Pepper Advantage India

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India
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About Us

 

Since 2019, Pepper Advantage has been providing robust financial support to India – a nation with one of the fastest-growing appetites for business growth in the world. In that short time, we have developed a range of comprehensive services, including a one-stop shop for non-performing loan (NPL) management and collection, master and back-up servicing, investment processes and transaction advisory services.

 

Our experts are continually expanding their successful and dynamic teams across the country to support India’s impressive business growth. Coupled with local know-how, Pepper Advantage India’s global data and analytics are second to none and are playing a big part in driving this upward trajectory. We will continue to work with investors, financial institutions, fintechs and banks to manage and service their credit portfolios, with a focus on clients who help underserved communities.

 

How it all began

 

Pepper India Resolution Private Limited (PIR) was set up as a joint venture between global diversified financial services specialists Pepper Group and ABK Resolution. It was established to deliver distressed asset management and resolution in India, specialising in NPLs, advisory and third-party loan servicing. We are continually looking for ways to expand our remit and grow our servicer-client-customer relationships.

AI-driven credit assessment technology

Assess a near limitless range of loan documents

 

Pepper Advantage has acquired Rieom.ai, a specialist AI-driven credit management software platform in India. This acquisition brings exciting technology to Pepper Advantage’s growing ecosystem of credit intelligence offerings.

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Our business in numbers

 

As at 31 December 2022
Assets Under Management (USD)
124m
124m
Clients
19
19
Asset classes (currently servicing)
6
6
Employees
125
125

The Advantage trajectory

 

Over the past four years, Pepper Advantage India has expanded geographically and grown assets under management, while being supported by highly skilled agents and state-of-the-art back-office technology. Currently we have US$124 million in assets under management across three asset classes and 19 clients. We operate in 30 cities and employ more than 100 of the country’s top sector talent.

 

We are now a servicer on panels of multiple banks, non-banks and asset managers.

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Experienced NPL Investors

 

In August 2020, Pepper Advantage incorporated Pepper India Advisors, an investment management and advisory company, to build out our Credit Investments business in India. As a result, we are now driving end-to-end investment management processes, from deal-sourcing to diligence and pricing. Pepper Advantage has developed an industry-leading credit-investment and advisory platform which provides services to leading institutional investors in the UK and Europe, while establishing strong footholds in emerging markets, including India.

 

At the moment, there are US$2 trillion in loans, more than 60% of which are retail and SME loans, in India. An estimated US$200 billion are problem loans that need special investment management and servicing expertise. Our on-the-ground Credit Investments team has the expertise to realise the potential of India’s growing private credit opportunity, especially problem loans.

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The India connection

 

The Pepper Advantage family is ideally suited to India because it understands the needs of ambitious growing markets, where many people’s financial needs are not being met sufficiently and empathetically. By combining our global influence with proactive experts on the ground who have a deep understanding of the unique need states of clients and customers, we enable insight-driven decisions that enhance clients’ business growth and their customers’ financial experiences.

 

Globally, Pepper Advantage has a reputation for creating robust strategies that meet the needs of those people who are often overlooked by traditional lenders, and for helping them live productive, well-managed financial lives.

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Looking to the future

 

To date, feedback from our clients has been wholly positive. We have big plans for the future and will be expanding into new areas from Punjab to Kerala. It’s by combining global and local skills and experience with a data-driven approach to collections and credit management that we plan to secure next-level growth for Indian business, and build happy financial futures for Indian people.

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