Archive · 5 Jun 2025
Omnivore Settles Sebi Case Over Fund Closure Delay
Imagine a special investment fund that had a deadline to close, but it took too long to sell everything.
The company managing the fund had to pay a fine of about 1.5 million rupees because they missed the deadline by eight months.
The money was paid to the government agency in charge of investments to settle the issue.
The fund was supposed to finish everything by a certain date, but it took longer, so the company had to resolve the problem.
Omnivore settled a case with Sebi for delayed fund winding up.
The settlement involved a payment of Rs 14.62 lakh.
The delay was eight months past the fund's maximum permitted tenure.
Sebi found a breach of Venture Capital Fund norms.
The fund was originally registered with Sebi on June 1, 2011.
- Who
- Omnivore India Capital Trust and Omnivore Capital Management Advisors, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
- What
- Omnivore India Capital Trust and its advisor settled a regulatory case with Sebi.
- When
- The actual winding-up happened on December 3, 2024.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- Due to an eight-month delay in liquidating the fund's investments after the maximum permitted tenure expired.
- Settlement Fee
- Rs 14.62 lakh
- Delay in Winding Up
- Eight months
- Fund's Final Close
- January 16, 2014
- Maximum Permitted Tenure Expired
- January 16, 2024
- Actual Winding Up Date
- December 3, 2024
- Fund Registration Date
- June 1, 2011