NORTHERN ARC INVESTMENT MANAGERS TRUST I

Northern Arc Investments

About Company

Northern Arc Group’s fund management vertical is called The Northern Arc Investments. In 2014, Northern Arc Investments was set up, since then has grown to be India’s leading and renowned debt fund manager. They are managing about 2000 crores in investor commitments. Northern Arc Investments facilitates investments that attempt to guarantee a possible and feasible access-to-finance for companies and businesses with a capable track record in increasing access to financial services in India. Northern Arc Investments’ investment strategy focuses on creating impact-oriented and returns-focused investments in various critical, inclusive theme sectors and areas. Northern Arc Investment has a strategy according to which they keep reviewing and identifying new sectors and areas. These sectors include microfinance, affordable housing, small business loans, vehicle or automobile loans, agri-business loans, and corporate loans and finance. The earlier stated approach helps them grow and expand and progress on achieving their longstanding mission. Northern Arc Investments aims to cater to India’s unserved and underserved population with easy, reliable, feasible, and sustainable access to finance. Since 2014, they have worked towards gaining knowledge and expertise in identifying and presenting long-lasting and sustainable solutions to the problems faced by their clientele via their funds. Northern Arc Investments provides investors with various investment strategies with varying time limits and tenures over 3.5 years to 10 years. They also offer liquidity preferences in which they provide regular coupon pay-outs and bullet payments. Northern Arc Investments is known for consistently and constantly delivering much above their targeted returns. They also understand the importance of meaningful and realized Reuters to the investor for sustaining impact creation. Northern Arc Investments always put the best interest of their investors as their prime focus. They stick to and follow the highest standards of fiduciary responsibilities. They also have ongoing and active management of investment portfolios. Northern Arc Investments is known for its transparent reporting on returns. They are also famous for building a few structures keeping their market and clientele compared to other similar organizations.

Category: AIF Category II

Investment Philosophy

Northern Arc’s philosophy is defined by “impact-oriented yet returns-focused” investing. They operate on the premise that meaningful social impact—specifically expanding access to finance for the underserved—is sustainable only when it generates robust financial returns for investors.

  • Financial Inclusion Focus: They invest in companies that demonstrate a track record of increasing the penetration of financial services among underbanked or unserved populations in India.

  • Key Sectors: Their primary investment themes include:

    • Microfinance

    • Affordable Housing Finance

    • Small Business (MSME) Loans

    • Vehicle Finance

    • Agri-business Loans

    • Corporate Finance

  • Risk-Adjusted Approach: They leverage the parent group’s deep sector expertise, proprietary data-backed risk models (such as “Nu Score”), and institutionalized due diligence processes to manage credit risk and ensure asset quality across market cycles.

  • Strategic Flexibility: They offer diverse investment structures, including varying tenures (3.5 to 10 years) and liquidity preferences (regular coupons vs. bullet payments) to suit institutional and high-net-worth investor requirements.

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