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SEBI’s Co-Investment Vehicle Proposal for AIFs and Its Concerns

21 May 20251 min read
BANKING & FINANCESEBI’s Co-InvestmentVehicle Proposal forAIFs and Its Concerns21 May 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

SEBI’s 9 May proposal would let investors co-invest with an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) through a Co-Investment Vehicle (CIV) instead of Portfolio Management Services (PMS).

Key facts

  • CIVs stay within the AIF framework, avoiding PMS or SPV duplication.
  • Each has its own PAN, demat and bank account.
  • Exempt from sponsor commitment and from diversification norms when co-investing with the AIF in one company.

Concerns

  • Exit: no early exit and no stay beyond AIF tenure.
  • Governance: contractual rights replace statutory safeguards in conflicts.
  • Tax: treatment as an Association of Persons may mean losing pass-through benefits and double taxation.
  • Accredited investors only; extra accounts burden General Partners.

Exam angle

  • CIV replaces the PMS route; AOP = Association of Persons.

Test yourself

1. SEBI's Co-Investment Vehicle plan aims to replace which route for AIF co-investments?

CIVs would replace the PMS route within the AIF ecosystem.

2. Which type of investors can invest in the proposed CIVs?

CIVs are restricted to accredited investors.

3. Under SEBI's CIV proposal, what does each CIV need separately?

Each CIV needs its own PAN, demat and bank accounts.

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