Lighthouse is a diversified alternative asset management firm with over two decades of experience
providing investment advisory services to institutional investors and high net worth individuals through
privately offered investment funds and/or managed accounts. Lighthouse, a Delaware limited liability
company, began managing capital in 1999 (through a predecessor entity) and manages client capital
through Lighthouse and other Relying Advisers as described in Section 10.
Lighthouse is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Navigator Global Investments Limited (“NGI”), a
publicly traded Australian Securities Exchange listed company formerly known as HFA Holdings Ltd. NGI
is the parent company of HFA Lighthouse Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation owning 99% of LHP
Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which in turn owns 75.1% of Lighthouse. To the
best of our knowledge, no single investor owns 25% or more shares of NGI stock.
The Lighthouse Group has three distinct business lines: (i) platform hedge fund strategies operating
through Lighthouse and its Relying Advisers (“Platform Hedge Funds”); (ii) multi-portfolio manager
solutions managed by Lighthouse, which strategically allocate capital across the Platform Hedge Fund
strategies and external portfolio managers (“Hedge Fund Solutions”); and (iii) managed account services
provided by a subsidiary named Luminae Partners, LLC (“Luminae”), which provides comprehensive
structural and administrative expertise to institutional investors in managing their alternative investment
program (“Platform Services”).
Generally, investment strategies implemented across the Lighthouse Group include, but are not limited to,
(i) global relative value equities, (ii) global fundamental equities strategies, (iii) opportunistic strategies to
take advantage of trades with attractive spreads such as merger arbitrage and convertible arbitrage, and
(iv) global macro. These strategies are offered to clients through private investment funds for which
Lighthouse or its Relying Advisers act as an investment adviser. Relevant information regarding these
strategies, including conflicts of interest, risk factors, and tax and other important disclosures are
described in the fund’s private offering documents, and investors in such Funds must refer to such
materials for specific information about such funds.
As used in this Brochure, the term “Portfolio Manager,” refers to a group, typically comprised of one to five
individuals but sometimes many more, operating as a single team to manage a portion of a particular
fund’s assets. A Portfolio Manager team may include portfolio managers, traders, analysts, risk and
research personnel, technologists, data scientists and other information technology staff, operations and
accounting staff, and others. Portfolio Managers can fall into one of the following categories: (i) certain
employees of Lighthouse Group; (ii) third-party investment advisory firms that are legally separate from,
and operated independently of, the Lighthouse Group; and (iii) employees of third-party advisory firms
who are seconded to the Lighthouse Group by contract. Each Portfolio Manager operates their respective
trading group and is primarily responsible for their group’s trading, personnel, and similar decisions,
subject to our risk management and, in the case of Portfolio Managers that are Lighthouse Group
employees, to Lighthouse’s supervision and control. Portfolio Managers whose personnel are not
employees of the Lighthouse Group are responsible for hiring of personnel and certain other aspects of
their business, although Lighthouse generally retains ultimate control over the Lighthouse Group
accounts managed by such Portfolio Managers. The Lighthouse Group also provides certain
administrative or other services to such Portfolio Managers. Many such Portfolio Managers also manage
capital for one or more other unaffiliated clients.
Our Funds and Other Clients
The Lighthouse Group primarily provides investment management and advisory services to private
investment funds (collectively, the “Funds”). Most of our Funds are U.S. and non-U.S. domiciled
investment vehicles that are offered to multiple external investors or to a single external investor for the
purposes of accessing the Platform Hedge Fund and Hedge Fund Solutions strategies (“External Investor
Funds”). Our External Investor Funds may invest through master-feeder fund structures or, directly and
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indirectly, through a managed account comprised of one or more Portfolio Managers who exercise
discretionary trading authority over the managed account, or a specific “Sub-Account” thereof. Such
managed accounts are typically structured through organizing a private fund vehicle that is managed and
advised by us and is only open for investment to other Funds managed by the Lighthouse Group. In
implementing strategies for the Funds and managed accounts, the Lighthouse Group will generally
manage multi-Portfolio Manager portfolios. The Platform Hedge Fund strategies will generally select
Portfolio Managers to implement those strategies, and the Hedge Fund Solutions strategies will generally
be implemented by investing in our proprietary Platform Hedge Fund strategies and by allocating to third
party Portfolio Managers.
External Investor Funds typically issue series or share classes based on different fees or foreign currency
denominations; however, certain External Investor Funds have issued series or classes that are
comprised of investments of different portfolios. In some cases, these classes hold customized
portfolios
for a single investor. See the Cross-Class and Cross-Fund Liability Risk factor in Item 8 of this Brochure
for additional information. Most assets held in aggregate by External Investor Funds are invested, directly
or indirectly, in private fund vehicles housing managed accounts. However, certain External Investor
Funds may invest a substantial portion of their assets in unaffiliated funds (each, an “Unaffiliated Fund”)
depending on strategy, regulatory requirements, or investment mandate.
We typically serve as an investment manager, manager, or general partner, or in a similar capacity, to the
Funds housing managed accounts. Generally, we enter into a “Subadvisory Agreement” with a Portfolio
Manager to each legal structure, or segregated cell within a legal structure with limitations on liability
among the segregated cells therein (e.g., Cayman Islands segregated portfolio companies, Ireland unit
trusts, Delaware series liability companies and Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles). In some
cases, a single Fund structure or segregated cell is further subdivided into separate accounts (or Sub-
Accounts), each of which is advised by a separate Portfolio Manager. See the Fund Legal Structures
Untested risk factor in Item 8 of this Brochure for additional information.
All Funds managed by the Lighthouse Group are exempt from registration as investment companies in
reliance on Section 3(c)(7) of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”).
Most External Investor Funds are designed for multiple investors, where we determine the investment
objectives and guidelines of these Funds. Certain External Investor Funds are customized to meet the
needs of a single investor, group of related investors, or investors that are advised by a single wealth
manager. The investment objectives for both multiple investor and customized Funds are provided in the
constitutional documents for such Fund. Additionally, investment guidelines for the managed accounts
are set forth in the Subadvisory Agreement as mutually agreed upon by the Portfolio Manager and
Lighthouse.
The External Investor Funds have varying terms, including, but not limited to, differences in fees charged,
redemption rights, functional currency, investment objectives and guidelines, and investment minimums.
“Custom Funds” are tailored to the needs of either a single investor or multiple related investors in those
Funds, typically advised by the same consultant or wealth manager and, in certain cases, are subject to
investment restrictions, limitations, and/or investment guidelines specific to such investors. The
investment objective of each Fund and any applicable investment limitation, restriction, or guideline are
generally set forth in that Fund’s confidential private placement memorandum or similar disclosure
document and/or partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, subscription document,
investor side letter, or similar organizational document.
Lighthouse also serves as a manager or sub-investment manager, or in a similar capacity, to “Separately
Managed Portfolios” housed within separately managed accounts held by an independent custodian or
funds controlled by a third party. Separately Managed Portfolios consist of customized portfolios of hedge
fund investments designed to meet the needs of a single investor. The investment objectives for and
guidelines (if applicable) for such relationships are typically set forth in an investment management
agreement between the investor and Lighthouse.
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References to “Lighthouse Products” or “our products” throughout this brochure include the Funds and
Separately Managed Portfolios.
Platform Services Provided by Luminae
Luminae is a division of Lighthouse that provides investment support services (otherwise known as
“Platform Services”) globally to institutional investors and certain Funds that include: (i) “back-office” and
“middle-office” support (as more fully described below); (ii) data aggregation and processing; (iii) risk
management and analysis; (iv) assistance to clients in their direct hedge fund and other investments; and
(v) other operational and reporting services with respect to their investments, including long-only
investments. In the future, we may also perform Platform Services for investments not held through a
Lighthouse-managed Fund.
Back-office and middle-office support services typically include a broad range of accounting and financial
reporting services, tax reporting services, administrative support services, and investor services. We
evaluate and coordinate the services of independent administrators for various investor accounts;
authorize and/or execute treasury operations (i.e., the movement of cash) directly or through the use of
administrators; process and settle subscriptions to/redemptions from Funds in which investor accounts
invest; and execute and settle derivative contracts designed to ensure that certain investor accounts
maintain certain market exposure target ranges and/or hedge their exposure to the U.S. dollar or other
currencies.
Assets Under Management (“AUM”)
As of June 30, 2023, the total of the Lighthouse AUM was approximately $15.3 billion. Approximately $13
billion were discretionary assets. Approximately $2.3 billion were non-discretionary assets, based on
certain investment restrictions imposed in relation to certain Funds. See Item 16 of this Brochure for
further information on how “discretionary” and “non-discretionary” AUM are determined. We do not
participate in any wrap fee programs.