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 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. 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. 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. 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 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 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. 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.

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.

Mr. Dhiren H Thakker is the Chief Operating Officer at Sundaram Alternates and is associated with Sundaram for over a decade with his last role being as Head-Customer Service with Sundaram Mutual Fund. He has earlier worked with ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund in branch service operations and was last associated as head of South Zone. Prior to that he has worked with Way2Wealth Securities P Ltd as dealer.

With over 20 years of experience in front-end operations and customer service, Dhiren is a seasoned professional known for building strong, lasting relationships with distributors and engaging customers to create impactful experiences.

Ajay Bhide is the Head of Strategic Alliance and Products at Sundaram Alternates. He is responsible for driving strategic partnerships and expanding the firm's market presence. With a focus on enhancing product positioning and distribution, he plays a key role in aligning Sundaram Alternates' offerings with its growth objectives.