At Lightyear, we partner with exceptional management teams to help them grow their businesses and create enduring value.
We empower management teams by bringing deep domain expertise and a vast network of operating partners and resources that provide strategic, operational, and financial support.
We believe our people are our greatest asset. Over our 20+ year history, we have developed a set of core values that are integral to who we are and what we do.
Our TeamWe operate with honesty, humility, strong ethical principles, and a commitment to doing what’s right for all our stakeholders.
We commit to continual innovation and an unwavering intellectual curiosity to drive outstanding investment outcomes.
Through open and honest dialogue, we build trust and foster strong relationships.
We have a one-team culture; together we achieve greater investment, professional, and personal success through common goals.
We value all individuals for their diverse backgrounds and ideas and treat people with dignity and professionalism.
All statements about Lightyear on this website (including in any videos or webinars accessed via this website) made by current or former portfolio company executives and/or operating partners are their own. Such persons have not been compensated for their statements. However, such persons have received compensation or benefits as a result of their relationship with Lightyear, and certain of such persons are also investors in Lightyear's affiliated investment funds, both of which subjects these individuals to conflicts of interest in connection with their assessments of their experience with Lightyear.
The purpose of this notice is to provide individuals with information on the way Lightyear Capital LLC (together with the investment funds advised by Lightyear Capital LLC and its affiliates, “Lightyear”) uses personal information.
In connection with offering, forming, and operating private investment funds, Lightyear may collect, record, store, adapt, and otherwise process and use personal information either relating to investors, to prospective investors, or to their partners, officers, directors, employees, shareholders, ultimate beneficial owners or affiliates or to any other data subjects. Personal information collected and maintained may include, without limitation:
Lightyear collects and maintains personal information for a number of reasons, including, without limitation:
Lightyear processes personal information where necessary for the compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation, for the performance of a contract, in connection with legitimate interests of Lightyear, or on the basis of consent received from the relevant individuals in compliance with the applicable legal requirements in respect to that consent.
Lightyear collects and maintains personal information from the following sources:
Lightyear requires personal information in respect to a fund to be able to comply with its legal and regulatory obligations and to operate a fund. Accordingly, if personal information is not provided, a prospective investor may not be able to invest in a fund.
Lightyear may share personal information with its affiliates and delegates, including, without limitation, certain third-party service providers, such as accountants, auditors, attorneys, consultants, placement agents, administrators, and lenders (each, a “Service Provider”), that it has engaged to perform certain activities on Lightyear’s behalf. There may also be circumstances where Lightyear, its affiliates, delegates, or Service Providers are obliged by law to disclose personal information or determine that it is otherwise appropriate to do so, including to law enforcement agencies and applicable regulators.
Due to the international nature of Lightyear’s business, personal information may be transferred to other jurisdictions. For residents of the European Union (“EU”) and the United Kingdom (“UK”), personal information may be transferred to jurisdictions outside the EU or the UK that are not deemed to have data protection frameworks that are equivalent to those of the EU countries, including the United States of America (“US”). For residents of the Cayman Islands, personal information may be transferred to jurisdictions that do not offer equivalent protection of personal information as under Cayman Islands Data Protection Law, 2017, including the US.
Cross-border transfers may be to Lightyear entities, to governmental, regulatory or judicial authorities, auditors, attorneys or agents as well as to Service Providers engaged by Lightyear.
In cases of cross-border transfers, Lightyear will process personal information or procure that it will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the appropriate data protection legislation where possible, which may include having appropriate contractual undertakings in legal agreements with Service Providers who process personal information on its behalf.
Lightyear will keep personal information for as long as it is required by Lightyear for the purposes described in this notice. For example, Lightyear may require personal information for its legitimate business purposes, to perform its contractual obligations, or as required or requested by law or regulation. Lightyear will generally retain an investor’s personal information throughout the lifecycle of the relevant fund(s). Some personal information will be retained after an investor’s relationship with Lightyear ends. Lightyear expects to delete personal information once there is no longer any legal or regulatory requirement or legitimate business purpose for retaining the personal information.
Individuals who are residents of the EU or the UK and whose personal information is collected and processed by Lightyear have certain legal rights with respect to the information. These include:
Individuals may contact Lightyear at the contact information described in the “Contact Lightyear” section of this notice. Individuals may also bring issues or concerns regarding personal information to the attention of the applicable supervisory authority.
Individuals who are residents of the Cayman Islands and whose personal information is collected and processed by Lightyear have certain legal rights with respect to the information. These include:
In accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and in certain circumstances, individuals who are residents of California and whose personal information is collected and processed by Lightyear may have certain legal rights with respect to some information. These may include:
Lightyear does not sell personal information.
Individuals may submit requests for access or deletion to Lightyear at www.lycap.com/lyemailform.aspx, by toll-free call to 1-833-994-1908, or by emailing compliance@lycap.com.
Only the data subject, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that is authorized by the data subject, may submit a request for access to, or deletion of, that data subject’s personal information.
In connection with an access or deletion request, Lightyear will undertake steps to verify the requester’s identity. Lightyear may ask the requester to provide information that Lightyear has on file about the requester or, if the request is submitted in writing or online, Lightyear may contact the requester via another method (e.g., phone or email) to verify the requester’s identity. Requesters should be prepared to provide Lightyear with, for example, their name, organization, contact details (including physical address, telephone number, and email address), and details regarding their interest in one or more funds managed by Lightyear. Lightyear will only use personal information provided in a request to verify the requester’s identity and authority to make the request, and Lightyear will maintain a record of access and deletion requests as required by the CCPA.
Lightyear will not deny services, charge different prices, offer a different quality of service or otherwise discriminate against an individual for exercising the rights afforded to him or her under the CCPA.
Any questions regarding the contents of this notice, the personal information that Lightyear collects and maintains, or Lightyear’s privacy and information security policies and procedures in general, should be addressed to Doug Chiciak, Lightyear’s Chief Compliance Officer, via email at compliance@lycap.com or call 212-328-0509.
Thank you for visiting the Lightyear Capital website. By using this website, you agree to abide by the following terms and conditions. If you do not accept these conditions, do not use this website. The information presented on this website is being provided in summary form for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any Lightyear Capital-affiliated fund. Advice from a suitably qualified professional should always be sought in relation to any particular investment matter or circumstance. This website does not purport to be all-inclusive and does not contain all material information that a prospective investor may desire when contemplating making an investment. Lightyear Capital, its affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, and employees do not warrant the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of the information contained on this website and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the information. Additional information is available upon request.
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As our website indicates, we welcome your questions about us and our financial products and services. Please be advised that any comments, suggestions, ideas, or other information that you send to us through our website will not be treated as confidential and that we will own and have the right to use them as we choose, without payment to you.
This User Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law rules, and the exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any dispute shall be New York, New York.
In accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), individuals who are residents of California and whose personal information is collected and processed by Lightyear have certain legal rights with respect to the information. These include:
Lightyear does not sell personal information.
Individuals may submit requests for access or deletion to Lightyear at www.lycap.com/lyemailform.aspx, by toll-free call to 1-833-994-1908, or by emailing compliance@lycap.com.
Only the data subject, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that is authorized by the data subject, may submit a request for access to, or deletion of, that data subject's personal information.
In connection with an access or deletion request, Lightyear will undertake steps to verify the requester's identity. Lightyear may ask the requester to provide information that Lightyear has on file about the requester or, if the request is submitted in writing or online, Lightyear may contact the requester via another method (e.g., phone) to verify the requester's identity. Lightyear will only use personal information provided in a request to verify the requester's identity and authority to make the request and Lightyear will maintain a record of access and deletion requests as required by the CCPA.
Lightyear will not deny services, charge different prices, offer a different quality of service or otherwise discriminate against an individual for exercising the rights afforded to him or her under the CCPA.