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MMA
MMA is an SEC-registered investment adviser in CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, registered since 2010. The firm manages $788 million in assets, with $402 million on a...
MMA
MMA is an SEC-registered investment adviser in CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, registered since 2010. The firm manages $788 million in assets, with $402 million on a discretionary basis. It has 19 employees and 18 investment advisers.
General information
Firm type
Insurance
Year founded
1828
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Conshohocken
Corporate office
Le Mans, France
Principals
Thierry Derez
Chairman of the Board of Covéa and MMA
Franck Le Vallois
CEO of MMA
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at MMA?
Investment decisions are made at the Covéa group level, not independently by the MMA brand. Covéa operates a centralized investment office that manages the combined balance sheet of MMA, MAAF, and GMF. Thierry Derez chairs Covéa's board, while the group's investment leadership reports directly to Covéa's executive management rather than to any single brand CEO like Franck Le Vallois.
How is MMA structured in relation to Covéa?
MMA is one of three member brands — alongside MAAF and GMF — within the Covéa mutual insurance group, formed in 2003. Each brand retains its own distribution network, agent force, and market positioning, but all assets and liabilities are pooled on Covéa's consolidated balance sheet. There is no parent-subsidiary equity structure; Covéa is governed as a Société de Groupe d'Assurance Mutuelle under French insurance code, meaning the brands collectively own the group rather than the inverse.
What is the significance of Covéa's PartnerRe acquisition?
Covéa acquired Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe in July 2022 for approximately $9.3 billion in an all-cash transaction, buying the company outright from Exor and other shareholders (per Reuters, 2022). The deal transformed Covéa's investment platform by adding PartnerRe's $22 billion portfolio of fixed-income and alternative assets, while also creating a co-investment relationship with Exor that has since expanded into multiple fund strategies.
Does MMA or Covéa take external LP capital?
No. As a mutual insurance group, Covéa has no external shareholders and does not raise third-party capital for its investment funds. All invested assets belong to the group's policyholder reserves. The only participation from outside entities comes through co-investment vehicles structured alongside specific partners like Exor, not through open-ended fundraising.
What asset classes does Covéa allocate to beyond fixed income?
Covéa's non-fixed-income allocation spans direct real estate (primarily Paris-region offices through Covéa Immobilier), infrastructure equity, private corporate debt, hedge fund strategies, and special situations. The group also holds direct operating assets including hospitality and mixed-use properties in Le Mans and Paris. Since the PartnerRe acquisition, the combined portfolio has increased its exposure to US and Bermudian credit instruments.
How is the Fondation MMA des Entrepreneurs du Futur separated from insurance operations?
The foundation operates as an independent legal entity with its own governance board and endowment, funded by MMA but not commingled with policyholder assets. Its grant-making focuses on French entrepreneurship research and support programs. French regulatory requirements for fondations reconnues d'utilité publique mandate this structural separation, which Covéa maintains through distinct accounting and investment treatment.
Does Covéa co-invest alongside external GPs?
Covéa participates in co-investment structures on a selective basis, most notably through its ongoing relationship with Exor that emerged from the PartnerRe transaction. The group does not operate an open co-investment platform or club; each arrangement is structured bilaterally, consistent with Covéa's preference for direct control and permanent-hold economics over fund-of-funds intermediation.
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