Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC (Palm Beach Gardens)

Name: Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC
Address: 3801 Pga Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33410
Telephone: 561-741-0820

Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Palm Beach Gardens. It manages $56.75 billion of regulatory assets for 191 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2005 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Florida, Illinois, and New York.

Lighthouse Investment Partners provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and non-discretionary advice on economic, financial and risk matters provided to the advisory committee of non-us asset manager. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Lighthouse Investment Partners: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC is $56.75 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 1252% since the beginning of its operation, and $31.26 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $56.24 billion in discretionary accounts and $519.43 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $300.72 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $129.86 million.

Lighthouse Investment Partners has custody of $46.89 billion in cash and securities for 175 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lighthouse Investment Partners, 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 Keith Eugene Mitchell serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Keith Eugene Mitchell is pooled investment vehicles with 184 clients and $54.97 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Lighthouse Investment Partners has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $54.97 billion for 184 clients. 82% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lighthouse Investment Partners also advises several private funds. Namely, one hundred fifty hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $100,000,000.

Careers at Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC

The company employs 134 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 25 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 21 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Keith Eugene Mitchell has been acting as President since 1 Jan 2006. Cesar Daniel Alvarez joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Sean Gerard Mcgould	President, co-chief investment officer and director	1 Aug 2005	Other	2879895
Robert Patterson Swan	Chief operating officer	1 Aug 2005	Other	4381464
Jon Scott Perkins	Vice president and director	1 Aug 2005	Other	4881860
Claudia Saenz Amlie	Chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2005	Other	4881033
Llc Lhp Investments	Member	1 Jan 2006	75% - 100%	20-3528185
Inc. Ama Holdings	Member	1 Jan 2006	Other	65-0078558
Inc. Ama/Lighthouse	Member	1 Jan 2006	Other	11-3655998
Keith Eugene Mitchell	Director	1 Jan 2006	Other	736878
David Harry Eidson	Director	1 Jan 2006	Other	4380644
Kristopher Michael Dickson	Director	1 Jan 2006	Other	4441605
David Gregory Pollok	General counsel	1 Jan 2007	Other	6039560
Albert Markman Peters	Director	1 Jun 2007	Other	713854
Hfa Lighthouse Holdings Corp.	Member	1 Jan 2008	Other	98-0561180
Kelly Ross Perkins	Co-chief investment officer	1 Jan 2008	Other	5508823
David Gregory Pollok	General counsel	1 Jun 2010	Other	6039560
David Gregory Pollok	General counsel and chief compliance officer	1 Apr 2013	Other	6039560
Cesar Daniel Alvarez	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2016	Other	6602350

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Inc. Suntrust Banks	Shareholder	1 Mar 2001	75% - 100%	58-1575035
Inc. Ama Holdings	Shareholder	1 Dec 2005	75% - 100%	65-0078558
Sean Gerard Mcgould	Member	1 Jan 2006	75% - 100%	2879895
Llc Sgm Holdings	Member	1 Jan 2006	50% - 75%	20-3924100
Hfa Holdings Ltd.	Shareholder	1 Jan 2008	75% - 100%	foreign entity
Navigator Global Investments Limited	Shareholder	1 Jan 2008	75% - 100%	foreign entity

Based in Palm Beach Gardens

The principal office where Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 3801 Pga Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 561-741-0820 or by fax 561-748-9046. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at globeop.com.