Pristine is an asset management firm fully authorised by the AMF under the number GP-16000035. The firm is full-AIFM and draws on its expertise and network (advisers, custodians, delegates,..) to structure and manage alternative investments funds (AIF).
Structuring assistance
- Legal review of the funds documentation
- Operational preparation for the launch with all stakeholders
- IT onboarding to automate datas and document exchanges
- Appointment of the fund service providers (custodian, full admin, statutory auditor, collector, back-up servicer,..)
- Preparation of the regulatory framework and procedures
Administrative management of the fund
- Management of the fund providers and payments
- Administrative management and assistance with the fund accounting
- Monitoring of the fund financial covenants and net asset values
- Liability management (subscriptions, fund calls, payments, distribution calculations, notices and payments)
- Investor management reports
Investments and fund management
- Acquisition of receivables
- Granting of loans
- Investment committee
- Monitoring credit lines / receivables
- Liquidity management
Regulatory management
- Review of regulatory constraints
- LCB-FT review
- Production of regulatory reports (AIFM, ESMA, Ampère)
- Relations with the AMF
- Regulatory declarations
Exception to the French banking monopoly, Pristine holds the AMF licence to provide direct lending. It has a recognised expertise in structuring debt funds (FPS, OFS, FCT) and in managing highly granular porfolios.
Expertise / Track-record
- Highly structured and complex projects
- Financing (bonds, loans, receivables)
- Alternative Investments Funds (AIF) such as FPS, OFS, and FCT
- Granular portflolios and high volume of trades
- IT architecture: automation of data flows, documents and payments via API connections with all parties.
Agency
- Pristine is part of the GLAS group. Glas France is a paying establishment fully regulated by the ACPR.
- GLAS is present in the UK, US, France, Germany, Spain, Australia and Singapore with €390 billion under supervision (05/2024).
- GLAS can act as agent (administration, payments, collateral, calculations, escrow,…) on the note issued or held by the fund managed by Pristine.
Responsible Investment
- Pristine is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
- Pristine is able to structure Article 8 funds under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).