Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC (Palm Beach Gardens)


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. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. 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.