Paamco Prisma, LLC (Irvine)


Paamco Prisma, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Irvine. It manages $12.7 billion of regulatory assets for 92 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2019 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New York.

Paamco Prisma provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Paamco Prisma: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Paamco Prisma, LLC is $12.7 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 0% since the beginning of its operation, and $4.53 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $12.52 billion in discretionary accounts and $186.74 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $139.06 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $93.37 million.
Paamco Prisma has custody of $9.65 billion in cash and securities for 72 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 73% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 14% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in other assets form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Paamco Prisma, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Paamco Prisma serves?

The firm provides services to pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Paamco Prisma is pooled investment vehicles with 59 clients and $7.25 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Paamco Prisma has the 3rd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $11.34 billion for 87 clients. 33% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Paamco Prisma also advises several private funds. Namely, thirty three hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $400,000,000.

Careers at Paamco Prisma, LLC

The company employs 117 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 88 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Beth Tonge Leon joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Financial Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Mayer Joseph Cherem Manager 1 Jan 2015 Other 6466916
Scott Patrick Warner Manager 1 Jan 2016 Other 4431653
Llc Paamco Prisma Holdings Member 1 Jun 2017 75% - 100% 82-0962186
Beth Tonge Leon Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 1283815
Eric Conrad Wolfe Chief executive officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 2151424
Charles Ross Nightingale Chief legal officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 6982686
Paul Matthew Roberts Managing director 1 Mar 2019 Other 2499747

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 28 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Kkr Holdings Gp Limited General partner 1 Aug 2007 Other 98-0598040
Kkr Management Holdings Corp. General partner 1 Jul 2008 50% - 75% 27-0703729
Kkr & Co. L.L.C. Limited partner 1 Oct 2009 25% - 50% 13-3931629
Kkr Holdings L.P. Member 1 Oct 2009 75% - 100% 26-0846005
Henry Roberts Kravis Class a shareholder 1 Oct 2009 25% - 50% 1681436
George Rosenberg Roberts Class a shareholder 1 Oct 2009 25% - 50% 1681434
Kkr Topaz Llc Member 1 Jun 2017 25% - 50% 82-0909240
Kkr Management Holdings L.P. Member; manager 1 Jun 2017 75% - 100% 46-0521216
Llc Pholdings Member 1 Jun 2017 50% - 75% 82-0966774
Scott Patrick Warner Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 4431653
Scott Charles Nuttall Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 2502608
Suzanne O'leary Donohoe Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 2198609
Vincent James Cuticello Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 1744731
John Kevin Brennan Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 1780668
Peter Joseph Zakowich Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 4449471
Paul Matthew Roberts Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 2499747
Daniel Stephen Lawee Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 6806284
Jeffrey Drue Willardson Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 4187814
James Patrick Meehan Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 1912821
Ronan Michael Patrick Cosgrave Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 6806493
Putri Sugondo Pascualy Manager 1 Jun 2017 Other 6806496
Kkr & Co. Inc. Shareholder 1 Jul 2018 75% - 100% 26-0426107
Kkr Group Holdings Corp. Shareholder 1 Jul 2018 75% - 100% 82-5111059
Mayer Joseph Cherem Manager 1 Aug 2018 Other 6466916
Von Manwell Hughes Manager 1 Aug 2018 Other 2786259
Eric Conrad Wolfe Manager 1 Aug 2018 Other 2151424
Anne Gaelle Marie Carlton Manager 1 Aug 2018 Other 6806495
William Lindsay Cornog Manager 1 Aug 2018 Other 7000453

Based in Irvine

The principal office where Paamco Prisma, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 19540 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA 92612, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Boston, MA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 949-261-4900 or by fax 949-261-4901. The normal business hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at paamco.com.