DRAFT v0.1 / FILE REF CDD/2026/UK-MID-MKT / INDEPENDENT REFERENCE - NOT M&A ADVICE
§ PROVIDER
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Lighthouse Advisory

Lighthouse Advisory: positioning, sector strength, fee band, when to shortlist.

§ DIRECT ANSWER

Lighthouse Advisory is a UK CDD-relevant advisor with sector strength in TMT, business services, industrials. Fee band: Quote-only (not published). Deal-size sweet spot: £10m-£100m EV. Source: Lighthouse Advisory corporate website (firm positioning; CDD fees are not published).

§ 1.1Positioning

Lighthouse Advisory sits in the TMT, business services, industrials pocket of the UK mid-market CDD landscape. The firm does not publish a rate card; every mandate is priced in the engagement letter.

§ 1.2Fee band

The firm does not publish a rate card; every CDD mandate is quote-only, priced in the engagement letter. See fees for indicative market-practice bands by deal size and scope.

§ 1.3Deal-size sweet spot

£10m-£100m EV. Outside this band the firm is either over-spec for the deal (lower) or competing with Big-4 deal advisory (upper).

§ 1.4When to shortlist

Shortlist where the sector mandate matches and the IC will accept boutique reliance. See big-4 vs boutique.

§ 1.5Source

Lighthouse Advisory corporate website.

VERIFIED 21 JUN 2026NEXT REVIEW 21 SEP 2026SRC: Firm public material; indicative market practice

Marked-up by Oliver Wakefield-Smith. Draft v0.1, 21 June 2026.