Government Approves Five (5) Proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Amounting to ₹ 6050.10 Crore Approximately

 S. No.

Item No

Name of the applicant

Gist of the proposal

Sector

FDI (in Rs. Crore)

1

5

M/s Sai Life Sciences Limited 

Approval has been sought for :-

Alpha TC Holdings Pte. Ltd to transfer its shares held in Sai Life to its WoS Alpha FDI Holdings Pte Ltd  and deletion of condition of compounding by the Reserve Bank of India imposed in the approval letter dated 14.08.2015

Pharma

Nil

2

8

M/s Health Media Publishing M/s Private Ltd

Approval has been sought for the transfer of its 99.90% shares currently held by Mr Ajit Patel, an NRI to Wellness Technology and Media Private Ltd, UK.

Print media

Nil

3

9

M/s Recipharm Participation B.V

Approval has been sought for :-

1. Incorporating a WoS in India, which will be engaged in the business of investing in other companies.

Pharma

1050

2. Making downstream investment through the WoS (as mentioned above) in an existing pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Nitin Lifesciences Limited, by buying out shares from the promoters thereby increasing foreign equity to 74%.

4

11

M/s Buimerc Core Investments Private Limited

Approval has been sought by M/s Buimerc Core Investments Private Limited for transferring of 100% equity shares of NRI investors and Resident Investors to Buimerc Corporation FZE.

CIC

0.10

5

16

M/s Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

Approval for fresh equity infusion of up to ₹ 5000 Crores under FDI Route by QIBs through Qualified Institutional Placement under Chapter VIII (QIP) of SEBI ICDR Regulations on a Private Placement basis for the expansion of the business.

Pharma

5000

 S. No.

Item No

Name of the applicant

Gist of the proposal

Sector

1

1

M/s Gulf Quarry General Trading F.Z.C.

Approval has been sought for investment in a new factory in Amritsar for crushing of gypsum rocks to make gypsum powder, manufacturing of gypsum board etc in an Indian company which is yet to be incorporated.

Mining

2

2

M/s International Asset Reconstruction Company Private Limited

Approval has been sought for purchase of its shares by KKR India Reconstruction Pte. Ltd, Singapore, thereby increasing the foreign equity from 58.75% to 78.96%.

Financial services

3

4

M/s Raheja QBE General Insurance Company Limited 

approval for transfer of  23% shares currently held by Prism Cement Limited to QBE Asia Pacific Holdings Limited, Hong Kong, thereby increasing the foreign shareholding in the company from 26% to 49%.

Insurance 

4

10

M/s   Equitas Holdings Private Limited  

Approval has been sought by M/s Equitas Holdings Private Limited for undertaking an IPO in accordance with the provisions of the SEBI ICDR 2009. The Issue comprises a fresh issue and an offer for sale of Equity Shares by certain existing shareholders to eligible non-resident investors including FIIs/FPIs/NRIs.

CIC

5

13

M/s HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Private Limited

Approval has been sought for: - 
I. Merger of the FIPB approval letter of even no FCII 229(1994)/300(1994) dated 13.05.1994 (read along with 18 amendments) and Approval letter of even no FC II 160(2005)/157(2005) dated 21.06.2005.

II. Incorporating a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WoS) which will act as a trustee company to HSBC Mutual Fund. 
III. HSBC InvestDirect Financial Services(India) Limited[WoS of HSBC Invest Direct (India) Ltd] to engaged into additional activities

NBFC

6

17

M/s Holcim (India) Private Limited

Approval sought by M/s Ambuja Cements Ltd., for the acquisition of 24% shares in its holding company, Holcim (India) Pvt Ltd from the latter’s holding company M/s Holderind Investments Ltd (NR) and subsequent reverse merger through a share swap.

Investing

 S. No.

Item No

Name of the applicant

Gist of the proposal

Sector

1

7

Mr. Mokeme Chiwetal Izuchukwu, Nigeria

Approval has been sought to set up a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in India for Cash & Carry Wholesale Trading/Wholesale Trading (Including sourcing from MSEs).

LLP

2

12

M/s Lanarth Developers Private Limited

Approval has been sought by Lanarth Developers Private Limited for the extension of period of redemption for 10,80,000 (11.25%) Preference shares of ₹ 100/- issued to its existing foreign shareholder Baniyas International Private Limited  maturing on March 30, 2015 by three years i.e. on and upto March 30, 2018

Construction

 S. No.

Item No

Name of the applicant

Gist of the proposal

Sector

1

 06

M/s Elanco India Private Limited

Approval has been sought for further foreign investment of USD 5 million to 10 million over the next 2 to 3 years from its existing shareholders (via a rights issue) i.e. M/s Elanco Nederlands Holding B.V and M/s Lilly Nederlands Holding B.V  at regular intervals in tranches.

Pharma

2

14

M/s Datamark Prodapt India BPO Private Limited, Chennai

The approval has been sought  for change into its designated partner who has acquired 0.02% of shares of the company resulting change into the shareholding pattern of the company

LLP

3

15

M/s Volvo Asset Finance lndia Pvt Ltd

An NBFC has proposed to offer operating lease to its customers, for which company has been advised to seek FIPB approval.

NBFC

S. No.

Item No

Name of the applicant

Gist of the proposal

Sector

1

3

M/s MPC Rhine River Limited

(i)         Sell and transfer its shareholding in AKME Rhine River Projects Private Limited to a third party buyer, whether resident or non- resident, whether directly or indirectly, and/or

(ii)       Transfer the construction development project being undertaken by AKME Rhine River Projects Private Limited to a third party buyer, whether resident or non- resident without any further requirement of Government approval upon identification of the third party buyer.

Construction