we were able to convince 
Amsterdam Trade Bank of our professional work and sustainable risk approach. I strongly believe that digital SME 
finance will become significantly more important in Germany. This offers not only attractive opportunities for lenders, 
but also urgently needed, additional financing options for SMEs. Therefore, I believe that this is exactly the right 
moment to enter the market." 
Corporate Communications: 
creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft 
Jan Stechele (CPO) 
Birgit Hass (Leiterin PR) 
Mainzer Landstraße 33a 
60329 Frankfurt 
Tel.: [phone] 
[e-mail] 
www.creditshelf.com 
Investor Relations: 
creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft 
Fabian Brügmann (CFO) 
Maximilian Franz (Investor Relations Manager) 
Mainzer Landstraße 33a 
60329 Frankfurt 
Tel.: [phone] 
[e-mail] 
www.creditshelf.com 
ABOUT CREDITSHELF 
www.creditshelf.com 
creditshelf is the leading credit platform for digital SME finance in Germany. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in 
Frankfurt am Main, the company arranges bank-independent, flexible financing solutions via a constantly growing 
network. creditshelf combines complementary needs: While SME entrepreneurs can easily access attractive financing 
alternatives, institutional investors can invest directly in German SMEs and partners can support their clients as 
innovative providers of new credit solutions. The core of creditshelf's business model is a unique, data-driven risk 
analysis and unbureaucratic, fast and digital processes. Thereby, creditshelf covers the entire value chain: its 
platform is used to select suitable credit projects, analyze the creditworthiness of potential borrowers, and provide 
credit scoring as well as risk-adequate pricing. For these services creditshelf receives fees from both borrowers and 
investors. 
creditshelf has been listed in the Prime Standard Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2018. The experts in 
the creditshelf team offer many years of experience in SME financing and are trusted partners and visionaries for the 
entrepreneurship of tomorrow. 
ABOUT AMSTERDAM TRADE BANK 
Amsterdam Trade Bank is a Dutch bank with a 26 year track record of funding European businesses. As part of its mission 
to support the European small businesses, it seeks to provide funding to the strongest, most effective, prudent SME 
originators across Europe. Amsterdam Trade Bank has been active in the German market since 2006. 
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Language:     English 
Company:      creditshelf Aktiengesellschaft 
              Mainzer Landstrasse 33a 
              60329 Frankfurt/Main 
              Germany 
E-mail:       [e-mail] 
Internet:     www.creditshelf.com 
ISIN:         DE000A2LQUA5 
WKN:          A2LQUA 
Listed:       Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, 
              Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange 
EQS News ID:  1161420 
 
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