Investing in special situation and private credit opportunities in India and the Asia Pacific region.
Catalyst Alts focuses on identifying and investing in special situation and private credit opportunities across India and the broader Asia Pacific region, aiming to deliver attractive risk adjusted returns while navigating the complexities of these dynamic financial landscapes. Backed by more than 50 years of collective investment, structuring and risk management expertise with a deep understanding of the Indian and Asia-Pacific markets across credit cycles. SC Credit Fund I, established as a joint venture between Catalyst and Samena Capital, provides secured and structured private financing solutions, focused on balancing risk/reward by extending credit to companies in India. The senior team has invested over US$1.0 billion across a diverse range of sectors and market cycles, specifically focusing on opportunities within India and the broader Asia Pacific region.
Siddharth Bhargava
Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering (IIT Roorkee), MBA (IIM Ahmedabad)
Siddharth is the Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer for Catalyst Alts which was previously established as SC Credit, a joint venture for alternative credit investing with private equity firm Samena Capital. He has over 20 years of investing experience in India and the Asia Pacific region. Prior to launching SC Credit Fund in 2017, he was heading India credit trading and managed the non-Japan Asia illiquid investments for Asia Credit Trading at Goldman Sachs Asia, Hong Kong since 2008. He was a Director with the Principal Credit Group (US$4.0 billion AUM) at Merrill Lynch and D.B. Zwirn & Co, a New York headquartered ~US$6.0 billion global credit and special situations fund, focusing on investments in India and South East Asia. He started his career with ANZ Investment Bank in India and London and subsequently joined ABN Amro in Hong Kong focused on M&A in the telecoms, media and technology sectors. Siddharth holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering with honours from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Suraj Warrier
Co-Founder & Managing Director
B.Tech (IIT Delhi), MBA (IIM Ahmedabad)
Suraj is the Co-Founder & Managing Director for Catalyst Alts which was previously established as SC Credit, a joint venture for alternative credit investing with private equity firm Samena Capital. Suraj has been managing the investments of SC Credit Fund and the operations of the Investment Manager since 2017. He has more than 25 years of investment banking and structured finance experience in India having senior roles at Motilal Oswal Financial Services, GE Capital Services and Rabo India Finance, Mumbai. In these roles, he engaged in structuring and syndicating acquisition financing, project financing, asset-based lending, securitisation and structured credit transactions across sectors. He started his career with CRISIL India (owned by Standard & Poor's). Suraj holds a Bachelors of Technology degree from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
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Nazia Ahmed
Chief Financial Officer
Chartered Accountant (ICAI), Certified Associate (IIBF), Bachelor of Commerce (Mumbai University)
Nazia Ahmed is the Chief Financial Officer for Catalyst Alts, formerly known as SC Credit. She has over 20 years of finance and operations experience. Previously she held the position of Director - Finance & Operations for the SC Credit Fund in Mumbai. This fund was a joint venture with the Dubai based private equity firm Samena Capital. She led teams across global offices in Dubai, India, and Mauritius, providing financial and operational support for the credit platforms. Nazia spent 6 years as Senior Finance & Operations Manager at Samena Capital Investment Limited in Dubai. There, she handled group consolidation, regulatory and management reporting for the investment manager and advisors within the Samena Capital Group. She also managed operations for one of their private equity funds. Nazia started her career with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC in Mumbai, as Team Leader in their Global Finance Services Function, managing financial and management reporting for entities in Germany, Austria, France, and the UK. Nazia is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is a Certified Associate with the India Institute of Banking and Finance and holds Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.
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