Sub-sector

NBFC & Lending

NBFCs and specialised lenders — housing finance, vehicle finance, MSME, consumer credit, gold loans — are a defining part of how credit reaches India. The sector has matured into one of the most carefully-watched leadership markets in financial services.

The market today

What the NBFC & Lending landscape looks like.

The Indian NBFC landscape spans large diversified lenders, focused specialists (housing, vehicle, MSME, gold, consumer), and the newer digital-lending layer that has emerged alongside the formal sector. Regulatory expectations have risen meaningfully; boards are more involved than they were; and the discipline expected of senior leaders has caught up with that of banks.

Leadership demand is broad: CEO, business-head, risk, technology, and increasingly compliance roles. We have worked across the segment for years and built a deep network in it.

Our mandates here are predominantly senior and confidential.

Mandates we typically run

The seats we are asked to fill.

  • CEO and Managing Director
  • Business Head — Vertical or Product
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • Head of Sales and Distribution
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