VENTURE CAPITAL:
This venture Capital is managed by ICICI Prudential Assets Management Company Ltd
This venture Capital is managed by ICICI Prudential Assets Management Company Ltd
FUND
DETAILS:
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Fund Size
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Rs 500 Crore with
additional Rs 500 Cr Optional
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Target Return
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NOT PROVIDED.
However, Gross IRR of
22%-27% Expected as another fund managed by them already yielded in this
range
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Hurdle Rate
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10% Pre-Tax
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Min Invest.
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Individual:
INR 30 Lac
Insti.
Investor: INR 50 Lac
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Initial Draw Down
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30% of the fund
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Draw Down
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1+ 1 Year after final
closing in two tranches- 30% & 40%
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Management Fee
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2%
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Performance Fee Ratio
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10% with 100% catch up
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Upfront Cost/ Set up Fee
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2%, if Invest. > Rs 50
Lac
2.5%, if Invest. < Rs 50
Lac
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Investment Horizon
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Long Term-
Min 4 Yrs (Max 6 Yrs)
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FUND FACTS:
- The objective of this venture Capital is “Structured/ High yield financing in real estate aiming for superior risk-adjusted returns.
- Contemplated investment in top 7 cities of India- Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Kolkata.
- Investment Preference for under construction residential projects with visibility of cash flows- Mainly with start-up companies/ projects.
- Dedicated team with Average Experience of approx 20 Years and active support of ICICI Bank.
INVESTMENT HYPOTHESIS:
- Restrictive financing options available to developers provide opportunity for better returns.
- Regulatory hurdles: RBI regulations restrict bank financing for land acquisition; developers forced to use internal reserves and private market Borrowings.
- Muted bank lending: Banking sector’s exposure towards commercial real estate lending in India reduced from 23.2% in June 2011 to 4% in June 2012.
- Lower realizations: Slowdown in unit absorption forcing developers to give steep discounts for projects under construction.
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS:
- Not more than 25% Fund exposure in any city other than Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and National Capital Region (NCR)
- Not more than 25% Fund exposure in a single deal
- Up to 70% or higher investment in structured / high yield transactions, up to 30% investment in deals with equity kicker
VENTURE CAPITAL ANALYSIS:
The Venture Capital
Fund is expected to invest in real estate in 7 cities/ municipal region on
project basis with reputed developers. They
are focusing on initial project finance i.e. for new land acquisition/ starved
start-up projects. Investment managers are expecting that the restriction, to
not finance developers for land acquisition/ initial project start-ups, imposed
by RBI on banks and slowdown in unit absorption create opportunities for
participation with reputed developers in well located projects.
AS per ‘Master Circular On Housing Finance’ dated
July 1, 2011, banks are not permitted to extend fund
based or non-fund based facilities to private builders for acquisition of land
even as part of a housing project. This is a major concern for developers
to start new projects or to continue soft lunched projects and developers has
already started looking for other sources of funds. This is has created a very
big opportunities for Venture Capitals and especially to those who are backed
by a very big financial institutions/ Banks like ICICI Bank in this case.
This is a long
term fund having investment horizon of 4 (+1+1) i.e. Max 6 years after final
closing. Fund manager has not set target return but their previous assignments
have yielded gross IRR of approx 22-27% which they may achieve considering
market condition.
RISK: Venture Capital
is a closed ended fund and there is no direct exit option.