Nine ALPS Trust
- Nine ALPS Opportunity Fund
A SEBI registered Category-II AIF
Salient Features
Min. Capital Commitment
INR 1 Crore
Corpus
INR 45 Crores
Hurdle Rate
10% p.a. (XIRR)
Management Fee
2% p.a.
Lifespan
5 years
Who We Are
The Nine Alps Opportunity Fund is a SEBI registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund sponsored and managed by Nine Alps Corporate Advisors LLP. The fund focuses on investing in small and medium enterprises to achieve capital appreciation through diversified investments.
Founders include Jitendra Panda, with over 25 years of experience in portfolio and wealth management, and Ajay Bhaskar, with over 30 years of experience in corporate advisory, merchant banking, and retail business expansion.
The Board of Advisors includes Satish Bhat, former MD of Ador Welding Ltd with over 25 years of leadership experience, and Ashok Pareek, with over 30 years of experience across investment banking and corporate finance.
Key features of the fund include a minimum capital commitment of INR 1 crore, a hurdle rate of 10 percent XIRR, an 80:20 profit sharing structure, a management fee of 2 percent per annum, and a fund lifespan of 5 years, extendable by an additional 1 plus 1 years.
Key investors include Vijay Kishanlal Kedia and Nine Alps Corporate Advisors LLP, along with corporates and high net worth individuals.
Founders & Strategic Investors
Jitendra Panda
Founder
25+ years of experience across Portfolio Management & Wealth Management
Ajay Bhaskar
Founder
30+ years of experience in Corporate Advisory, Merchant Banking & Retail business expansion
Vijay Kishanlal Kedia
Investor. Optimist. Storyteller.
His SMILE formula: small scale, medium experience, big ambition, massive market.
Board Of Advisors
Satish Bhat
Ashok Pareek
Sudhir Dhar
Vishal Chaudhary
Key Managerial Personnel
Madhav Bhaskar
Ayush Singh
Vinay Chola
Investment Thesis
Pre-IPO and IPO Investment:
The Fund identifies and invests in promising companies that are poised for an eventual IPO, and to participate in IPOs in Anchor and QIB category. This strategy allows the Fund to gain access to invest in Pre- IPO and IPOs of good-quality companies.
Focus on Fundamentals
- High growth potential
- Superior unit economics
- High return ratios
- Low leverage
- Adequately diversified
- Outperforming peers & industry
Depth & Quality of Management Team
Focus on partnering with high quality management teams that have both depth and breadth for quality execution and multiple centers of competence, backed by a track-record of delivering results.
Corporate Governance
Our investment selection process prioritizes companies that demonstrate rigorous adherence to highest corporate governance standards.
Margin of Safety
To ensure that value creation in company translates into investor returns, the Fund focuses on consistent discipline to secure adequate margin of safety in entry pricing, as a fundamental principle.
Key Investments
