NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited
Srinivas Upadhyayula is a seasoned professional in legal and compliance management, currently serving as Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel at NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited. Previously, Srinivas held key positions including Head of Legal and Compliance at IDFC Infrastructure Finance Limited, Senior Director of Legal in the Special Situation Management Group at IDFC Limited, and Group Head of Legal at Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited. Additionally, Srinivas has experience as Deputy General Manager of Legal at IDBI Bank. Srinivas earned a Bachelor of Laws degree, specializing in Company Laws and Insurance Laws, from Andhra University and has further qualifications from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.
NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited
NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited (“NIIF IFL”) is an infrastructure debt fund(IDF), that provides long term refinancing solutions to operational infrastructure projects that has completed at least one year of satisfactory commercial operations. The company was created on March 7, 2014, as a new infrastructure financing entity under the NBFC format, as per the RBI guidelines in the name of IDFC Infra Debt fund Limited. The Reserve Bank of India granted Certificate of Registration to NIIF IFL on September 22, 2014, permitting the company to carry on the business of IDF-NBFC. The company changed its name from IDFC Infra Debt Fund Limited to IDFC Infrastructure Finance Limited with effect from January 10, 2017. In March 2019 National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) Fund II acquired majority equity stake in the company, thereafter name of the Company was changed to NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited to reflect the change in ownership. Project finance is our key business. We have developed a deep sectoral focus and have refinanced projects across multiple sectors in infrastructure including renewable power, roads, ports, transmission, SEZs, logistics, pipelines, hospitals and education. Our in-depth market understanding, and rigorous credit appraisal process has helped us to build a best-in-class asset portfolio. We have a dedicated team with deep domain knowledge and wide experience in financing infrastructure projects. As a lender, we utilize our expertise to structure financing solutions to meet the needs of our clients.