Clarificatory guidelines on downstream investment by Indian Companies.

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..... an companies seeks to lay down and clarify about compliance with the Foreign investment norms on entry route, conditionalities and sectoral caps. The 'guiding principle' is that downstream investment by companies 'owned' or 'controlled' by non resident entities would require to follow the same norms as a direct foreign investment i.e. only as much can be done by way of indirect foreign investment .....

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..... ct foreign investment by one Indian company into another Indian company by way of subscription or acquisition in terms of Press Note 2 of 2009. Para 5.2 of the said Press Note provides the guidelines for calculation of indirect foreign investment with conditions specified in para 5.5. 3.4 'Investing Company' means an Indian Company holding only investments in another Indian company, directly or .....

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..... e relevant sectoral conditions on entry route, conditionalities and caps with regard to the sectors in which such companies are operating. 4.2.2 Operating-cum-investing companies: Foreign investment into such companies would have to comply with the relevant sectoral conditions on entry route, conditionalities and caps with regard to the sectors in which such companies are operating. Further, the .....

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..... m investments, for infusion of foreign investment into such companies, Government/FIPB approval would be required, regardless of the amount or extent of foreign investment. Further, as and when such company commences business(s) or makes downstream investment it will have to comply with the relevant sectoral conditions on entry route, conditionalities and caps. 6.0 For Operating-cum- investing c .....

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..... uld have to bring in requisite funds from abroad and not leverage funds from domestic market for such investments. This would, however, not preclude downstream operating companies to raise debt in the domestic market. 5.0 Para 11 of Press Note 3 of 1997 and Press Note 9 of 1999 stand deleted. These guidelines will be effective from the date of issue of this Press Note. FDI Policy announced vide .....

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