AADI PROJECTS
Home / Capital / Investing / Special Situations
Capital · Investing

When the deal doesn't fit a box.

Complex, time-sensitive, or unconventional situations where the complexity is the opportunity — and where a firm that can advise, structure, and operate has the edge.

The deals that don't fit a category are the ones generalists avoid and we lean into.

What it is

Complexity as the opportunity.

Special situations are the positions that don't fit a standard box: a carve-out, a complex cross-border arrangement, a time-sensitive recapitalisation, a structurally unusual opportunity, or a situation where ordinary capital can't move fast or cleverly enough. The complexity that scares off generalist capital is exactly where a firm like ours has an edge.

Because we can advise, structure, invest, and operate under one roof, we can underwrite and execute situations that would require assembling three firms anywhere else — and do it on the corridor, where cross-border complexity is our native terrain. We take these positions selectively and on strong conviction, with structures designed precisely to the situation.

They sit beside our distressed work, and lean heavily on our structuring capability.

What we take on

The kinds of situations we like.

01

Carve-outs

Untangling and standing up a business from a larger whole.

02

Complex cross-border

India–US arrangements others find too tangled.

03

Time-sensitive deals

Where speed and structure decide the outcome.

04

Unconventional structures

Opportunities that need a bespoke instrument.

05

Recaps & restructurings

Reshaping capital under pressure.

06

The genuinely odd

Situations that simply don't fit a category.

How we engage

From complexity to a clean position.

1

Underwrite

Find the opportunity inside the complexity.

2

Structure

Design the bespoke instrument and arrangement.

3

Move

Execute with the speed the situation demands.

4

Operate

Bring operators where the situation needs running.

Where this connects

Special situations lean on structuring and intelligence.

Distressed & Turnaround

The adjacent recovery work.

Structures

The bespoke instruments.

Capital Services · Structuring

The deal architecture.

Our Thesis

Why complexity suits us.

Questions

The things people ask first.

What counts as a 'special situation'?

Anything that doesn't fit a standard box — carve-outs, complex cross-border, time-sensitive recaps, unconventional structures.

Why are these your edge?

Because we can advise, structure, invest, and operate under one roof — and the corridor's complexity is our native terrain.

Are these high-risk?

Selective and conviction-led. The complexity is the opportunity, but we underwrite the downside carefully and structure to it.

How fast can you move?

Faster than assembling multiple firms — one roof means underwriting, structuring, and execution don't wait on handoffs.

Got a situation that doesn't fit a box?

Tell us what makes it complex. That's usually where we're most useful.