Public Offering of Himalayan 80-20 Opens From Today; All information You Need To Know In One Place

Company Profile

The mutual fund scheme "Himalayan 80-20" is promoted by Himalayan Bank and managed by Himalayan Capital Limited. This is the first mutual fund of Himalayan Capital.

Himalayan Bank Limited, established in 1993 as a Joint Venture of Habib Bank Limited of Pakistan has been successfully reigning the banking industry since its inception. The bank holds the legacy of introducing various banking services for the first time in Nepal from the very beginning. Products such as Premium Savings Account, HBL Proprietary Card, and Millionaire Deposit Scheme besides services such as ATMs and Tele-banking were first introduced by HBL which was able to win customers’ hearts during that time. Since its establishment, the bank has been highly focused on innovative approaches and customer satisfaction. The bank started its journey from the Employees Provident Fund Building, popularly known as Sanchayakosh Building at Thamel, Kathmandu.

HBL has also been serving Nepali citizens living in the country and abroad through remittance services. Presently, HBL is the biggest inward remittance handling bank in Nepal. With its exclusive and proprietary online money transfer software – HimalRemitTM, HBL is among the top remittance service providers in Nepal having ties with financial institutions based in the Middle East, Gulf region, UK, Australia, USA, Japan, Israel, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Portugal, Spain and Hongkong. With respect to the Merger and Acquisition Policy introduced by Nepal Rastra Bank, Himalayan Bank Limited acquired Civil Bank Limited at a 100:80.28 swap ratio (A shareholder holding 100 scrips of CBL got 80.28 scrips of HBL) and commenced the joint operation as “Himalayan Bank Limited” from February 24, 2023. After the acquisition, the Bank has been happily serving its customers from a total of 189 Branch Offices, 20 Extension Counters, and more than 263 ATM Booths spread all over Nepal.

Following in the proud legacy of Himalayan Bank Limited which has stood as the leading Financial Institution of Nepal since its inception in 1993, Himalayan Capital Limited has been established to provide financial solutions in the same vein, carrying forward the promise of reliable and sustainable growth for its customers with regards to the ever-growing financial and capital markets of Nepal. Himalayan Capital provides all the financial services permissible under the prevailing Merchant Banker Regulations of Nepal, namely Securities Management (Issue, Underwriting, and Registrar), Investment and Portfolio Management, and Advisory.

About the issue:

Himalayan Capital Limited will be issuing its first-ever close-end mutual fund scheme "Himalayan 80-20" from today i.e. on 32nd Shrawan to 4th Bhadra, 2080. If not subscribed fully by the early closing date, the issue can be extended till Bhadra 15.

Out of 10 crore unit shares; 15% or 1.50 crore units worth Rs. 15 crores have been allocated to the fund sponsor Himalayan Bank Limited whereas the remaining 8.50 crore units will be issued to the general public from 32nd Shrawan.

"Himalayan 80-20" is a closed-end fund that will be traded in NEPSE. It has a maturity period of 10 years. Applicants can apply for a minimum of 100 units to a maximum of 10,000,000 units.

Offer Letter

Himalayan 80-20
Fund Size Rs. 1 Arba
Per Unit Price Rs. 10
Total Units 10,00,00,000
Fund Sponsor Himalayan Bank
Fund Manager and Depository Himalayan Capital 
Seed Fund by Himalayan Bank - 15% (units) 1,50,00,000
General Public (units) 8,50,00,000
Nature of Scheme Closed-end Fund
Minimum units to be applied  100
Maximum units to be applied 10,000,000
Issue open date 32nd Shrawan
Issue closing date (earliest) 4th Bhadra
Issue closing date (latest) 15th Bhadra

Supervisors of Himalayan 80-20:

S No. Name Profession
1 Rajib Kumar Giri MBA
2 Laxman Bahadur Basnet MPA/ MBA
3 Raj Kumar Bhattarai PHD
4 Tika Ram Rijal LLM
5 Bikash Kabariya CA

General Asset Allocation of the proposed scheme's portfolio:

S.N. Type of Instrument Normal Allocation (of Net Assets)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
1) Fixed income 15.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 7.00%
2) Debentures 15.00% 10.00% 10.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 7.00% 15.00% 15.00% 5.00%
3) Shares 62.00% 77.00% 72.00% 78.00% 83.00% 74.00% 69.00% 61.00% 60.00% 34.00%
5) Money at call and short notice 8.00% 3.00% 8.00% 7.00% 2.00% 11.00% 9.00% 9.00% 10.00% 54.00%
 Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Capital Structure of Himalayan Capital:

Authorized Capital  Rs. 20 Crores 
Issued Capital  Rs. 20 Crores 
Paid-Up Capital  Rs. 20 Crores 

Uses of Fund:

S. No. Particulars Amount
1 Government Bond Rs. 10.58 Crores
2 Commercial Fixed Deposit Rs. 1.16 Arba
3 Development Bank Fixed Deposit Rs. 31.74 Crores
4 Other Fixed Deposit Rs. 21.16 Crores
5 IPO and Corporate Debentures Rs. 31.74 Crores
6 Interest Receiving Deposits Rs. 11.13 Crores

Management Team:

Name  Position
Mr. Parmeshwar Pant CEO
Mr. Ram Prasad Bhattarai Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Sujan Ratna Bajracharya Head- Investment Banking
Mr. Nimesh Prasad Adhikary Head- Research Development, IT
CA. Mooja Manandhar Head- Corporate Advisory, Finance and Administrative

ICRA Rating of Himalayan Capital:

1. Himalayan Capital:

CRA Nepal has assigned the fund management quality rating of [ICRANP] AMC Quality 3 (pronounced ICRA NP Asset Management Company Quality Three) to Himalayan Capital Limited (HCL). The rating indicates adequate assurance of management quality.

Key Strengths:

  • Ownership profile.
  • Experienced fund supervisors and management team.
  • Regulatory support for the development of the MF industry and financial markets.

Key Challenges:

  • No track record in MF management.
  • A volatile operating environment could impact NAV trajectory.
  • Limited investment diversification avenues so far; are expected to gradually improve.
  • Developing stage of the mutual fund industry with moderate attraction among investors.
  • Limited investment diversification avenues so far; are expected to gradually improve.