La Francaise

What is La Francaise?

La Francaise is an asset management firm with headquarters in Paris, France, specializing in a diverse range of investment services. They oversee equities, fixed income, real estate, and diversified alternative unlisted assets.

With a commitment to sustainable investment principles, they apply a responsible approach across all activities, including analyses and decisions.

A part of the Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, La Francaise is structured for global outreach, having consolidated their asset management companies under the Groupe La Francaise banner. This positioning enables streamlined governance, an integrated operational platform, and a unified IT system, setting a strong foundation for their strategic focus on equitable and responsible asset management.

La Francaise boasts of 1,000 employees operating across France and internationally, managing 155 billion euros in assets under management (AUM) as of the end of September 2024. Their international expansion, underway since 2010, has established a presence in 10 countries across Europe and Asia. Notably, 40% of their third-party client AUM is held internationally.

Their portfolio includes 85 funds with various sustainability labels. They feature a significant emphasis on sustainable real estate and financial assets, highlighting their role as a financial institution in the transition to net zero.

They pride themselves on their multi-expertise conviction-based management, with assets such as 119 billion euros under listed assets management, including a multi-expertise approach to equity, fixed income, diversified, quantitative, and employee savings categories, where 74 funds carry SRI labels.

Under non-listed assets, they manage real estate assets, private debt, private equity, and infrastructure, amounting to 36 billion euros in AUM, including 3 SRI-labelled real estate funds.

They also operate a European real estate platform and have asset management centers in France, Germany, and the UK.