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Emerging Credit Alternative Investment Trust

Cat II · Managed by Edelweiss Alternatives

Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.

Overview

About

Emerging Credit Alternative Investment Trust (IN/AIF2/23-24/1327) is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund registered in August 2023 and managed by EAAA India Alternatives Limited (formerly Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors Limited; CIN: U67190MH2008PLC182205). It is one of two sibling trusts (alongside Emerging Credit Investment Trust, IN/AIF2/23-24/1354) under the same MGR_00280 manager registration, both functioning as onshore pooling vehicles for the ISAF III (India Special Assets Fund III) strategy — Edelweiss Alternatives' flagship special situations and distressed credit platform. EAAA India Alternatives Limited manages 15+ SEBI-registered AIFs across real assets, private credit, and special situations strategies from its registered office at Edelweiss House, Off C.S.T. Road, Kalina, Mumbai 400098.

Investment philosophy

EAAA India Alternatives Limited (Edelweiss Alternatives) manages capital across real assets and private credit strategies, with a focus on special situations including distressed corporate credit, asset reconstruction, structured credit, and pre-IPO opportunities in India. The ISAF III (India Special Assets Fund III) strategy targets companies in financial or operational distress where Edelweiss can provide structured capital solutions, operational support, and strategic repositioning — generating equity-like returns from credit-entry positions. The broader Edelweiss Alternatives platform emphasises proprietary deal sourcing, deep credit underwriting, and active portfolio management.

Team4

Navin Sambtani

Fund manager

Fund Manager, ISAF III / India Special Assets Fund III

Navin Sambtani is a co-fund manager for the ISAF III strategy at Edelweiss Alternatives.

Kriti Ghosh

Fund manager

Fund Manager, ISAF III / India Special Assets Fund III

Kriti Ghosh is a co-fund manager for the ISAF III strategy at Edelweiss Alternatives.

Amit Agarwal

Chief Executive Officer

Amit Agarwal is the Chief Executive Officer of our Company. He has been associated with our Company since April 1, 2017. He is responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of investment and creating exit strategies in several assets under Private Credit business vertical and has also been instrumental in fund raising efforts for funds in our Company. He has completed his bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Lucknow. He is also an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Pricewaterhouse Coopers Private Limited and Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited and certain of our Promoter Group entities.

Aishwarya Bowalekar

Compliance / SEBI Contact Person

Aishwarya Bowalekar is the SEBI-registered contact person for Emerging Credit Alternative Investment Trust (IN/AIF2/23-24/1327).

Registration

SEBI registration

SEBI-registered

SEBI registration no.IN/AIF2/23-24/1327

RegisteredAug 2023 (3 years ago)

Valid untilPerpetual

Contact personAishwarya Bowalekar

AddressEdelweiss House, Off C.S.T. Road, Kalina, Mumbai 400098, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400098

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