Monday, May 16, 2016

SEBI regulations governing foreign investment in units issued by REITs, InvITs and AIFs

It has been decided, in consultation with the Government of India, to allow foreign investment in the units of Investment Vehicles registered and regulated by SEBI or any other competent authority. At present, Investment Vehicle will include the following:

  • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  • Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)
  • Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)
Further, unit shall mean beneficial interest of an investor in the Investment Vehicle and shall include shares or partnership interests.
  • Downstream investment by an Investment Vehicle shall be regarded as foreign investment if either the Sponsor or the Manager or the Investment Manager is not Indian 'owned and controlled' as defined in Regulation 14 of the Principal Regulations.
  • In case the sponsors or managers or investment managers are organized in a form other than companies or LLPs, SEBI shall determine whether the sponsor or manager or investment manager is foreign owned and controlled.
  • In case the sponsors or managers or investment managers are organized in a form other than companies or LLPs, SEBI shall determine whether the sponsor or manager or investment manager is foreign owned and controlled.
  • The extent of foreign investment in the corpus of the Investment Vehicle will not be a factor to determine as to whether downstream investment of the Investment Vehicle concerned is foreign investment or not.
  • Downstream investment by an Investment Vehicle that is reckoned as foreign investment shall have to conform to the sectoral caps.

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