Fund Manager Profile
Nachiket Naik
Head, Structured Credit
Nachiket Naik is Head – Structured Credit at Axis Asset Management Company Limited and leads the firm's structured-credit investment strategy.
He joined Axis AMC in September 2024 and brings more than two decades of experience across corporate lending, structured finance and debt-market businesses.
Before joining Axis AMC, Naik was a founding member and Head of Corporate Lending at Arka Fincap and was also a co-founder of IREP Credit Capital.
His earlier experience includes roles with UBS, ABN AMRO, IL&FS and CARE.
He holds an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune, and a Bachelor of Engineering from MIT Pune.
His investment approach emphasises structured transactions, collateral quality, legal protections and disciplined risk management rather than simply pursuing the highest available yield.