FundLicence / AIFM authorisation
AIFM authorisation — EU / EEA
Alternative investment fund manager, risk, delegation and substance.
- Place and authority
- EU / EEA
- Capital
- Own funds according to assets and services
- Renewal
- No expiry
Place and authority
EU / EEA. Alternative investment fund manager, risk, delegation and substance.
Capital
Own funds according to assets and services
Renewal
No expiry. The authorisation stands until the authority withdraws it or it is surrendered: nothing to renew, but ongoing fees and obligations (capital, reporting, supervision).
Our work and its timing
Preparation and filing take 6–16 weeks once we have your documents. The decision and its timing belong to the authority: no time to approval is announced.
Documents we will ask you for
Applicant company, shareholders/UBOs, directors and control functions
Required in every case
- Power of representation, notarised remotely. It gives us standing to act on your behalf before registries, banks and the relevant authorities, within the limits it sets out. The notarisation session is held by video; a valid identity document is required.
- Certificate of incorporation or recent registry extract
- Up-to-date articles, memorandum/articles or constitutive deed
- Register of directors and register of shareholders
- Ownership chart up to the natural-person beneficial owners
- KYC, CVs, diplomas, references and criminal records of the UBOs, directors and key persons
- Programme of operations: services, instruments, markets, clients and countries
- Business plan, projections and evidence of prudential capital
- Governance, conflicts, remuneration, best execution and investor protection
- Risk, compliance, AML/CFT, internal audit and complaints framework
- IT architecture, reporting, outsourcing, continuity and cybersecurity
- Custody, execution, liquidity, depositary, administrator or market-data contracts depending on the model
Depending on the case
- Management/performance track record
- Prospectus, fund rules and investor documents
- Market rulebook and admission criteria
- Acquirer file for a change of control
- Contract with the principal firm for a tied agent
The exact list follows what you order; it is confirmed in your client space after payment.
Questions
Where can this licence be obtained?
EU / EEA.
What capital is required?
Own funds according to assets and services
Does the licence need to be renewed?
No expiry. The authorisation stands until the authority withdraws it or it is surrendered: nothing to renew, but ongoing fees and obligations (capital, reporting, supervision).
How are your fees set?
Our fees for preparing and filing start at €199,990, excluding VAT, then €79,990 a year of follow-up from the 2nd year. The firm quote follows the scoping call, before anything is signed; the authority's own fees and the capital are not fees.
How long does it take?
Preparation and filing take 6–16 weeks once we have your documents. The decision and its timing belong to the authority: no time to approval is announced.
Do you guarantee the licence?
No. The licence is granted by the authority after its own review. Our commitment is the quality of the file, its filing and its follow-up until the decision.