Legal basis: Article 13 of the Interim Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Private Investment Funds The following investors are regarded as qualified investors:
(1) Social security funds, enterprise annuities and other pension funds, charitable funds and other social welfare funds;
(2) An investment plan established according to law and filed with the fund industry association;
(3) Private equity fund managers who invest in the private equity funds managed by them and their employees;
(4) Other investors as stipulated by the 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, if investors who meet the requirements in Items (1), (2) and (4) of this article invest in private equity funds, it is no longer necessary to check whether the final investors are qualified investors and calculate the number of investors together.