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Venture debt / Private credit · SEBI registry

KOTAK STRATEGIC SITUATIONS TRUST

Debt / Venture debt · Private credit / Debt · Mumbai

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At a glance

Stage focus: Debt / Venture debt
Primary sector: Private credit / Debt
City: Mumbai
HQ / office: Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Fund registered: 2022
Investments on record: 1
Corpus (as reported): Strategic Situations Fund series ~USD 1.5B each (Fund I and Fund II); KSSF II IFSC raised ~USD 1.25B toward a USD 1.6B target (2024)
Website: www.kotakalternateasset.com
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About

The Kotak Strategic Situations Trust is the AIF vehicle for Kotak's strategic/special-situations credit strategy, managed by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd (formerly Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd / KIAL), the alternatives arm of the Kotak Mahindra group. It provides flexible structured capital to distressed, restructuring and turnaround situations across Indian companies.

Investment focus

Credit / special-situations investing — distressed and turnaround opportunities, group restructuring, promoter and take-out financing, IBC/pre-IBC and stressed assets across sectors, via debt, mezzanine and equity instruments. Not startup VC.

Cheque size

Institutional special-situations cheques (not publicly disclosed); large-cap distressed/structured credit, not startup-scale tickets.

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”

IN/AIF2/22-23/1167

SIDBI Fund of Funds

None found — no Indian govt/SIDBI FoF relationship. The Strategic Situations platform's anchor LPs include ADIA (foreign sovereign wealth) and other institutional investors, not Indian government programs.

Notable portfolio

RattanIndia Power (NCDs, via KSSF II)

Team & organisation

Not separately disclosed; managed by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers special-situations team (multiple senior MDs/partners).

Trust-structured Category II AIF (special situations / private credit) managed by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd; one vehicle within the multi-fund Kotak alternates platform.

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What does KOTAK STRATEGIC SITUATIONS TRUST invest in?: Credit / special-situations investing — distressed and turnaround opportunities, group restructuring, promoter and take-out financing, IBC/pre-IBC and stressed assets across sectors, via debt, mezzanine and equity instruments. Not startup VC.
What cheque size does KOTAK STRATEGIC SITUATIONS TRUST write?: As compiled from public sources: Institutional special-situations cheques (not publicly disclosed); large-cap distressed/structured credit, not startup-scale tickets.
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About this record

⚑ PE/credit special-situations fund (Cat II) — not startup VC; manager rebrand: Kotak Investment Advisors / KIAL renamed Kotak Alternate Asset Managers

Compiled from SEBI registrations and public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://www.kotakalternateasset.com/strategic-situations-fund/; https://pitchbook.com/profiles/fund/23778-10F