Speaker on “AIF / Performing Credit” at 7th Treasury Management India Summit held on 23rd & 24th May 2023. Spoke on Private Credit / Performing Credit Opportunity in India and its benefits to the Corporates and the country's financial system.
3. As the Opportunities have dried up in the stressed space (GNPA have reduc
ed to ~6% as of Mar-22) the focus has shifted to Performing Credit
AIF’s / have emerged as a significant source of
financing to businesses not funded by Banks / NBFC’s.
Stressed
Assets
Performing
Credit
There are more than 1,000
registered AIF’s in India
4. Performing / Private Credit Market Opportunity in India…
Performing Credit & Real Estate
$70 bn
Stressed Assets
$30 bn
‘Unrated’ to ‘A’ rated
Corporates
borrowings is
currently at ~
US$ 100 bn.
Performing Credit/real estate
credit and stressed/distressed
credit put together to provide
an addressable market
opportunity of $100 billion
over the next 5 to 6 years.
As India grows to
become a $5 tn economy
it needs to add $2 - 2.5
trillion in credit to support
this growth.
Credit in India remains
a long-term structural
opportunity with a
CAGR of 15% p.a.
5. AIF’s AUM
4,387
5,119
10,538
Investments Made Funds Raised Commitments
Raised
(Amount in US$ mn)
35,507
39,233
80,170
Investments Made Funds Raised Commitments
Raised
FY17 FY22
Investments Expected to touch US$ 50 bn by end of Mar-24
6. Types of AIF’s Operating in India and their share
Invest in economically and socially viable start-ups and Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) through Venture Capital Funds (VCFs), Angel Funds,
Social Venture Funds, and Infrastructure Funds.
Invest primarily in viable equity and debt securities – Private equity funds,
funds for distressed assets, real estate funds, debt funds, and fund of funds
Focuses on earning short-term returns through diverse or complex
trading strategies.CAT III includes hedge funds and private investment
in public equity funds (PIPE).
8%
70%
22%
Category
I
Category
II
Category
III
7. Yield on Performing / Private Credit
Performing Credit IRR – 12% to 18%
Stressed Asset IRR – 18% to 24%
Minimum Ticket Size – US$ 5-8 mn
8. Good credit is a rare commodity…..…?
Stressed Asset
Funding
Performing Credit
(No to Low Rating)
Regular Bank
Funding
Stressed
Asset
Good
Credit
23%
18% 12%
9. Challenges in AIF Funding
03
01
04
02
Identification of Good
Business / Promoters
Corporate Governance
Scale / Size of
the transaction
Tracking Performance
NBFC’s started focusing on Retail and also Corporate Funding credit standards were enhanced in line with the Banks to due to increased regulatory pressure. Funding was restricted to “A” rated corporates.