A Trusted Investment Partner
About
The Lighthouse Group is a global diversified alternative asset management firm with over two decades of experience focusing on delivering what we believe are competitive risk-adjusted returns and innovative solutions to investors. Since our inception in 1999, Lighthouse believes our collaborative, transparent, and entrepreneurial approach has enabled us to improve, innovate, and evolve the investor experience. We are driven to produce a culture that attracts top-tier talent who share our vision and appreciate a focus on exceptional client service.
Global Investors. Clients Worldwide.
TOTAL
ASSETS*
$16.0B
FIRM
TENURE
26 yrs
NUMBER OF
INVESTORS
2,250+
INVESTMENT
PERSONNEL**
210+
NUMBER OF
PERSONNEL**
550+
Philosophy
We rely on an established set of principles that continue to guide us forward. These principles helped us develop what we believe is an industry-leading investment platform.
History
Constantly Evolving. Keeping the Investor Experience Top of Mind.
Sean McGould, Lighthouse’s CEO and CIO,
founded Lighthouse in 1999 with an aim to provide a reliable alternative to traditional fixed income investments while striving for lower correlation, less volatility, and minimal beta to traditional markets. The desire to continuously improve the investor experience has led Lighthouse to evolve over time. Our history demonstrates our desire to create and deliver investment solutions that solve for investors’ varied portfolio needs.
Culture​
We strive to act as a leader in the alternative investment space, and we seek to deliver investment strategies that help our investors achieve their overall portfolio objectives. We seek to continuously improve our investment approach amidst ever-changing markets and an evolving industry.
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Leadership fosters partnership, as successful leaders support the accomplishments and advancement of others. We seek to be a good partner in all aspects of how we do business.
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Our partnership approach extends to the bigger picture. We actively encourage environmental stewardship, an inclusive workforce, and community engagement. We value diversity and the benefits that a diverse workforce can bring to business strategy, practices, and decision-making. We strive to foster an inclusive culture that values the contributions of employees with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We also actively support our local communities, both as a firm and as individuals, through participation and donations to a variety of causes across the globe.
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Timeline
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
1999
First collaboration on a custom strategy, specifically tailored to an investor’s objectives and risk constraints.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2000
Wide-scale strategic partnering with hedge fund talent in managed account structures.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2005
Investment research offices open in Hong Kong, London, and New York.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2007
Wide-spread initiative to enhance and improve risk management systems.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2009
Began offering managed account services (and platform access) to large, strategic partners.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2011
Began offering managed account services (and platform access) to large, strategic partners.
Launch of the North Rock strategy with a focus on relative value equity.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2013
Launch of the Mission Crest strategy with a focus on global macro.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2019
Launch of three new strategies, LH Beacon, Penglai Peak, and Pier61.
Formal launch of Lighthouse. Firm is founded based on greater investor demand for its proprietary strategies.
2022
Investment Platform
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North Rock
North Rock Capital is an investment management firm built upon a global multi-manager platform. The strategy deploys capital across a diversified set of relative value fundamental and quantitative equity-focused portfolio manager teams (or “PM Teams”).
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North Rock principally seeks to partner with sector and regional specialists that possess deep experience in a defined universe of securities and utilize that specialization and focus to pursue long-term sustainable alpha. North Rock's focus is to harness and manage the combined prowess of their PM Teams to achieve high-quality returns through idiosyncratic risk, with low dependence on market direction. Further details regarding North Rock can be found here.
Mission Crest
Mission Crest Capital, a global multi-manager investment platform, launched in 2019. The global macro strategy invests long and short across commodities, currencies, equity indices, and fixed income globally in developed and emerging markets. The strategy began as a natural evolution of Lighthouse’s experience in global macro and CTA investing, sourcing trading talent, and operational infrastructure.
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Pier61
Pier61, launched in 2022, is a multi-manager investment platform focused on opportunities influenced by climate and the energy transition across commodities, environmental markets, equities, and insurance-linked securities.
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Penglai Peak
Penglai Peak, launched in 2022, is a multi-manager investment platform currently focused entirely on Japan but with the potential to expand to other areas of Asia in the future. The strategy employs a low-net equity approach through a variety of methods including active engagement with company management teams and fundamental analysis.
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Global Equities
Lighthouse’s global equity investment platform dates back to the Firm’s inception and focuses on fundamental long/short equity strategies by sector and regional specialists as well as quantitative equity strategies. The strategy aims to primarily drive returns from stock selection (i.e. alpha) and, over time, be largely independent of macroeconomic drivers and market direction.
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Opportunistic
Since 1999, Lighthouse’s opportunistic investment platform has evolved across different market environments and cycles. Core strategies include credit, event driven, equity capital markets, and fixed income.
Strategy objectives only serve as guidance in evaluating and monitoring the strategy and are not meant to forecast, predict, or project results. Objectives represent a target based on our forward-looking expectations, do not reflect actual results and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any strategy will resemble such objectives.
Careers
At Lighthouse, our people have always been instrumental in achieving our business objectives and overall success. As we grow our teams, we remain dedicated to finding and retaining the strongest candidates for each position.
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We seek professionals who demonstrate integrity, intelligence, and above all, a dedication to best serving our investors. We encourage our employees to work together and strive for continuous improvement.
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Lighthouse is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.
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Contact
Our Locations
3801 PGA Blvd., Ste. 604
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
United States
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71 South Wacker Dr., Ste. 1150
Chicago, IL 60606
United States
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437 Madison Avenue,
33rd Floor - Suite 3303
New York, NY 10022
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Get in Touch
48 Pall Mall, 1st Floor
St James's London SW1Y 5JG
United Kingdom
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HONG KONG
76th Floor, Suite 7609, The Center
99 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
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Gate District, The Gate Building, East Wing,
Level 15 - Office 6
Dubai International Financial Centre
Regulated by the DFSA
