A. Firm Information
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC (“Pallas” or the “Advisor”) is a registered investment advisor with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Advisor is organized as a Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) under the laws of the
Delaware in March 2019 and became a registered investment advisor in November 2020. Pallas is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of MBE, LLC. In 2021, the owners of Pallas contributed 100% of their ownership interests to MBE, LLC. MBE,
LLC is owned by Richard S. Mullen (Managing Member), Charles C. Evangelakos (Managing Member), and Gregory E.
Boyle (Managing Member). The Advisors is managed by Richard S. Mullen (Managing Director & Co-Founder), Charles
C. Evangelakos (Managing Director & Co-Founder), and Gregory E. Boyle (Managing Director & Co-Founder).
This Disclosure Brochure provides information regarding the qualifications, business practices, and the advisory services
provided by Pallas. For information regarding this Disclosure Brochure, please contact James C. Landry (Chief Operating
Officer & Director of Planning / Chief Compliance Officer) at (781) 971-5052.
B. Advisory Services Offered
Pallas offers wealth management services which include investment management, financial planning and/or other
advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates and retirement plans (each referred to as a
“Client”).
The Advisor serves as a fiduciary to Clients, as defined under the applicable laws and regulations. As a fiduciary, the
Advisor upholds a duty of loyalty, fairness and good faith towards each Client and seeks to mitigate potential conflicts of
interest. Pallas's fiduciary commitment is further described in the Advisor’s Code of Ethics. For more information
regarding the Code of Ethics, please see Item 11 – Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and
Personal Trading.
Wealth Management Services
Pallas provides customized wealth management solutions for its Clients. This is achieved through continuous personal
Client contact and interaction while providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and related
advisory services as described below.
Investment Management – Pallas works closely with each Client to identify their investment goals and objectives as well
as risk tolerance and financial situation in order to create a portfolio strategy. Pallas will then construct an investment
portfolio, consisting exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), open-end mutual funds, individual stocks, individual bonds, and
closed-end mutual funds. The Advisor may also utilize covered options, alternative investments, limited partnerships,
and/or other types in investments, as appropriate, to meet the needs of the Client. The Advisor may retain certain types
of investments based on a Client’s legacy investments based on portfolio fit and/or tax considerations.
Pallas’ investment approach are primarily long-term focused, but the Advisor may buy, sell or re-allocate positions that
have been held for less than one year to meet the objectives of the Client or due to market conditions. Pallas will
construct, implement and monitor the portfolio to ensure it meets the goals, objectives, circumstances, and risk tolerance
agreed to by the Client. Each Client will have the opportunity to place reasonable restrictions on the types of investments
to be held in their respective portfolio, subject to acceptance by the Advisor.
Pallas evaluates and selects investments for inclusion in Client portfolios only after applying its internal due diligence
process. Pallas may recommend, on occasion, redistributing investment allocations to diversify the portfolio. Pallas may
recommend specific positions to increase sector or asset class weightings. The Advisor may recommend employing
cash positions as a possible hedge against market movement. Pallas may recommend selling positions for reasons that
include, but are not limited to, harvesting capital gains or losses, business or sector risk exposure to a specific security
or class of securities, overvaluation or overweighting of the position[s] in the portfolio, change in risk tolerance of the
Client, generating cash to meet Client needs, or any risk deemed unacceptable for the Client’s risk tolerance.
Pallas will provide investment management services and related services. Pallas accepts custody of a Clients funds or
securities, through the deduction of management fees from the Client’s account[s] at the Custodian, and in certain
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situations where a Supervised Person of Pallas may act as trustee or power of attorney for client accounts. For more
information see Item 15 – Custody.
All Client assets will be managed within the designated account[s] at the Custodian, pursuant to the terms of the advisory
agreement. Please see Item 12 – Brokerage Practices.
Retirement Accounts – When deemed to be in the Client’s best interest, the Advisor will recommend that a Client take
a distribution from an ERISA sponsored plan or to roll over the assets to an Individual Retirement Accounts (“IRAs”), or
recommend a similar transaction including rollovers from one ERISA sponsored Plan to another, one IRA to another
IRA, or from one type of account to another account (e.g. commission-based account to fee-based account). In such
instances, the Advisor will serve as an investment fiduciary as that term is defined under The Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) and/or the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”), as applicable, which are laws
governing retirement accounts. Such a recommendation creates a conflict of interest if the Advisor will earn a new (or
increase its current) advisory fee as a result of the transaction. No client is under any obligation to roll over a retirement
account to an account managed by the Advisor.
Use of Independent Managers – Pallas may recommend that Clients utilize one or more unaffiliated investment
managers or investment platforms (collectively “Independent Managers”) for all or a portion of a Client’s investment
portfolio, based on the Client’s needs and objectives. The Advisor will perform initial and ongoing oversight and due
diligence over each Independent Manager to ensure the strategy remains aligned with Clients investment objectives
and overall best interests. The Advisor will also assist the Client in the development of the initial policy recommendations
and managing the ongoing Client relationship. The Client will be provided with the Independent Manager's Form ADV
Part 2A - Disclosure Brochure (or a brochure that makes the appropriate disclosure
Financial Planning Services – Pallas will typically provide a variety of financial planning and consulting services to Clients
as part of a wealth management engagement. Certain Clients may be offered financial planning and consulting services
as a separate engagement, pursuant to a written financial planning agreement. Services are offered in several areas of
a Client’s financial situation, depending on their goals and objectives. Generally, such financial planning services involve
preparing a formal financial plan or rendering a specific financial consultation based on the Client’s financial goals and
objectives. This planning or consulting may encompass one or more areas of need, including but not limited to,
investment planning, retirement planning, personal savings, education savings, insurance needs, and/or other areas of
a
Client’s financial situation.
A financial plan developed for, or financial consultation rendered to the Client will usually include general
recommendations for a course of activity or specific actions to be taken by the Client. For example, recommendations
may be made that the Client start or revise their investment programs, commence or alter retirement savings, establish
education savings and/or charitable giving programs.
Pallas may also refer Clients to an accountant, attorney or other specialists, as appropriate for their unique situation. For
certain financial planning engagements, the Advisor will provide a written summary of the Client’s financial situation,
observations, and recommendations. For consulting or ad-hoc engagements, the Advisor may not provide a written
summary. Plans or consultations are typically completed within six (6) months of contract date, assuming all information
and documents requested are provided promptly.
Financial planning and consulting recommendations may pose a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the
interests of the Client. For example, the Advisor has an incentive to recommend that Clients engage the Advisor for
investment management services or to increase the level of investment assets with the Advisor. However, Clients are
not obligated to implement any recommendations made by the Advisor or maintain an ongoing relationship with the
Advisor. If the Client elects to act on any of the recommendations made by the Advisor, the Client is under no obligation
to implement the transaction through the Advisor.
Family Office Services
The Advisor also provides Family Office Services. Family Office Service Clients are generally ultra-high net worth
families. This high-touch service offering begins with the Advisor assisting Clients in establishing a team of advisors to
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oversee many facets of a Client's’ financial situation. The Advisor’s specific services generally include, strategic and
tactical planning in addition to investment management services.
Strategic planning may include, but is not limited to:
• Family Values Identification and Alignment
• Family Communication Planning & Implementation
• Family Education and Leadership Development
• Family Governance & Role Clarification
• Family and Business History
• Retreats and Education
• Philanthropy
Tactical planning may include, but is not limited to:
• Family Enterprise Administration, Consulting and Succession Planning
• Net Worth Management
• Estate and Tax Planning
• Risk Management and Insurance
• Strategic and Thematic Investing
• Impact Investing and Philanthropy
Retirement Plan Advisory Services
Pallas provides retirement plan advisory services on behalf of the retirement plans (each a “Plan”) and the company (the
“Plan Sponsor”). The Advisor’s retirement plan advisory services are designed to assist the Plan Sponsor in meeting its
fiduciary obligations to the Plan and its Plan Participants. Each engagement is customized to the needs of the Plan and
Plan Sponsor. Services generally include:
● Vendor Analysis
● Plan Participant Enrollment and Education Tracking
● Investment Policy Statement (“IPS”) Design and Monitoring
● Non-discretionary Investment Oversight Services (ERISA 3(21))
● Discretionary Investment Management Services (ERISA 3(38))
● Performance Reporting
● Ongoing Investment Recommendation and Assistance
These services are provided by Pallas serving in the capacity as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). In accordance with ERISA Section 408(b)(2), the Plan Sponsor is provided
with a written description of Pallas’ fiduciary status, the specific services to be rendered and all direct and indirect
compensation the Advisor reasonably expects under the engagement.
Investment Consulting Services
The Advisor provides investment consulting services to certain third party registered investment advisors (herein “Third
Party”). In such instances, the Advisor shall provide recommendations to Third Parties regarding the investment and
reinvestment of the Third Party’s client accounts in accordance with the investment objectives, guidelines, restrictions,
and investment strategy set forth in the information provided to the Advisor by the Third Party. The Third Party will
determine, in its sole discretion, the securities to be purchased or sold or exchanged and what portion, if any, of the
assets shall be held un-invested for that portion of the Third Party’s client account’s. The Third Party is not obligated to
implement the Advisor’s recommendations. The Advisor does not have trading authorization for any of the Third Party’s
client accounts.
C. Client Account Management
Prior to engaging Pallas to provide investment advisory services, each Client is required to enter into one or more
agreements with the Advisor that define the terms, conditions, authority and responsibilities of the Advisor and the Client.
These services may include:
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• Establishing an Investment Strategy – Pallas, in connection with the Client, will develop a strategy that seeks to
achieve the Client’s goals and objectives.
• Asset Allocation – Pallas will develop a strategic asset allocation that is targeted to meet the investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation and tolerance for risk for each Client.
• Portfolio Construction – Pallas will develop a portfolio for the Client that is intended to meet the stated goals and
objectives of the Client.
• Investment Management and Supervision – Pallas will provide investment management and ongoing oversight
of the Client’s investment portfolio.
D. Wrap Fee Programs
In certain instances, Pallas includes securities transaction fees, custodial costs, and other fees and expenses (herein
“Covered Costs”) together with its investment advisory fees as a single, bundled fee. Including these fees into a single
asset-based fee is considered a “Wrap Fee Program”. The Advisor customizes its investment management services for
its Clients and does not provide different services for Clients in the Wrap Fee Program. The Advisor does not charge a
higher fee for inclusion in its Wrap Fee Program. The Advisor sponsors the Pallas Wrap Fee Program solely as a
supplemental disclosure regarding the combination of fees. Depending on the level of trading required for the Client’s
account[s] in a particular year, the Client will pay more or less in total fees than if the Client had paid its own transaction
fees. To mitigate conflicts of interest, Pallas has negotiated a fixed rate with Fidelity Investments, Inc. for Covered Costs,
which are based on assets under management in the Client’s account[s]. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. may charge
individual securities transactions costs to the Advisor, depending on the type on investments traded. Please see Item
5.C. as well as Item 12 and Appendix 1 – Wrap Fee Program Brochure, which is included as a supplement to this
Disclosure Brochure.
E. Assets Under Management
As of October 30th, 2023, Pallas manages $2,283,471,370 in discretionary assets and $12,105,155 in non-discretionary
assets. Total assets under management are $2,295,576,525. Clients may request more current information at any time
by contacting the Advisor.