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Guidelines on overseas investments and other issues/clarifications for AIFs/VCFs
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....(AIFs) registered with SEBI. 2. In this regard, it is specified as under: A. Overseas Investment by Venture Capital Funds (VCFs) registered under SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996 (now repealed) a. VCFs registered under erstwhile SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996 are permitted to invest in Offshore Venture Capital Undertakings which have an Indian connection upto 10% of the investible funds of a VCF in terms of the SEBI circular no. SEBI/VCF/Cir no.1/98645/2007 dated August 09, 2007. b. SEBI has received several representations from the industry that there has been, in recent times, an increased interest of Indian entrepreneurs outside India. Many Indian entrepreneurs have been setting up th....
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....nture/undertaking investment abroad by NBFCs, where more than 50% of the funds of the VCF has been contributed by a single NBFC. v. The VCFs desirous of making investments in offshore venture capital undertakings shall submit their proposal for investment (in the attached format at Annexure) to SEBI for its prior approval. B. Overseas Investment by Alternative Investment Funds a. Under Regulation 15(1)(a) of AIF Regulations, "Alternative Investment Fund may invest in securities of companies incorporated outside India subject to such conditions or guidelines that may be stipulated or issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the Board from time to time." b. In this regard, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide its A.P.(DIR Series)....
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....vailability in the overall limit of USD 500 million. vii. In case an AIF who is allocated certain investment limit, wishes to apply for allocation of further investment limit, the fresh application shall be dealt with on the basis of the date of its receipt and no preference shall be granted to it in fresh allocation of investment limit. viii. The AIF shall have a time limit of 6 months from the date of approval from SEBI for making allocated investments in offshore venture capital undertakings. In case the applicant does not utilize the limits allocated within the stipulated period, SEBI may allocate such unutilized limit to other applicants. ix. These investments would be subject to Notification No. FEMA120/RB-2004 dated July 7, ....
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....ledgement is received from the investor for such receipt. iv. ensure scheme-wise segregation of bank accounts and securities accounts. v. not make any exaggerated statement, whether oral or written, either about their qualifications or capability to render investment management services or their achievements. c. The AIF, manager, trustee and sponsor shall: i. act in the interest of unitholders of the AIF/scheme and not take any action which is prejudicial to the interest of the unitholders and not place the interest of the sponsor/manager/trustee of the AIF or any of their associates above the interest of the unitholders of the scheme/AIF. ii. maintain high standards of integrity and fairness in all th....