# HSBC Asset business loans

> HSBC Asset is on Recur Club's lender panel, writing overdraft / cash credit, sales invoice discounting.

Source: https://www.recurclub.com/lenders/hsbc-asset
Last updated: 2026-09-29

Also offered, with no terms observed yet: Overdraft / Cash Credit, Sales Invoice Discounting.

## Eligibility - HSBC FINANCIAL HOLDINGS (INDIA) PRIVATELIMITED

### Will not fund

- NBFCs stopped.
- no cgtmse/cgss
- negative - G&J, real estate, gambling, pharma
- Company is seed-stage and does not meet the lender's criteria for working capital lines.
- NBFCs stopped. (×1 · latest )
- negative - G&J, real estate, gambling, pharma (×1 · latest )
- no cgtmse/cgss (×1 · latest )

### Prefers

- Prefers company to have VC/institutional investor backing; family office backing accepted only exceptionally.
- Taking a wait-and-watch approach on the EV (electric vehicle) sector for now.
- Requires strong backing from investors for venture debt deals.
- Negative view on co-working/managed workspace (real estate) sector.
- Prefers manufacturing, service industry, and importer/exporter businesses
- …more in playbook
- Prefers company to have VC/institutional investor backing; family office backing accepted only exceptionally.
- Taking a wait-and-watch approach on the EV (electric vehicle) sector for now.
- Requires strong backing from investors for venture debt deals.
- Negative view on co-working/managed workspace (real estate) sector.
- Prefers manufacturing, service industry, and importer/exporter businesses
- Mostly does multiple banking arrangements

### Screening gates and observed behaviour

- Borrower: CIBIL ≥650 · Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Puducherry, Lakshadweep (varies by product) · avoid: Banking, Financial Services, Defence Manufacturing, Explosives, Arms and Ammunitions, Pharmaceuticals (varies by product) · Private Limited, Public, Sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Partner (varies by product)
- Financials: runway ≥6mo (bank guarantee, letter of credit, machinery loan, overdraft / cash credit, purchase invoice discounting, sales invoice discounting, vehicle financing, working capital demand loan) · runway ≥12mo (domestic factoring, dropline overdraft, export financing, import factoring, vendor financing) · TOL/adjusted tangible net worth ≤4 · debt/EBITDA ≤3 · debt/networth ≤3 · DSCR ≥1
- Deal: rate 8–16% · ticket ₹5–200cr · tenure 12–180mo (range across products — see matrix)
- Security (observed): 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (100%) · Movable Fixed Assets/Plant & Machinery - Pari Passu First Charge (100%) · FD margin 20–30% (100%)
- median ticket ₹15cr
- median rate 10%
- median turnaround —
- Security asked in : Personal Guarantee Of Promoters/Directors (×1), 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×1), FD margin 20–30% (×1)
- Security asked in 2026: 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×2), Movable Fixed Assets/Plant & Machinery - Pari Passu First Charge (×2), FD margin 20–30% (×2)
- share → in-principle approval (initial interest): ≈18d
- in-principle approval → sanction (underwriting): ≈82d

## Eligibility - HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT (INDIA) PRIVATELIMITED

### Prefers

- Lender treats EPC as a negative/avoided sector
- Lender requires 100% Fixed Deposit margin/cash collateral against the FBG (bank guarantee) requirement

### Screening gates and observed behaviour

- Borrower: CIBIL ≥650 · avoid: Banking, Financial Services (varies by product) · Gujarat · Private Limited, Public, Sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Partner · sector-agnostic (46 sectors — full list in data JSON) (varies by product)
- Financials: rev ≥₹50cr (varies by product) · debt/EBITDA ≤3 · maximum annualrevenue: 500 (varies by product) · networth ≥₹5cr (varies by product) · debt/networth ≤3
- Deal: rate 8–16% · ticket ₹5–200cr (range across products — see matrix) · tenure 12–12mo
- Security (observed): Movable Fixed Assets/Plant & Machinery - Pari Passu First Charge (100%) · 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (100%) · FD margin 10–15% (100%) · Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (100%)
- Security asked in 2026: Movable Fixed Assets/Plant & Machinery - Pari Passu First Charge (×1), 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (×1), FD margin 10–15% (×1), Personal Guarantee Of Promoters / Directors / Property Owner (×1)

## Sanctioned terms (from 11 real sanction letters)

### Sanctioned amount: median ₹9 cr (₹1.5 cr–₹30.5 cr) · NEW ×4 · RENEWAL ×2

- median ₹9 cr (₹1.5 cr–₹30.5 cr) · NEW ×4 · RENEWAL ×2

### Typical security: Current Assets ×3, Residential Property ×2, Movable Fixed Assets ×2, Immovable fixed assets ×1, Stock and properties ×1, Plant & Machinery ×1

- Current Assets ×3, Residential Property ×2, Movable Fixed Assets ×2, Immovable fixed assets ×1, Stock and properties ×1, Plant & Machinery ×1

### Typical covenants: - Periodic reporting / MIS obligation — 55% of letters (e.g. "The Borrower will provide audited financials within 180 days of the end of the financial year.")

- Periodic reporting / MIS obligation — 55% of letters (e.g. "The Borrower will provide audited financials within 180 days of the end of the financial year.")

### Term sheet by ticket size: (facilities, largest first)

- (facilities, largest first)

## Sanctioned terms (from 11 real sanction letters)

### Sanctioned amount: median ₹9 cr (₹1.5 cr–₹30.5 cr) · NEW ×4 · RENEWAL ×2

- median ₹9 cr (₹1.5 cr–₹30.5 cr) · NEW ×4 · RENEWAL ×2

### Typical security: Current Assets ×3, Residential Property ×2, Movable Fixed Assets ×2, Immovable fixed assets ×1, Stock and properties ×1, Plant & Machinery ×1

- Current Assets ×3, Residential Property ×2, Movable Fixed Assets ×2, Immovable fixed assets ×1, Stock and properties ×1, Plant & Machinery ×1

### Typical covenants: - Periodic reporting / MIS obligation — 55% of letters (e.g. "The Borrower will provide audited financials within 180 days of the end of the financial year.")

- Periodic reporting / MIS obligation — 55% of letters (e.g. "The Borrower will provide audited financials within 180 days of the end of the financial year.")

### Term sheet by ticket size: (facilities, largest first)

- (facilities, largest first)

## Common questions

### What does HSBC Asset lend?

HSBC Asset writes overdraft / cash credit, sales invoice discounting.

### What are HSBC Asset's eligibility criteria?

The first screen is the bureau: a borrower CIBIL of at least 650. Revenue, leverage and debt-service thresholds apply on top and vary by product. The full credit box for each product is set out on this page.

### Who does HSBC Asset not fund?

NBFCs stopped. Sector and structure exclusions are listed in full on this page.

### What security does HSBC Asset ask for?

Observed across sanctions: 1st/pari-passu charge on current assets (100%) · Movable Fixed Assets/Plant & Machinery - Pari Passu First Charge (100%) · FD margin 20–30% (100%).

### What documents does HSBC Asset ask for?

Most often audited financials, cash balance, contracts/work orders, mis, other. Having these ready before the first call is what shortens the turnaround.

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Lender intelligence dossier - screening gates, per-product terms and sanction observations, derived from lender policy documents and observed transactions. Figures are observed from a sample and are not an offer, a commitment, or a statement of HSBC Asset's current policy.
