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Areion’s Maiden GIFT City Fund Secures USD 50 Million Commitments
Areion has created a new investment fund in GIFT City.
Investors have promised to put about USD 50 million into it.
This is more than 90% of the fund’s planned USD 55 million investor target.
Areion Group will add another USD 5 million of its own money.
The fund will look for opportunities involving companies or loans under financial stress.
Its early investments include retail, telecom, cable manufacturing, and education-related assets.
The fund plans to use security receipts and secured bonds to invest.
It will operate for an initial period of five years.
Areion Assets Management secured around USD 50 million in commitments for its Areion Growth Fund – GIFT City.
The commitments represent more than 90% of the fund’s USD 55 million investor target.
Areion Group committed an additional USD 5 million, bringing the targeted corpus to USD 60 million.
Early investments cover retail stressed-asset portfolios, telecom and cable manufacturing, and education-sector opportunities.
The five-year fund will invest mainly in security receipts and selectively structured secured high-yield non-convertible debentures across India’s stressed-credit market.
- Who
- Areion Assets Management Private Limited, Areion Group, and external investors.
- What
- Areion’s Areion Growth Fund – GIFT City secured around USD 50 million in commitments.
- Where
- The fund was established in GIFT City and will pursue opportunities across India.
- When
- The announcement was dated September 8, after the fund’s launch and first close earlier in July.
- Why
- The fund aims to invest in India’s stressed and non-performing credit market while targeting risk-adjusted returns.
Key facts
- Fund
- Areion Growth Fund – GIFT City
- Commitments
- Around USD 50 million
- Investor target
- USD 55 million
- Sponsor commitment
- Areion Group committed USD 5 million
- Targeted corpus
- USD 60 million including sponsor capital
- Fund tenure
- Initially five years
- Investment focus
- Security receipts and selectively structured secured high-yield non-convertible debentures
Quotes
Suresh Khatanhar
Group CEO of Areion Group
“The response to Areion Growth Fund – GIFT City has been overwhelming. The commitments received shortly after launch reflect investor confidence in Areion’s investment capabilities, our experience in stressed assets and special situations, and the depth of the opportunity set in India’s evolving credit and turnaround market.”
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