Private Credit Funds
Axis AMC to launch ₹2,000 crore private credit fund as demand surges
Fund III will target an initial corpus of ₹1,000 crore, with a green-shoe option of another ₹1,000 crore.
3 min read11 Dec 2025As regulatory changes step up lending competition in India, private credit could prove its mettle and thrive
Banks entering acquisition financing, overseas loans getting easier and other recent RBI enablers are converging to fuel credit competition in India. Where would this leave private credit? In a position to shake off its high-risk, high-cost image and shine through.
3 min read9 Dec 2025Private credit booms in India as firms seek faster, flexible capital
Domestic and global funds are racing to provide non-dilutive, flexible capital as companies seek faster financing and banks step back, while investors hunt steadier returns than equity can offer.
4 min read8 Dec 2025Motilal Oswal Alternates launches ₹3,000 crore maiden private credit fund
The fund has a six-year tenure with a three-year deployment period and has attracted capital from family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals, along with institutional investors.
3 min read27 Nov 2025Ascertis Credit eyes $1 billion for latest private credit fund
Ascertis Credit's fourth fund has already raised $520 million in its first close from a diverse mix of existing and new institutional investors, family offices, and HNIs.
2 min read18 Nov 2025Mint Explainer | RBI unveils draft norms for bank M&A financing: What it means for corporate buyouts
The RBI's draft guidelines cap leverage, funding share, and eligibility for acquisition financing, reshaping how banks can participate in India's booming M&A market.
5 min read25 Oct 2025Saudi fund bets on private credit with $3 billion plan amid Riyadh's efforts to diversify economy away from oil
Saudi Venture Capital is overhauling its $3 billion investment strategy, aiming to allocate half of it towards private credit and equity. This shift is in response to increasing financing needs among Saudi SMEs and aligns with the kingdom's goal to diversify its economy away from oil.
2 min read22 Oct 2025HNIs, UHNIs can bet on private credit for higher yields
Earlier, only foreign funds would chase private-credit deals, but now domestic capital is aiding the market's growth, thanks to alternative investment funds, or AIFs.
2 min read29 Aug 2025Can diversifying into alternative investments help investors navigate market volatility? LGT Wealth's Vislavath explains
LGT Wealth India's CIO of Alternatives, Rajini Vislavath, sheds light on how diversifying into alternative investments helps investors navigate market volatility. India's alternative investment market is projected to grow to $2 trillion over the next decade.
3 min read1 Jul 2025Andy Mukherjee: Foreign money has rushed in where local lenders fear to tread
There's a gap in the Indian market for private credit that foreign players have boldly ventured to plug, but domestic lenders suspect these gap-fillers are mispricing risks. The collateral of a Shapoorji Pallonji deal is a case being talked about.
4 min read10 Jun 2025