What is a ‘Foreign Institutional Investor’?, full_html

An entity established or incorporated outside India which proposes to make investment in India and which is registered as a FII in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (Foreign Institutional Investor) Regulations 1995. For more information, click here. , full_html

What are the limits of FII/FPIs Investment in securities in India?, full_html

Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) may in terms of Schedule 2 and 2A of FEMA (Transfer or Issue of Security by Persons Resident Outside India) Regulations, as the case may be, respectively, invest in the capital of an Indian company under the Portfolio Investment Scheme which limits the individual holding of an FII/FPI below 10% of the capital of the company and the aggregate limit for FII/FPI investment to 24% of the capital of the company. This aggregate limit of 24% can be increased to the sectoral cap/statutory ceiling, as applicable, by the Indian company concerned through a resolution by its Board of Directors followed by a special resolution to that effect by its General Body and subject to prior intimation to RBI. The aggregate FII/FPI investment, individually or in conjunction with other kinds of foreign investment, will not exceed sectoral/statutory cap. , full_html

Who is a Foreign Venture Capital Investor (FVCI)?, full_html

FVCI refers to an investor incorporated and established outside India, which is registered under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Venture Capital Investor) Regulations, 2000 {SEBI (FVCI) Regulations} and proposes to make investments in accordance with FDI Regulations. For more information, click here. , full_html

What are investment vehicles?, full_html

Investment Vehicle is an entity registered and regulated under relevant regulations framed by SEBI or any other authority designated for the purpose. For the purpose of Schedule 8 of FEMA 20(R), an Investment Vehicle is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) governed by the SEBI (REITs) Regulations, 2014, an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIt) governed by the SEBI (InvIts) Regulations, 2014 and an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) governed by the SEBI (AIFs) Regulations, 2012. It does not include a Venture Capital Fund registered under the erstwhile SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996. For more information, click here. , full_html

What is an Angel Investor?, full_html

"Angel investor" means any person who proposes to invest in an angel fund and satisfies one of the following conditions, namely, Net tangible assets of at least INR 2 cr excluding value of his principal residence, and who: has early stage investment experience, or has experience as a serial entrepreneur, or is a senior management professional with at least ten years of experience A body corporate with a net worth of at least INR 10 cr, or An AIF/ VCF registered under these regulations. For more information, click here. , full_html

What is the meaning of Angel Fund?, full_html

"Angel fund” is a subcategory of Venture Capital Fund under Category I Alternative Investment Fund that raises funds from angel investors and invests in accordance with the provisions of AIF Regulations. , full_html

What is Fund of Funds?, full_html

Fund of Funds, in general parlance as gathered from publicly available sources is an investment strategy of holding a portfolio of other investment funds rather than investing directly in stocks, bonds or other securities. In the context of AIFs, a Fund of Fund is an AIF which invest in another AIF. Please refer to link for more information. , full_html

What is 'debt fund'?, full_html

Debt fund is an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) which invests primarily in debt or debt securities of listed or unlisted investee companies according to the stated objectives of the Fund. These funds are registered under Category II. In this regard, it is clarified that, since Alternative Investment Fund is a privately pooled investment vehicle, the amount contributed by the investors shall not be utilised for purpose of giving loans. Please refer to section 2(1)(i) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 at link for more information. , full_html

In which legal forms can an AIF be set up?, full_html

An AIF under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 can be established or incorporated in the form of a trust or a company or a limited liability partnership or a body corporate. Most of the AIFs registered with SEBI are in trust form. Please refer to section 2(1)(b) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 at link for more information. , full_html

What is the limit specified under AIF regulations for number of investors?, full_html

No scheme of an AIF (other than angel fund) shall have more than 1000 investors. (Please note that the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 shall apply to the AIF if it is formed as a company). In case of an angel fund, no scheme shall have more than two hundred angel investors. However, an AIF cannot make invitation to the public at large to subscribe its units and can raise funds from the sophisticated investors only through private placement. Please refer to section 4(b), 10(f) and 19E(4) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 at the link for more information , full_html

Can Venture Capital Funds registered under the repealed SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996 seek re-registration under SEBI (AIF) Regulations?, full_html

Venture Capital Funds (VCFs) registered under the repealed SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996 ("VCF Regulations") may seek reregistration under SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 subject to approval of two-third of their investors by value of their investment. As against other applications for registration as Category I- VCFs who have to pay INR 5 lakhs as registration fees, VCFs registered under the VCF Regulations are required to pay INR 1 lakh only as re-registration fees. Please refer to section 3(2) and second schedule of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 at link for more information. , full_html

What are Category I AIFs?, full_html

AIFs which invest in start-up or early stage ventures or social ventures or SMEs or infrastructure or other sectors or areas which the government or regulators consider as socially or economically desirable and shall include venture capital funds, SME Funds, social venture funds, infrastructure funds and such other Alternative Investment Funds as may be specified. Please refer to section 3(4)(a) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 at link for more information. , full_html

What are Category II AIFs?, full_html

AIFs which do not fall in Category I and III and which do not undertake leverage or borrowing other than to meet day-to-day operational requirements and as permitted in the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012. Various types of funds such as real estate funds, private equity funds (PE funds), funds for distressed assets, etc. are registered as Category II AIFs. Please refer to section 3(4)(b) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 at link for more information. , full_html

What are Category III AIFs?, full_html

AIFs which employ diverse or complex trading strategies and may employ leverage including through investment in listed or unlisted derivatives. Various types of funds such as hedge funds, PIPE Funds, etc. are registered as Category III AIFs. Please refer to section 3(4)(c) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 at link for more information. , full_html

Foreign Institutional Investment in India - Financial Investors Initiative

Financial Investors Initiative

Capitalising on a resurgent India

Snapshot

PE/VC investments in India reported at $39 billion with over 1208 deals in CY2023.

India continues to maintain its allure, evident from the ~$5B in planned fund-raises announced in 2023 by domestic/India-only funds that are 20%–50% larger vs. prior vintages

$ 387.16 Bn
Private-equity flow from 2014-2023
1208
Deals in 2023
129 k+
DPIIT Recognised Startups in India
8.2%
Est. real GDP growth (2023-24)

Recent Investments

May 29, 2023
ADB, India sign $141.12 mn loan for industrial corridor development in Andhra Pradesh.
May 28, 2023
CCI approves proposed merger of Credit Suisse Group AG with UBS Group AG.
Mar 28, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of shareholding of JM Baxi Ports and Logistics Limited by HL Terminal Holding B.V.
Mar 28, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of share capital of NSPIRA Management Services Private Limited .
Mar 15, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of METRO Cash and Carry India Private Limited by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited.
Mar 15, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of 100% of equity share capital of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited and Kudgi Transmission Limited, by Epic Concesiones Private Limited and Infrastructure Yield Plus II, respectively.
Mar 15, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of sole control of Meritor by Cummins.
Feb 23, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of 100% of issued and outstanding share capital and sole control of VGP Holdings LLC by Gateway Velocity Holding Corp.
Feb 17, 2023
CCI approves proposed acquisition by Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited of target assets from Jaiprakash Associates Limited and its associate.
Feb 15, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of certain equity share capital of LT Foods Limited by SALIC International Investment Corporation.
Feb 14, 2023
CCI approves combination involving acquisition of up to 100% shareholding in R Systems International Limited by BCP Asia II Topco II Pte. Ltd.
Feb 14, 2023
CCI approves acquisitions of commercial real estate assets by Nexus Select Trust.
Feb 14, 2023
CCI approves consolidation of HPM Business of LANXESS AG and DEM Business of Koninkiljke DSM N.V. under Zehnte LXS GmbH, a JV HoldCo of Platin 2170 GmbH & LANXESS.
Feb 13, 2023
CCI approves proposed acquisition of upto 25% shareholding in HPPL by National Investment and Infrastructure Fund and proposed merger of HIPL into HPPL.
Feb 13, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of 20% equity share capital of Keimed Private Limited by Ms. Shobana Kamineni through Prime Time Logistics Technologies Private Limited.
Feb 10, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of 100% equity and preference shares of Lanco Anpara Power Limited by Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited.
Feb 10, 2023
CCI approves acquisition of Huntsman International’s textile effects business by Archroma Operations S.à.r.l.
Nov 22, 2022
FPIs invested a net sum of INR 30,385 crore in equities during November 1-18, 2022.
Nov 07, 2022
Reliance Industries is set to acquire German retailer METRO AG's Cash & Carry business in India in a deal estimated at around 500 mn euros.
Nov 07, 2022
JM Financial PE leads Rs 95 cr investment in Silveredge Tech.
Jul 25, 2022
L&T to sell 8 roads, transmission project to Edelweiss fund for Rs 7000 crore. Read More
Jul 22, 2022
India Inc signs over 1,100 deals worth over $ 104 billion in first half of 2022. Read More
Nov 03, 2021
Paytm raises $1.1 billion from anchor investors in India’s blockbuster IPO. Read More
Aug 31, 2021
PayU acquires Billdesk for $4.7 bn in one of the largest Indian fintech deals. Read More
Jul 15, 2021
Aqgromalin raises INR 5.5 crore in funding led by Zephyr Peacock India Growth Fund. Read More
Jul 02, 2021
Direct-to-consumer fresh meat and seafood brand Licious has raised $192 million in a Series F funding round led by Singapore-based investment firm Temasek and PE firm Multiples. Read More.
May 10, 2021
Private equity major Blackstone Group acquired Embassy Industrial Parks at INR 5,250 crore from Warburg Pincus and Embassy Group in the largest yet logistics and warehousing deal in the country. Blackstone will become the country's largest warehousing space landlord with over 40 million sq ft logistic parks in assets. Read more
May 05, 2021
A group of 5 IIT Kanpur alumni have started a fund-raising drive on a social media platform to buy oxygen concentrators which they will donate to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments for distribution in hospitals. ‘Breathe India’ initiative, has raised more than INR 3 cr in a week. Read More
Jan 13, 2021
CoinSwitch Kuber raises $15 mn in funding from Ribbit Capital, Paradigm, others. The company is going to utilise the funds to enhance product, security, compliance and tech capabilities, and build a brand with a view to be the leading cryptocurrency investment platform for Indian users. Read More
Jan 11, 2021
Zupee raises $10 million funding from WestCap, Matrix Partners India. Read More
Jan 08, 2021
TVS Capital closes Fund III, raises INR 1,550 cr. Read More
Jan 05, 2021
Cred raises $81 million from DST Partners, others at $800 million valuation, buys back ESOPs. Read More
Nov 23, 2020
Byju's raises $200 mn in fresh funding; valuation surges to $12 bn. Read More
Nov 18, 2020
Peer-to-peer livestock trading platform Animall has raised $5.9 Mn in Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital. Read More
Nov 13, 2020
Zomato has raised $195 mn in funding from six investors including Luxor, Kora and Steadview, valuing the online food ordering platform at $3.6 billion. Read More
Nov 12, 2020
Alternative credit platform BlackSoil has raised INR 110 crore through its first close for its maiden secured AIR strategy BlackSoil India Credit Fund (BICF). Read More
Nov 03, 2020
Insurtech startup Fedo has raised $1 mn in its pre-Series A funding round led by Unicorn India Ventures and a clutch of investors including former Max Bupa managing director & CEO Ashish Mehrotra. Read More
Oct 19, 2020
Canadian asset manager Brookfield is acquiring 12.5 million square feet of rent-yielding offices and co-working spaces from RMZ Corp. for $2 bn.
Oct 07, 2020
SAIF Partners has planned to raise $400 million for its new India-dedicated fund, according to a filing with US securities market regulator SEC.
Jul 01, 2020
Ten prominent investors including ADIA, TPG, PIF, KKR and Mubadala, invested US$15bn into Reliance Jio. Read more
Jun 06, 2020
Emami Group sells solar business to Canada’s Brookfield. Read more
Apr 29, 2020
KKR expands India portfolio acquiring five solar assets. Read more
Mar 23, 2020
CureFit raises funding from Temasek led round. Read more
Feb 11, 2020
Qatar Investment Authority acquires Adani Electric. Read more
Feb 06, 2020
CDPQ and Piramal Asset Management Pvt. Ltd have floated a US$300mm private credit financing platform. Read more
Dec 25, 2019
GIC invests in IRB Infrastructure Trust, receives first tranche. Read more
Dec 16, 2019
Reliance Jio tower assets sold to Canada's Brookfield. Read more
Dec 05, 2019
GIC, CPPIB, Australian Super investment in NIIF. Read more
Nov 25, 2019
Paytm raises funding from T Rowe Price led round. Read more
Nov 21, 2019
Cube Highways wins third TOT bundle from NHAI. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
PremjiInvest, Warburg Pincus- SBI General Insurance. Read more

Industry Scenario

Infrastructure emerged as the leading sector, attracting $11.6 Bn in PE/VC investments, followed by real estate with a record-high investment of $8 Bn.
Investments in the financial services sector totalled $6.4 Bn across 161 deals.
Healthcare investments reached a record ~$5.1B in 2023, led by large-scale multi and single-specialty provider deals. Biggest deal being TPG and Temasek’s investment of ~$2B in Manipal hospitals.
The technology sector recorded PE/VC investments totalling $3.7 Bn.
The PE/VC investments in the EV segment stood at ~$1B in 2023, where OEMs drove 70%+ of EV deal value with increasing EV penetration.

Growth Drivers

Demographics, Demand, and the Consumer Powerhouse
With over 600 Mn young people (18-35 years) and a surging per capita GDP(growth rate up from 2.4% in FY 2021 to 6.6% in FY 2024) has increased income and household spending which has nearly doubled in a decade($2.1Tn).
India as the next manufacturing hub
Manufacturing’s share of GDP currently stands at 17% (expected to reach 25% by 2025) and the "Make in India" and Production linked incentive scheme ( PLI ) have been a strategic game-changer, positioning India as a magnet for established and emerging companies.
The Digital Innovation Engine
Surging past credit and debit cards, UPI dominates merchant payments. Over 117 billion UPI transactions, valued at $2.16 Tn, swept India in FY 2023. The internet's influence, with its constant information flow, has reshaped products and services.
India's infrastructure boom
India boasts a vast infrastructure overhaul: 2nd-largest road network (6.7 Mn km), 4th-largest railway system globally, and port capacity at 2691 MTPA.
Healthy Banking sector
The Indian banking sector’s asset quality improved during 2022-23 and 2023-24, with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) declined to 3.0%, the lowest recorded value in a decade.
Complementing Macro factors
FY 23-24 has shown favourable movements in the macro economic factors for the investors. India’s current account deficit (CAD) declined sharply to 1.0% of GDP and Inflation rate eased to 4.85% on an annual basis.

Industry trend

NOTES-

Infrastructure sector accounted for one third of all the private capital invested in India followed by financial services.
The area in the tree-map is proportional to the deal amounts
On hovering on the area, the tree-map will showcase the no. of deals and major highlights/transactions.
All numbers are in US$bn
Others include sectors like Education, Food, Entertainment, Telecom, Logistics and Retail & Consumer

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Industry Highlights

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Highways bundles
100%

Tax exemption
$0.211 Mn

Revenue per km

NHAI’s Total Asset Monetization Program Crosses $11.97 Bn since the start of the national monetization pipeline in 2021.
The Indian Government has appreciated this requirement and proposed continuity of the tax exemption to qualifying investments made before March 2025 (original tax exemption was restricted to investments made before 31 March 2024).
Government of India disinvested 10% of its shares in IREDA as IPOs.
International Ltd., NLC India Ltd., Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. – Major Disinvestments in FY 2023-24 as OFS.
Modes of Investment- FDI, FVCI, FPI, REITs, INvits, AIFs.

Major Investors

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Desktop research for building India investment strategy
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What is a ‘Foreign Institutional Investor’ ?

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What are investment vehicles?

Investment Vehicle is an entity registered and regulated under relevant regulations framed by SEBI or any other authority designated for the purpose. For the purpose of Schedule 8 of FEMA 20(R), an Investment Vehicle is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) governed by the SEBI (REITs) Regulations, 2014, an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIt) governed by the SEBI (InvIts) Regulations, 2014 and an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) governed by the SEBI (AIFs) Regulations, 2012. It does not include a Venture Capital Fund registered under the erstwhile SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996.

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What is an Angel Investor?
"Angel investor" means any person who proposes to invest in an angel fund and satisfies one of the following conditions, namely,
- Net tangible assets of at least INR 2 cr excluding value of his principal residence, and who:
  has early stage investment experience, or
  
  has experience as a serial entrepreneur, or
  
  is a senior management professional with at least ten years of experience
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- An AIF/ VCF registered under these regulations.
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In which legal forms can an AIF be set up?

An AIF under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 can be established or incorporated in the form of a trust or a company or a limited liability partnership or a body corporate. Most of the AIFs registered with SEBI are in trust form.

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What is the limit specified under AIF regulations for number of investors?

No scheme of an AIF (other than angel fund) shall have more than 1000 investors. (Please note that the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 shall apply to the AIF if it is formed as a company). In case of an angel fund, no scheme shall have more than two hundred angel investors. However, an AIF cannot make invitation to the public at large to subscribe its units and can raise funds from the sophisticated investors only through private placement.

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What are Category I AIFs?

Category I of the Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) include funds which invest in start-up, early stage ventures, social ventures, small & medium enterprises (SME), infrastructure or other sectors or areas which the Government or regulators consider as socially or economically desirable.

It shall include venture capital funds, SME funds, social venture funds, infrastructure funds and such other AIF.

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What are Category II AIFs?

Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) which do not fall in Category I and III and which do not undertake borrowing other than to meet day-to-day operational requirements and as permitted in the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 are Category II AIF.

Various types of funds such as real estate funds, private equity funds, funds for distressed assets, etc. are registered as Category II AIF.

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Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs), which employ diverse or complex trading strategies and may employ leverage including through investment in listed or unlisted derivatives. Various types of funds such as hedge funds, PIPE Funds, etc. are registered as Category III AIFs.

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