NFO Alert: Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund Launches Business Conglomerates Fund, Know Minimum Investment Amount, Dates And More

NFO Launch: Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund on September 1, 2025, announced the launch of the Baroda BNP Paribas Business Conglomerates Fund, designed specifically to channel investments into the country’s most prominent business groups. The New Fund Offer (NFO) opens on September 2, 2025, and will remain available until September 15, 2025.

The concept is straightforward, though the execution requires skill. India’s conglomerates operate across dozens of sectors with scores of listed companies. Choosing the ones likely to generate long-term value is not a trivial task. This scheme proposes to solve that problem by assembling a portfolio built on professional selection, diversification, and disciplined exposure. Investors can begin with as little as Rs 500 per month through a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), giving them entry into businesses that typically dominate conversations about India’s industrial backbone.

“The NFO of our Baroda BNP Paribas Business Conglomerates Fund will allow investors to own a part of multi-generational conglomerates with listed businesses in India,” said Sanjay Chawla, Chief Investment Officer – Equity, Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India Private Limited. He emphasised that conglomerates are positioned differently from standalone firms: their revenue streams are spread widely, their access to capital is easier, and their brand credibility ensures that even a new venture can begin with a head start.

The scheme is benchmarked against the BSE Select Business Groups Index. Rules are explicit: at least four conglomerate groups will be represented, with no more than 25 per cent of the fund’s net assets exposed to a single group. The fund will be managed by Jitendra Sriram (Senior Fund Manager) and Kushant Arora (Fund Manager & Research Analyst).

Sriram added a crucial point often overlooked by retail investors i.e. conglomerates are not static giants. They are restructuring themselves through demergers, value unlocking, family restructurings, and generational handovers. Each such move, he noted, has the potential to improve investment outcomes, sometimes dramatically.