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Kolkata: EAAA India Alternatives is a key subsidiary of the Edelweiss Financial Services. The company has filed its initial documents with the market regulator SEBI to seek its approval for an IPO of approximately Rs 1,500 crore. This Draft Red Herring Prospectus was submitted on Monday. This proposed IPO of EAAA India Alternatives will be entirely an Offer for Sale and the entire issue proceeds will go to the promoter selling the stake.

EAAA India Alternatives is one of India’s leading alternative investment platforms. It was earlier known as Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors. It offers investments in infrastructure, real estate and private credit. The company manages large amounts of capital through diversified strategies and serve institutional and high-net-worth clients.

Present in India and abroad

EAAA India Alternatives has a presence which straddles India and other countries. The company has offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, GIFT City and Singapore. It serves global clients through its office in Singapore. The company has a team of 80 investment professionals and its asset management team has 57 members. The senior management team has an average experience of over 18 years. The company has over 5,398 client relationships in India and abroad. Axis Capital, Jefferies India, Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors, and Nuvama Wealth Management have been appointed as the book-running lead managers for the public issue.

The assets EAAA India Alternatives manages

EAAA India Alternatives has more than 15 years of experience in the sector in which it operates. It focuses on managing ‘patient capital’ invested for the long term. Significantly, patient capital is a long-term investment strategy where investors provide funding for businesses, projects, or ventures with extended timelines. The investors put precedence to sustainable growth and future returns over quick profits.

According to figures as of September 30, 2025, EAAA India Alternatives had AUM of about Rs 65,504 crore. The assets under management pertaining to fee-paying investors was at Rs 38,521 crore, which are a testimony to the company’s strong business model.

The asset classes

The investment focus is alternative asset classes. These include:

Infrastructure assets such as energy and transportation.
Commercial real estate, where counterparty risk is low and lease terms are extended.
Private credit, which offers flexible financing solutions across different risk levels.

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