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The Reserve Bank s December circular prohibiting regulated entities such as NBFCs from investing in AIFs having downstream investments either directly or indirectly in a debtor company of the entities had stressed investors. The rules also required entities to liquidate their investment within 30 days from the date of downstream investment or make 100% provision.
In December 2023, the RBI had restricted banks and NBFCs from investing in AIFs, which have downstream investments in debtor companies. It said if banks or NBFCs had investments in AIFs, they were given 30 days to liquidate their holdings or make 100% provisions against them.
The introduction of liquidation scheme for alternative investment funds (AIFs) by market regulator Sebi provides an additional avenue for managers and investors to derive the maximum value for unliquidated investments, experts said on Sunday.
The regulator, on June 15, amended rules to permit AIFs to launch a liquidation scheme. Sebi, last week, laid out the modalities for launching the scheme and in-specie distribution to investors.