Northern Arc Investment Managers
Northern Arc Investment Managers is a thematic credit-fund manager built around financial inclusion and underserved Indian borrowers. Its AIF and PMS strategies use the Northern Arc ecosystem for origination, underwriting and monitoring across microfinance, affordable housing, small-business, vehicle, agribusiness and corporate finance.
At a glance
- Founded
- 2014
- Footprint
- Chennai
- Stage
- Performing credit to financial intermediaries
Research profile
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Investment lens
Northern Arc Investment Managers uses a performing credit to financial intermediaries approach across NBFCs, MFIs, HFCs, SME lenders.
Current evidence
Northern Arc’s FY2025–26 fund-management disclosure reports INR 3,092 crore of AUM, more than INR 15,000 crore deployed, six exited funds, and actual returns above target across the six disclosed vehicles. The manager also names its current Investment Managers leadership and continues to run thematic performing-credit funds through NAIM.
Strategy
Performing credit to financial intermediaries
Sector focus
NBFCs, MFIs, HFCs, SME lenders
Current signal
Northern Arc’s FY2025–26 fund-management disclosure reports INR 3,092 crore of AUM, more than INR 15,000 crore deployed, six exited funds, and actual returns above target across the six disclosed vehicles. The manager also names its current Investment Managers leadership and continues to run thematic performing-credit funds through NAIM.
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