Lightbay Management LLC (Los Angeles)


Lightbay Management LLC is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $676.85 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdiction of California.

Lightbay Management provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Lightbay Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Lightbay Management LLC is $676.85 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 10% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $676.85 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $225.62 million each.
Lightbay Management has custody of $676.85 million in cash and securities for 3 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Lightbay Management LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Lightbay Management serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Lightbay Management is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $676.85 million of assets under management. Among the 12 most similar advisory firms, Lightbay Management has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $676.85 million for 3 clients. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Lightbay Management also advises several private funds. Namely, three private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $25,000 to $2,000,000.

Careers at Lightbay Management LLC

The company employs 12 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 75 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

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

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Adam Lance Stein Partner, managing member of registrant 1 Jun 2016 50% - 75% 3093349
Nav Rahemtulla Partner, managing member of registrant 1 Jun 2016 50% - 75% 3218342
Lightbay Investment Partners Ugp Llc General partner of lightbay investment partners gp lp (relying adviser) 1 Dec 2016 75% - 100% 00-0000000
Stella Doris Ho Chief compliance officer, managing director of registrant 1 Feb 2017 Other 4575261

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 2 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Nav Rahemtulla Managing member 1 Dec 2016 50% - 75% 3218342
Adam Lance Stein Managing member 1 Dec 2016 50% - 75% 3093349

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Lightbay Management LLC performs its advisory services is located at 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 310-919-4300. The normal business hours are 8 am - 5 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at linkedin.com/company/lightbay-capital/.