Legal basis: Article 13 of the Interim Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Private Equity Funds The following investors are regarded as qualified investors: 1. Pension funds such as social security funds and enterprise annuities, and social welfare funds such as charitable funds; 2. Investment plans established according to law and filed with fund industry associations; 3. Private fund managers and their employees who invest in the private funds they manage; 4. Other investors as stipulated by China Securities Regulatory Commission.
In the form of partnership, contract and other unincorporated persons, if the funds of most investors are pooled to directly or indirectly invest in private equity funds, the private equity fund manager or private equity fund sales organization shall thoroughly check whether the final investor is a qualified investor and calculate the number of investors in a consolidated manner. However, investors who meet the requirements of items 1, 2 and 3 of this article invest in private equity funds, and it is no longer necessary to examine whether the final investor is a qualified investor, and the number of investors is calculated on a consolidated basis.