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height="21" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr><!-- row 10 --> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><img name="FwShim_Row_9" src="images/shim.gif" width="1" height="40" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> </td> <td colspan="2" width="437"> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="2" width="554"> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Funds &gt; SME Growth Fund</font></b></font></p> <center> </center> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SME GROWTH FUND</font></h3> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Venture Funds are recognized globally as the most suitable form of providing risk capital to innovative and high technology businesses. In order to meet the venture capital needs of SME units and enable them to achieve rapid growth by taking advantage of opportunities in the emerging sectors, SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd. has set up <b>SME GROWTH FUND</b>. The fund has a targeted corpus of Rs.500 crore with a life of 8 years. </font> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> <br> SME GROWTH FUND is registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) as a Venture Capital Fund and has been structured as a unit scheme to make primarily equity or equity-related investments in the growth oriented businesses having significant business activity in India. The Fund seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for its contributors through long-term capital appreciation.&nbsp;</font> <h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">INVESTMENT FOCUS</font></h3> <p class=MsoBodyText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>SME GROWTH FUND</b> s focus is to invest in unlisted entities in the small and medium enterprises in manufacturing as well as services sector as also businesses providing infrastructure or other support to SMEs. The Fund may also invest very selectively in listed entities, to take advantage of attractive opportunities in growing companies.</font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The Fund will typically invest in companies at early stage as well as in second round financing for those with a track record of proven technology or business model and opportunities for growth and earnings.</font></p> <p style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>SME GROWTH FUND</b> will focus at wide range of growth sectors, such as life sciences, retailing, light engineering, food processing, information technology, infrastructure related services, healthcare, logistics and distribution, etc.</font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>MODE OF INVESTMENT </b></font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>SME GROWTH FUND</b> provides financial assistance primarily by way of equity or equity-linked capital investment. It shall also endeavor to provide mentoring support and other value addition to enable the funded companies to achieve rapid growth and achieve / maintain their competitive edge in domestic and international markets. </font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The Fund will seek a strategic stake in the funded companies with board representation and other rights as venture capital investor.</font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>INVESTMENT CRITERIA</b></font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify'><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><b>SME GROWTH FUND</b> is looking for investment in projects offering potential for attractive growth and earnings. Key criteria for project selection are  </font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify;'> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&#151;&nbsp; <b></b><b>Strong and committed core team: </b>The Fund will look for businesses managed by a team with a demonstrated performance track record, commitment and energy.</font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify;'> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&#151;&nbsp; <b></b><b>Growth potential:</b> The Fund will like to invest in promising businesses having potential for sustainable high growth.</font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify;'> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&#151;&nbsp; <b></b><b>Long-term competitive advantage: </b>The Fund will prefer to invest in innovative business operations with a sustainable competitive advantage.</font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify;'> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&#151;&nbsp; <b></b><b>Viable business plan: </b>The venture should have a viable business plan which offers above average profitability leading to attractive return on investment.</font></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify;'> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&#151;&nbsp; <b>A Clear exit plan: </b>The Fund, being of limited life, will seek to invest in ventures offering a strategy for clear exit within a reasonable time period. The exit could be by way of IPO, offer for sale, merger and acquisition or sale to a strategic or a financial investor.</font><b></b></p> <p class=DefaultText style='text-align:justify;'> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">&#151;&nbsp; <b>The fund is presently in the divestment stage. </b></font><b></b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/navbar.lbi" --> <table width="465" border="0" height="132"> <tr> <td width="460"> <div align="left"></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="26" width="460"> <div align="left"> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="svc-01r.htm" target="_top"><font size="1" color="#0000FF">About Us</font></a></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF" size="1"> | <a href="svc-02f1r.htm" target="_top">Funds </a>| <a href="svc-020101.htm">Portfolio</a> | <a href="svc-04r.htm" target="_top">SVCL - Your Partner</a> | <a href="svc-05r.htm" target="_top">What's New</a> | <a href="svc-06r.htm" target="_top">FAQs</a> |<a href="mailto:info@sidbiventure.co.in"><br> Contact Us</a> | <a href="sitemapr.htm" target="_top">Site Map</a> </font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF" size="1"><br> Copyright &copy; SIDBI VC. 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