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Sundram High Yield Secured Real Estate Fund III

About Company

Sundaram Alternate Assets Ltd

Sundaram Alternate Assets Ltd. (SA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited (SAMC), which specializes in high-net-worth individuals’ investing needs (HNIs). SAMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sundaram Lending Limited, India’s largest non-banking finance firm. Under the Sundaram umbrella, there are two divisions: Sundaram Portfolio Managers (SPM) and Sundaram Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). Sundaram Alternates tailors solutions to assist you to achieve your long-term wealth-building goals, based on a foundation of trust. Our fund management team has over three decades of experience in the real estate and stock markets, and our strategies are based on cutting-edge industry standards, robust operational models, data-backed research, and transparency to give your money the edge it requires. Invest with the help of Join us and take the next step forward.

Category: AIF Category III

 

Fund Snapshot

Year of Inception June 2021
Number of Stocks 15-20
Investment Horizon 5 years
Fund Managers Sundaram Alternate Assets Limited (SA)

Investment Objective

  • The main investment objective of the Sundram High Yield Secured Real Estate Fund III is to undertake activities of a Category II AIF and invest in high yielding debentures and mezzanine securities (including equities), of Indian entities involved with real asset industries that may include (but not limited to) real estate (residential, commercial, retail), logistics (warehouses, supply chain facilities, data centers, etc.), hotels (including hostels, resorts) and healthcare facilities (hospitals, senior care homes, etc.). The investments will predominantly be backed by real estate. The instruments will be secured by monetizable assets, related cash flow streams and corporate guarantees, etc.
  • The Sundram High Yield Secured Real Estate Fund III’s investments will mainly focus on de–stressing / de–bottlenecking identified assets / corporate situations via a combination of refinancing existing financiers, last mile funding, rescue financing, acquiring distressed assets and restructuring them with the goal of realizing value and cash from such businesses and companies. The Fund will also seek to acquire portfolios of stressed / distressed assets / secondary debt securities / NCDs from stressed financiers as part of its investment strategy.

Sundram High Yield Secured Real Estate Fund III

A 5-year close-ended fund investing in high yielding debentures and mezzanine securities1 of Indian entities involved with real estate, logistics, hotels and healthcare businesses.

SENIOR SUNDARAM GROUP INVOLVEMENT IN THE BUSINESS – STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT

Harsha Viji (Promoter) currently Executive Vice Chairman, Sundaram Finance heading strategy & capital across the Group. Has actively managed the asset mgt. business as MD of Sundaram AMC. Handled strategy, JVs, new business for over a decade and a total of 21 years of experience including at PwC & McKinsey. Commerce graduate, CA & MBA from Ross, U Michigan.

M Ramaswamy has been with Sundaram Finance for over 30 years in various positions and is currently the CFO handling Treasury, Accounting, Taxation & MIS. On the boards of other Sundaram group companies. Also handles risk management & ALM at SF as well as Sundaram Home Finance. He is CA and was a member of Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Lakshminarayanan Duraiswamy is MD at Sundaram Home Finance. Prior, he was the COO of Sundaram AMC, He has been associated with the Group since 2009 and has a total experience of nearly three decades in credit, compliance and operations including at Citibank and GE Capital. He is a commerce graduate, qualified Cost Accountant and MBA (Loyola, Chennai).

 

Fund Manager

Harsha Viji

Harsha Viji

Mr. Harsha Viji is the Deputy Managing Director of Sundaram Finance Limited at the moment. He was formerly the Managing Director of Sundaram Asset Management Company and the Executive Director (Strategy & Planning) of Sundaram Finance. Mr. Harsha is a director on the boards of a number of businesses. Mr. Harsha has a total of 21 (twenty-one) years of experience in various roles with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Mckinsey & Company, and Sundaram Finance Limited.Mr. Harsha is a Commerce graduate, a Chartered Accountant, and a Master of Business Administration graduate of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Karthik Athreya

Karthik Athreya

Karthik Athreya was elevated to Managing Director of Sundaram Alternates in November 2025 after nearly a decade of heading the firm's Private Credit division. With over 26 years of experience in the financial services industry, he has been instrumental in making private credit a cornerstone of the firm’s growth strategy, overseeing the launch of seven private credit funds. Before joining Sundaram, he headed the India business for Clearwater Capital Partners, managing over $1 billion in investments across secured lending, restructurings, and mid-market private equity. His leadership focuses on scaling the firm's high-yield credit opportunities and sophisticated alternative solutions.

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