COOPFIN was set-up in the 1990’s, following a public-private agreement between the cooperative business associations (partners of the company) and the Sardinia Region. Sardinia Region provided COOPFIN 30 Million EUR to support cooperatives with loans and equity. Established in Sardinia, COOPFIN is currently the only MFI specialized in the cooperative market at the national level.

This good practice has as objetive to reinforce the asset of small cooperatives through the financing and contribution from its members.