At Sundaram Alternate Assets, we aspire to be a financial services leader with innovative investments and cutting-edge strategies.
Sundaram Alternate Assets Limited (SA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited (SAMC), caters to the investment needs of High Net-worth Individuals (HNIs), Ultra-High Net-worth Individuals (UHNIs), family offices & institutions. SAMC is a Sundaram Finance Limited (SF) Group company, a leading non-banking finance company in India.
We understand that your long-term wealth creation goals are unique, and we have the perfect solutions to meet your needs. Our offerings include Portfolio Management Services (PMS) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).
With inept experience in fund management, Sundaram Alternates' team excels in creating wealth for investors in the private credit and the equities spaces..
At Sundaram Alternates, our thought leadership and new-age industry practices help us give your wealth the edge it needs. Our strategies are designed to deliver optimized risk adjusted returns to help you achieve your financial objectives.
Invest with us and take the next step toward progressSundaram Emerging Leadership Fund (S.E.L.F.)
PMS Bazaar’s PMS Ratings FY 21 - 22 Summit
For excellence in performance & delivering consistent returns
Sundaram India Secular Opportunities Portfolio (SISOP)
PMS Bazaar’s PMS Ratings FY 21 - 22 Summit
For excellence in performance & delivering consistent returns.
Sundaram Voyager
PMS Bazaar’s PMS Ratings FY 21 - 22 Summit
For excellence in performance & delivering consistent returns.
Sundaram Rising Stars
PMS Bazaar’s PMS Ratings FY 21 - 22 Summit
For excellence in performance & delivering consistent returns.
Best AIF CAT 2 Private Credit
PMS Bazaar’s PMS Ratings FY 21 - 22 Summit
For excellence in performance & delivering consistent returns.
Empowering your Financial Journey with Smart Technology We empower your financial journey with smart technology. As a digital and customer-first company, Sundaram Alternate Assets prioritizes seamless online integration to make your investment journey as smooth as possible. We focus on providing swift, secure, and user-centric financial solutions to meet all your needs
Mr. Harsha Viji
Mr. Lakshminarayanan Duraiswamy
Mr. Arvind Sethi
Mr. Vikaas M Sachdeva
Mr. Karthik B. Athreya
Mr. Vikaas M Sachdeva
Mr. Karthik B. Athreya
Mr. Madanagopal Ramu
Mr. Hitungshu M Debnath
Mr. Arjun Sankar
Mr. Manoj Mahadevan
Mr. Chandan Kumar
Mr. Prashant Kutty
Mr. Ashish Gulati
Mr. Vinay Vinod Singhi
Mr. Harsha Viji Chairman
Mr. Harsha Viji presently serves as Executive Vice Chairman of Sundaram Finance Limited. He earlier served as Deputy Managing Director and Executive Director (Strategy & Planning) of Sundaram Finance and as the Managing Director of Sundaram Asset Management Company.
Mr. Harsha serves as a director on the boards of several companies. He has a total experience of over 21 years wherein he has worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, McKinsey & Company and Sundaram Finance Limited in different capacities.
Mr. Harsha is a Commerce graduate, qualified Chartered Accountant and Master of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.
Mr. Lakshminarayanan Duraiswamy Director
Mr. Lakshminarayanan Duraiswamy is currently the full-time Director of Sundaram Home Finance Ltd. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Sundaram AMC till March 2019. He was with Sundaram AMC since 2009, and has a total experience of over 25 years in the financial services sector. Prior to joining Sundaram AMC, he worked for Citibank and GE Capital in India and in Australia in various risk management roles.
Mr. Lakshminarayanan is a commerce graduate, qualified Cost Accountant and Master of Business Administration (Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai).
Mr. Arvind Sethi Director
Mr. Arvind Sethi has a total experience of over 34 years in the banking and financial services sector. He has served as Managing Partner of CAP-M Consulting India Private Limited, Managing Director of Tata Assets Management Limited and Managing Director of Bank of America (Global Markets). He has also held senior level positions at ANZ Grindlays Bank and HSBC. He serves as a director on the boards of several companies. He has been a member of RBI’s Technical Advisory Committee on Foreign Exchange.
Mr. Arvind is a Master in Arts (Honours) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Oxford University).
Mr. Vikaas M Sachdeva Managing Director
Mr. Vikaas M Sachdeva is an industry stalwart with over three decades of experience in the Asset Management business. He is currently the Managing Director of Sundaram Alternates, driving growth across different platforms, geographies and asset classes.
During the course of his career, he has held several influential and senior management positions across marquee financial service organizations. He has a broad range of interests across functions like global and domestic sales, investment management, digital and physical distribution, marketing, HR and customer service.
Starting his career in asset management as one of the founding members of Birla Sun Life International AMC Ltd., Vikaas has been instrumental in turning around companies like ING Investment management in India. He was the CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd., successfully turning around the business culminating in the acquisition of JP Morgan MF in India. He has also been the Global CEO of Enam Asset Management Ltd., where he oversaw both the global and domestic side of the business.
Among his industry affiliations, he has been an erstwhile member of the Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC), a high-powered committee appointed by SEBI to advise them on governing the MF industry. He was also on the board of the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), heading the ETF and indexing committee, which submitted the first white paper on ETFs to SEBI. More recently he was associated with the Asset Managers Roundtable of India (AMRI), the nodal body for FPIs in the country.
Vikaas is an active Fintech enthusiast and is currently on the Advisory Committee of India FinTech Forum.
Mr. Karthik B. Athreya Director & Head - Strategy - Alternative Credit
Karthik Athreya oversees the private credit business at Sundaram Alternates. He has helped build an AUM of close to USD 300 million in private credit over the last 5 years that has invested in 18-20% IRR assets across real estate and mid-market lending in India. The Sundaram credit funds he has helped build are known in the market for credit quality, consistent returns, and capital protection. Prior to Sundaram, Karthik ran over a USD 1 billion investment book for Clearwater in India, a special situations fund which invested across special credit opportunities, structured finance, real estate, and distressed situations.
Aside of fund management and principal investing, Karthik has extensive expertise in investment banking, due diligence, corporate finance and risk management from his earlier experience at Rabobank, E&Y, Arthur Andersen and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mr. Vikaas M Sachdeva Managing Director
Mr. Vikaas M Sachdeva is an industry stalwart with over three decades of experience in the Asset Management business. He is currently the Managing Director of Sundaram Alternates, driving growth across different platforms, geographies and asset classes.
During the course of his career, he has held several influential and senior management positions across marquee financial service organizations. He has a broad range of interests across functions like global and domestic sales, investment management, digital and physical distribution, marketing, HR and customer service.
Starting his career in asset management as one of the founding members of Birla Sun Life International AMC Ltd., Vikaas has been instrumental in turning around companies like ING Investment management in India. He was the CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd., successfully turning around the business culminating in the acquisition of JP Morgan MF in India. He has also been the Global CEO of Enam Asset Management Ltd., where he oversaw both the global and domestic side of the business.
Among his industry affiliations, he has been an erstwhile member of the Mutual Fund Advisory Committee (MFAC), a high-powered committee appointed by SEBI to advise them on governing the MF industry. He was also on the board of the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), heading the ETF and indexing committee, which submitted the first white paper on ETFs to SEBI. More recently he was associated with the Asset Managers Roundtable of India (AMRI), the nodal body for FPIs in the country.
Vikaas is an active Fintech enthusiast and is currently on the Advisory Committee of India FinTech Forum.
Mr. Karthik B. Athreya Director & Head - Strategy - Alternative Credit
Karthik Athreya oversees the private credit business at Sundaram Alternates. He has helped build an AUM of close to USD 300 million in private credit over the last 5 years that has invested in 18-20% IRR assets across real estate and mid-market lending in India. The Sundaram credit funds he has helped build are known in the market for credit quality, consistent returns, and capital protection. Prior to Sundaram, Karthik ran over a USD 1 billion investment book for Clearwater in India, a special situations fund which invested across special credit opportunities, structured finance, real estate, and distressed situations.
Aside of fund management and principal investing, Karthik has extensive expertise in investment banking, due diligence, corporate finance and risk management from his earlier experience at Rabobank, E&Y, Arthur Andersen and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mr. Madanagopal Ramu Head - Equities & Fund Manager
Mr. Madanagopal Ramu is Head – Equities and Fund Manager, with over 18 years of experience in the Indian Financial Markets. He currently manages an Assets Under Management (AUM) of around Rs. 3500 crores and has over 8 years of experience in managing funds. He manages Sundaram India Secular Opportunities Portfolio (SISOP), Sundaram Emerging Leadership Fund (S.E.L.F.) and Voyager PMS strategies which have won awards conferred by PMS Bazaar during their annual PMS Bazaar’s PMS Rankings (FY 21-22). He comes with strong academic qualifications, as a qualified Cost Accountant and a Management degree from BIM Trichy.
Mr. Hitungshu M Debnath Chief Business Officer
Mr. Hitungshu Debnath is the Chief Business Officer at Sundaram Alternate Assets Ltd. with over 3 decades of experience in the financial services industry.
Prior to Sundaram, he was the Director & COO for Karvy Capital Ltd., where he turned the loss-making PMS vertical into a profitable one within 6 months. He has worked with marque organizations like HDFC MF, Alliance Capital, TATA MF, Motilal Oswal, Angel Broking etc.
Hitungshu is a Chevening Scholar from the London School of Economics and is a Certified Financial Planner. He also holds a Master’s Degree in CSR and Sustainability from the University of Vienna, Austria, and Post Graduate Degree in Digital Transformation from Purdue University.
Mr. Arjun Sankar Fund Manager - Credit
Mr. Arjun Sankar is a real estate professional with over a decade’s experience in real estate investments, lending, and fundraising. He has proven experience in real estate micro-market management in India, and investments across real estate – residential and commercial.
Arjun is currently responsible for Sundaram Alternates’ RE Credit Fund Investments in Chennai and Hyderabad micro markets. Prior to his role at Sundaram Alternates, he was responsible for building and managing a real estate portfolio of USD 630mn in South India.
He has significant experience across product classes within real estate financing (equity, mezzanine, structured debt, construction finance, inventory funding, acquisition finance) across residential, retail, and commercial.
Mr. Manoj Mahadevan Fund Manager & Head - Bengaluru RE Markets
Mr. Manoj Mahadevan is a finance professional with over a decade’s experience in real estate funding and relationship management across multiple markets in West and South India. His areas of expertise include business development, debt funding, financial analysis and cash flow projections, client relationship and service delivery and is currently responsible for Sundaram Alternates’ RE Credit Fund Investments. Prior to Sundaram Alternates, he was a part of the corporate real estate funding group of Kotak Mahindra Investments Limited (managing assets over Rs. 2,000 crores) and JM Financial catering to project finance needs of large developers in Bangalore, Chennai, and Mumbai region (managing an exposure of over Rs.5,000 crores). His prior work experience includes a 5+ year stint with Jones Lang LaSalle as Manager – Capital Markets.
Mr. Chandan Kumar Fund Manager - Corporate Credit
Mr. Chandan Kumar is a finance professional with over 12 years of experience in structured finance, debt advisory, special situation assets and fund structuring. Prior to this, Mr. Chandan was an Associate Director of InCred Capital, an NBFC for 4 years and Senior Vice President of Yes Bank Limited. In the past, Mr. Chandan worked with Mahindra Satyam as Software Engineer for nearly 2 years in the areas of data mining, analytics, and statistical models. Mr. Chandan is a Bachelor of Engineering from B.I.T. Sindri and holds a post graduate diploma in business management from XLRI Jamshedpur.
Mr. Prashant Kutty Fund Manager
Mr. Prashant Kutty has over 15 years of experience in financial services across investment research and analysis spanning consumer goods, retail, and mid-caps. Prior to joining Sundaram Alternate Assets, he worked with Emkay Global Financial Services, Standard Chartered Securities, HDFC Securities and IDBI Bank. Prashant holds an MBA Finance from BVIMSR, Mumbai University and a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University.
Mr. Ashish Gulati Zonal Head – North at Sundaram Alternates
Mr. Ashish Gulati is the Zonal Head – North at Sundaram Alternates with more than 13 years of Experience in Fund Raising.
He is responsible for raising funds in both Debt & Equity like Performing Credit, Real Estate Debt Fund, Listed Debt Securities & Listed Equities.
Having worked with organisations like Aditya Birla Capital & Piramal Capital, he has keen interest across functions like Sales, Client Management, Distribution & Marketing.
He holds a master’s degree with dual specialisation in Finance & Marketing. He has also successfully completed New Leaders Program by Harvard Business.
Ashish believes that as an Asset Management professional one needs to be well informed and focused. He is passionate about creating long term relationships that bring definite value to his clients. Ashish keenly follows geopolitics and its impact on the global financial markets.
Mr. Vinay Vinod Singhi Zonal head- South and East at Sundaram Alternates
Vinay Vinod Singhi serves as the South and East Zonal head and a seasoned professional with a rich background in the financial services sector, boasting over 15+ years of hands-on experience in Institutional sales of Debt and Equities. Presently, entrusted with the pivotal role of overseeing sales for AIFs & PMSs, both in direct and distribution capacities, at Sundaram Alternates, headquartered in Chennai. His Proficiency extends to portfolio management, adept business relationship cultivation, and comprehensive knowledge across banking, private credit and equities domains. A distinguished alumnus of The University of Salford, UK embodying a robust professional ethos.
Vinay has been with Sundaram group for over 10 years and handles an AUM of over 2500 crores and is responsible for driving Product & Sales Excellence across South & East, orchestrating Strategic Expansion and Performance Optimization from Family office, UHNI and registered business partners.