Private debt fund research profile
BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund is a global private-debt vehicle that finances financial institutions serving microentrepreneurs, small businesses and underserved households. Public fund statements identify seven India-linked financial institutions; the profile does not substitute BlueOrchard’s infrastructure-debt or other fund holdings.
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Research profile
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Investment lens
BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund uses a private debt; microfinance and financial-institution lending approach across Microfinance, affordable housing, SME finance, financial inclusion.
Current evidence
The 8 January 2026 Aviom creditor list names BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund as a creditor, while the official October 2024 fund statement provides the latest reviewed named India holdings. BlueOrchard’s September 2025 India investor field-trip update confirms continued local portfolio engagement.
Strategy
Private debt; microfinance and financial-institution lending
Sector focus
Microfinance, affordable housing, SME finance, financial inclusion
AIF structure context
Indian private credit, venture-debt and special-situations funds are commonly structured as Category II AIFs. Verify the specific vehicle and registration before investing.
Current signal
The 8 January 2026 Aviom creditor list names BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund as a creditor, while the official October 2024 fund statement provides the latest reviewed named India holdings. BlueOrchard’s September 2025 India investor field-trip update confirms continued local portfolio engagement.
Investor questions
BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund is covered in Rupeia's private credit research universe. The current public record describes the strategy as Private debt; microfinance and financial-institution lending, with a sector focus of Microfinance, affordable housing, SME finance, financial inclusion. The profile should be read with the linked source trail and Typical route: Category II AIF context.
The profile displays only company or asset names attributable to BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund in the reviewed public sources: Annapurna MicroFin; Aviom India Housing Finance; Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services; Grameen Koota India; Kinara Capital; Satya MicroCapital; Varthana Finance. It does not represent a complete current portfolio unless the manager has published one.
The October 2024 fund statement lists India positions in Annapurna, Aviom, Dvara, Grameen Koota, Kinara, Satya MicroCapital and Varthana. A January 2026 Aviom creditor filing confirms the fund’s current creditor relationship; public fund-level IRR and realised-return metrics remain not publicly disclosed. These signals are not a substitute for fund- and vintage-specific net performance, realised distributions and audited or administrator-supported reporting.
Public fund size: Not publicly disclosed for the vehicle; BlueOrchard publishes manager-level and strategy-level assets but not a current fund-size figure for the Microfinance Fund in the reviewed sources.. Public terms or access information: Global private-debt fund with institution-facing lending and microfinance exposure. Exact current term, fees, carry, liquidity and investor minimum are not publicly disclosed in the reviewed public sources.. Current fees, minimum commitment and availability must be confirmed for the exact named vehicle in its fund documents.
The current source record names Normunds Mizis (Chief Credit Officer); Michael Wehrle (Chief Executive Officer); Sébastien Juhen (Head of Private Debt Portfolio Management); Maria Teresa Zappia (Deputy CEO). Verify current roles, departures, attribution and key-person provisions before relying on the team history for a new commitment.
Review borrower concentration, security and seniority, cash versus accrued income, defaults, recoveries, fund leverage and liquidity. The current open diligence point is: The fund is global and does not publish a complete current country-by-country borrower schedule or audited vehicle-level net returns. The India names shown are restricted to holdings or creditor relationships directly attributable to BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund in public fund statements and filings..
2026-01-08: The 8 January 2026 Aviom creditor list names BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund as a creditor, while the official October 2024 fund statement provides the latest reviewed named India holdings. BlueOrchard’s September 2025 India investor field-trip update confirms continued local portfolio engagement.
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