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Lamplighter Group

Investigative Due Diligence

Crisis & Risk Management Guide 2026 : Global-wide


Lamplighter Group

About

Provided by Lamplighter Group

Lamplighter provides specific insights into the activities and track records of potential counterparties, acquirees and partners. Our work is particularly suited to the needs of capital allocators: the bulk of our due diligence reporting to date has been conducted in the context of mooted transactions, in situations requiring a high level of specificity and insight.

Recent highlights have included evaluations of important potential strategic acquisitions for corporate clients, as well as detailed investigations of potential investees on behalf of asset managers and institutional investors.

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Investigative Due Diligence - Global-wide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Lamplighter is a corporate intelligence boutique formed in 2025. The Lamplighter team holds deep expertise in advising private equity houses and corporates on reputational, regulatory and probity risk in jurisdictions worldwide.

Notable practitioners

Michael Auerbach is Lamplighter's executive chairman, and a key contact.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Lamplighter Group stands out for its thorough, intelligence-led approach to enhanced due diligence, combining depth of investigation with clear, commercially relevant insights. Their responsiveness and ability to distill complex findings into actionable outputs also differentiate them from peers.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • Lamplighter is very responsive, offering quick turn around times.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • Lamplighter offers pragmatic and thorough reports. They have good communication and they're quick to pick up the phone. They understand the commercial relevance of the project.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • Lamplighter Group found the right resources in each foreign jurisdiction to help us research companies and individuals. They were able to help us on a fast turnaround project.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management

Members

Provided by Lamplighter Group

  • James Birkett

    Head of Department

  • Austen Josephs

    Head of Department

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