sebi:RA/JP/235-236/2017
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed on Noticees for violations of AIF Regulations and SEBI Circular
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 10
- Reg. 10(d)
- Reg. 15
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 2(1)(b)
- Reg. 2
- Reg. 2(1)
- Reg. 9(1)
Parties
- Noticee No. 1 (SMIT - Sponsor/Manager)
- Noticee No. 2 (Sponsor/Investment Manager of SMIT/IGOF)
Holding
The Noticees were found to have violated regulation 15(1)(c) of AIF Regulations (25% single-investee limit), regulation 10(d) (continuing interest of Sponsor/Manager), and SEBI Circular No. CIR/IMD/DF/7/2/015 (non-compliance with PPM investment limits and interest rate range), and were held liable for penalty under section 15HB of the SEBI Act.
Full text
Page 2 of 26 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER 2. SEBI had initiated adjudication proceedings and vide order dated February 09, 2017 appointed the undersigned as the Adjudicating Officer under section 15 I of the SEBI Act read with rule 3 of the SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Adjudication Rules’) to inquire into and adjudge under section 15 HB of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (hereinafter referred to as 'SEBI Act'), the violations of aforesaid provisions of AIF Regulations and SEBI Circular, alleged to have been committed by the Noticees.
Page 3 of 26 and quasi high yield debt instruments. The Noticee No. 2 is the Sponsor / Investment Manager of the SMIT / Fund.
Page 4 of 26 (iv) The minutes of the meeting of the Investment Committee of SMIT-IGOF dated June 26, 2015 (Annexure III of SCN) revealed that the Noticee No. 2 / Investment Manager informed the Investment Committee about Fund expecting approximately ` 1,340 cores towards repayment of principal and interest from the aforesaid companies / borrowers (except OSPIL), on or before June 30, 2015. The Noticee No. 2 also informed that the Fund has been recently launched and is in investment mode, therefore, it is advisable to explore the possibility of reinvesting the repayment proceeds by way of granting fresh debt facilities to other companies or it may also acquire portfolio of loan assets from other companies. The details of further loans made by SMIT –IGOF are as under: (After June 29, 2015) Name of the company Amount of loan: After redemption (` in crore) Essar Shipping Ltd. 152 Paradeep Steel Company Limited 5 Loop Mobile Holdings India Limited 299 Loop Telecom Limited 2 Essar Satvision Limited 24 Essar Oilfield Services India Limited 90 Essar Projects India Ltd. 222 Others 2 TOTAL 796
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