Morning Glory Capital Advisors

Funds managed

Fund nameAsset ClassLicense
Morning Glory TrustSMESEBI AIF Cat 1

About the AMC

  • Incorporated in 2017
  • Aunali Rupani was CIO- Currently, he isn’t working with them.

Media

Title: Morning Glory Capital Advisors closes first tranche of Rs 10, Source: Timesofindia, Date: 15 June 2018

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/morning-glory-capital-advisors-closes-first-tranche-of-rs-100crore-sme-growth-fund/articleshow/64605181.cms

Morning Glory Capital Advisors LLP has closed its first tranche of Rs 25 crore as a part part of its large Rs 100 crore AIF (Alternative Investment) SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) Growth Fund, to invest in SMEs which are listed or proposed to be to be listed on SME stock exchanges.
The final closing of the fund will be done within a year of the initial initial closing of the fund. The tenor of the fund is for seven years from the date of final closing plus two extensions of one year each.

The fund is being sponsored by Kamal Kothari, managing director, Guiness Corporate Advisors. The focus of the fund would be to find good companies having a turnover of Rs 25 crore and above. The maximum number of  companies in the portfolio would be 20-35, with the ticket s size of the investment ranging between Rs 3 crore and Rs 5 crore.
“We have identified a couple of good and large SME companies, which have been listed and are going to deplo y our funds in these companies,”Bansal said”.

Title: Morning Glory Capital raises ₹27 cr through SME growth fund, Source: Thehindubusinessline, Date: 15 June 2018

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/morning-glory-capital-raises-27-cr-through-sme-growth-fund/article24175043.ece

Plans second round of fund-raising after investing in the present one

The sign of revival in the economy has boosted investors’ interest in SME-focussed funds. Morning Glory Capital Advisors LLP has recently closed its first tranche of ₹27 crore as part of its ₹100-crore AIF SME Growth Fund. The fund will invest in SMEs which are listed or proposed to be listed. The tenor of the fund is for seven years from the date of final closing plus two extensions of one year each.

Manish Bansal, member of the investment committee, told BusinessLine that investors are very bullish on SME companies and the fund managed to mop up ₹27 crore in less than 100 days.

“We will invest the entire money in three-four months and go for the second round after showcasing the kind of returns that one can expect,” he said.

Other investment committee members include Dr Nilesh Khare and Kamal Kothari. The focus of the fund would be to find good companies having turnover of ₹25 crore and above, with a maximum number of portfolio entities to 20-35 companies with ticket size of ₹3-5 crore in each portfolio entity. Pantomath Sabrimala Investment Managers LLP recently raised about ₹40 crore to invest in SMEs listed on the exchange platform.

Start-up centred

There are about 500 SEBI-registered alternate investment funds which focusses mainly on start-ups and large-size deals. There is a kind of vacuum when it comes to investment in SME companies, particularly the companies that are looking for growth capital through listing on the SME platform.

Small and medium enterprises had raised about ₹2,155 crore through IPOs last fiscal which was an over two-fold jump from the previous fiscal. A total of 148 companies got listed with IPOs worth ₹2,155 crore in the last fiscal, compared to 80 firms which took to the IPO route to garner ₹810 crore in 2016-17.

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