Payard Investments Private Limited (“Payard” or the “Firm”) is an investment firm with a focus on investing in distressed assets, special situations and litigation financing in the infrastructure, construction, and energy/renewable energy space. The Firm’s deep knowledge and expertise in the chosen sectors has historically helped drive performance improvements and value creation for its investors and stakeholders in previous firms. Payard firmly believes that strong, risk-adjusted returns can be generated across market environments using synergistic strategies and a strong operational value-added focus that leverage the considerable and complementary skill sets of the Firm’s Principals.
Investment Philosophy:
Payard’s investment philosophy is marked by a ceaseless focus on risk control, identifying market inefficiencies, specialization, evaluation of areas of operational value addition, overlaid with rigorous bottom-up analysis. This is buttressed by a set of core business principles – namely; commonality of interests with clients; and a disciplined, opportunistic approach to the expansion of offerings.
Complementary Investment Strategies:
Payard’s Principals are uniquely placed to rapidly and accurately assess and identify value in situations of disruption and stress. This allows the Firm to pursue complementary investment strategies across the capital structure, underpinned by its knowledge of the industry and the expertise available to it. The available skill set determines the sub-strategies followed by the Firm, originating from the same focus on risk control and investment rigour.
Experienced Core Team:
Payard’s Principals bring global, multi-decadal experience from infrastructure, construction, and stressed/special situation investments. The combination of strategic, operational, and financial expertise available allows for a unique, holistic approach to risk identification and control, value creation, and operational turnaround required to consistently deliver top quartile returns to stakeholders. Uniquely and importantly, the Principals have all worked together and bring complementary strengths to the team.