Investors in some of the credit funds run by Franklin Templeton's India unit may have to wait over five years to fully recoup their money, the asset manager said in an email to investors.
The email and attached documents, which were seen by Bloomberg and confirmed by the company, laid out the latest timeline for scheduled cash flows. The timing could wind up being sooner, as any sale of the underlying assets in the frozen funds in the secondary market and prepayments or accelerated payments made by issuers of debt in the funds would quicken the payout, according to the documents.
The development is the latest turn after the company shut six debt schemes last month in the country's biggest-ever fund freeze, which triggered shock waves in local credit markets.
It may take more than five years for the company to return the entire amount invested in four of the funds, according to the documents. Investments in the two remaining funds may be returned within five years, they showed.
The fund manager had previously said it is seeking investor approval to liquidate the six debt schemes.
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