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The Rise of Opportunistic Credit

Hamilton Lane explains how opportunistic credit can bridge the gap between direct lending and private equity. The article highlights why flexible capital may be increasingly relevant as direct lending yields tighten, private equity hold periods extend and refinancing needs grow.

2026 Market Overview

Our annual report offers a unique perspective on the private markets, leveraging our firm’s industry expertise, research capabilities and expansive database to help investors navigate the evolving investment landscape.

Building Resilient Portfolios in the AI Era

As 2026 unfolds, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape the investment landscape in both public and private markets. For investors, the challenge is clear: Build portfolios that can thrive whether AI delivers on its promise or falls short. The key is understanding where AI exposure is most concentrated and where diversification opportunities lie. Here’s what you need to know.

Funding the Future of Endowments and Foundations

The funding pressures that foundations and endowments face today make investment and mission alignment critical.

Thriving Through Disruption: Trump 2.0, Tech and the Transition

Private market-based solutions incorporating technology, innovation and information access are the true drivers of value creation, change and impactful solutions.

Smart Capital, Strategic Returns: The Case for Middle Market Private Equity

A high-volume middle market strategy reduces concentration risk and enables agile, opportunistic investing. 

Venture Secondaries and AI: $80B+ in Liquidity Potential

AI innovation and sluggish exits have sparked robust VC secondaries opportunities.

From the Desk of Mario Giannini | Market Update

Mario’s latest update provides in-depth analysis of the current market environment in an effort to frame facts and discussion around economies and markets, including implications for the private markets.

The Power Paradox: Balancing Supply and Demand

Attractive investment opportunities will be found alongside operators that can quickly provide customers with reliable sources of power.

Private Real Estate: The Ascent of Alternatives

Investor appetite towards alternative sectors should continue to accelerate given the diversification benefits they provide to core real estate portfolios.

2025 Infrastructure Fundraising: The Rise of "Infrastructure 3.0"

We believe the rise of "Infrastructure 3.0," where we expect to see an increasing number of emerging managers, is underway and will broaden the infrastructure investment ecosystem.

Senior Credit Opportunities Fund Overview

Hamilton Lane Senior Credit Opportunities Fund (SCOPE) is an all-weather senior private credit evergreen vehicle intended for investors seeking potential safety and yield.

The Truth About Secondaries: Separating Myth from Market Opportunity

This article unpacks what's myth, what's fact, and where the opportunities live.

Latin America's Untapped Infrastructure Potential

In this Q&A, Hamilton Lane's global leaders discuss the future of private infrastructure with distinguished private markets panellists, identifying compelling investment opportunities and emerging trends across the Americas.

2025 Infrastructure Market Overview

Hamilton Lane's Infrastructure Market Overview analyzes the evolving landscape across the private infrastructure market. Here's what's happening in 2025.

Infrastructure Secondaries: Bridging the Gap

Infrastructure secondaries can bridge a gap in private markets portfolios, which appeals to both GPs and LPs alike.

2025 Real Estate Market Overview Report

In our 2025 Real Estate Market Overview, we take a comprehensive look at the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the asset class today.

Housing Demand Boom, High-Cost Debt Gloom: The Dichotomy of Multifamily

Though fundamentals remain sound, capital dislocation exists: The multifamily sector presents a unique opportunity to play across the capital stack and acquire quality assets at attractive pricing.

How to Construct Portfolios with an ELTIF

Discover how the newly revised ELTIF regulation is democratizing private market investing in the European Union, making it accessible to a wide range of investors.

The Intersection of Private Markets Valuations and Technology

In the private markets, there are many ways to value companies against public and private proxies. But, until recently, there wasn't a standardized, scalable way to value companies across the growing number of strategies and sub-strategies that make up the broader private markets universe. Now, that's changing.

From the Desk of Mario Giannini | Market Update

Mario’s latest update provides in-depth analysis of the current market environment in an effort to frame facts and discussion around economies and markets, including implications for the private markets.

What's Driving Private Infrastructure Growth?

In our Annual Global Private Wealth Survey, we asked advisors which sectors of the private markets they’re planning to increase allocations to in 2025. The sector that came out on top: private infrastructure.

Has the Golden Age of Private Credit Lost its Shine?

Amidst an evolving market backdrop, some investors are debating whether the golden age of private credit may be changing. We believe it will continue, and the data suggests that private credit has reason to continue delivering its consistency of performance and attractive yields in a higher-for-longer rate environment.

SS&C's Day of Thought Leadership: Trends and Challenges in Reinsurance Investment - Insurer Insights for 2025

InsuranceAUM.com recently joined the Day of Thought Leadership event focusing on reinsurance investment trends and challenges.

What Have You Done for Me Lately?

Investors are experiencing a unique inflection point within their investment portfolios where public market indices have outperformed over the past 18 months. Will this continue? The data suggests this is an unsustainable trend over the medium-to-long term and that the return outlook looks most promising for private equities over the next several years.

Key Infrastructure Themes for the Year Ahead

2024 has seen a flurry of infrastructure investment activity. From allocating capital to megatrends like digitization to more essential infrastructure projects that focus on water and waste management, investors have shown an increased appetite for the asset class. We expect this trend to continue and would point to a few key themes which we believe make private infrastructure well-positioned for long-term success.

Top Secondary Investment Trends with Keith Brittain

The secondary market has grown significantly over the last decade in terms of its size and presence in the private markets. As secondary market volume continues to increase, new trends across portfolio management and the secondary market are taking shape.

Portfolio Construction Volume III: Risky Business

In this paper, we examine three methodologies that asset managers typically use to measure appraisal valuations: observed volatility, statistical desmoothing and public market proxies.

Customizing Private Markets Portfolios for Success in Asia's Dynamic Market

In the rapidly-evolving investment landscape across Asia today, private markets investors face an increasingly complex set of choices when constructing their portfolios.

Digitize Your Diligence Process: How private market investors can leverage technology to find their next investment opportunity

Investment selection within the private sector is crucial to performance and selecting the top performing managers for your organization’s portfolio requires significant data and resources. Limited partners with increasingly aggressive mandates to grow allocations can find it challenging to navigate the long and multi-layered diligence process.

Mid-Year Private Credit Viewpoints

The following mid-year update assesses the current state of the market and builds on our earlier private credit viewpoints for 2024.

Top Technology Trends in the Private Markets Part II

At the end of 2023, we spoke with Head of Technology Solutions Griff Norville to discuss notable technology trends spanning the private markets. We recently caught up with Griff to get a mid-year update on what’s being dubbed the new age of digital investing (or at least that’s what we’re calling it).

Are Positive Environmental and Social Outcomes in Investing Reserved for Philanthropists?

Thematic, sustainable and impact investing does not automatically lead to attractive performance, but thoughtful portfolio construction may help investors realize positive, long-term returns.

Road To Nowhere | Mid-Year Update: Investors Still Finding Their Footing on the Path Forward

Recently, private equity has exhibited a faster snap-back in performance compared to the more ‘fundamental’ global downturns of the dot-com era and the GFC.

Private Markets Made Human | View From the Top

Newly appointed Co-CEOs Juan Delgado and Erik Hirsch give PMMH an inside look into their new roles and how they are thinking about the strategic direction of the firm in a rapidly evolving industry.

Portfolio Construction Vol. II: Assembling the Building Blocks

What are the building blocks to a strategically constructed private markets portfolio? Return, risk, liquidity and the data are all needed to make informed decisions.

Private Markets Made Human | To Invest or Not to Invest

How do you decide whether to invest or not to invest in the current market environment? Hear from Executive Co-Chairman Mario Giannini as he dives into the hot topics coming out of this year’s Market Overview.

Hamilton Lane 2024 Market Overview

Informed by our expansive database, research capabilities and industry expertise, Hamilton Lane’s annual Market Overview offers a comprehensive and unique perspective on the private markets investment landscape to help navigate what lies ahead for the industry.

Portfolio Construction Vol. I: A Foundation for Success

With the nearly $3.8 trillion of capital flowing into the alternative asset class, the case for including private assets in an investment portfolio is compelling, especially when executed strategically.

The Middle Seat: A Compelling Time for Middle-Market Buyouts

In most contexts, the middle seat is perhaps one of the most loathed places to be. However, if you are facing an investable landscape filled with growing uncertainty – and are (finally) convinced that trying to time the market is a bad idea – then a heightened focus on the middle-market buyout segment may be warranted. Vice Chairman Drew Schardt explains why middle-market buyouts have the potential to enhance returns in a diversified portfolio.

Breaking Barriers: The Rise and Staying Power of Emerging Managers

Head of Emerging Managers & Diverse-led Investments Katie Moore discusses the evolution of investing in emerging managers, their importance to the private markets ecosystem and how it is built into our firm's DNA.

Private Markets Made Human Episode 6 | Bryan Jenkins - Pulling Back the Market Overview Curtain

Co-Head of Portfolio Management Group Bryan Jenkins pulls back the curtain on the process of building the annual Market Overview.

Hamilton Lane Strategies

Private Credit's Seniority in a Typical Capital Structure

The typical capital structure of a company is comprised of both debt and equity. Co-Head of Direct Credit, Nayef Perry, explores the benefits of senior debt in this example.

What Does Secondary Market Growth Mean for You?

Few corners of private markets can match the recent growth of secondaries. Once the province of distressed sellers and “zombie funds," secondaries now involve the bluest of blue-chip LPs and GPs (see here and here). This evolution has helped annual volume rocket from $20 billion in 2008 to well more than $100 billion in 2021 and 2022.

The Truth Revealed: The perception that private equity is inherently riskier than public equities doesn’t always match up with reality

Once considered speculative, private markets continue to evolve, especially as the structural hurdles for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) investors have come down. Still, no matter the level of expertise or the market environment, investors and advisors who understand this segment of the market are well positioned to make informed and comprehensive decisions about their portfolios.

Secondary Market Investing: 10 Themes for 2023

If you look at the secondary market today compared to a little over a decade ago in 2010, there was about $10 billion in secondary volume. We were coming out of the Global Financial Crisis, and people were using the secondary market when they were distressed. It was a small industry and there was barely any press around secondaries.

2023 Hamilton Lane Market Overview

Inflation in both the U.S. and Europe (really, throughout the world) is running at levels not seen in a generation. There is inflation across all sectors impacting both goods and services.

The Truth Revealed: The private markets universe is less concentrated and larger today than any other time in history

Once considered speculative, private markets continue to evolve, especially as the structural hurdles for ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) investors have come down. Still, no matter the level of expertise or market environment, investors and advisors who understand this segment of the market will be in a much better position to make informed and comprehensive decisions about their portfolios.

Hard to Ignore: Risk/Return Profiles of Private Credit and Senior Private Credit

The size of the private debt market currently stands at an estimated $1.2 trillion. And with private credit AUM increasing over 10% annually for the past decade, Hamilton Lane believes that the opportunity for future investment remains robust.

Private Markets Made Human Podcast | Episode 5 | Mitesh Pabari and Hamza Azeem - Perspectives on Europe When the Game Board Keeps Changing

Energy, Inflation and Interest Rates: Mitesh and Hamza navigate the geopolitical landscape impacting investing in EMEA and abroad.

The Devil Is in the Details: Middle-Market Infrastructure Investing

Despite infrastructure fundraising favoring larger and larger funds, the vast majority of transactions continue to take place in the lower and middle market.

Private Markets Made Human Episode 4 | Keith Brittain - Don’t Discount the Secondaries Opportunity

Keith dives into the evolution of the secondaries market, the growing opportunity and popularity, and how he sees things shaping up in 2023.

Private Credit & the Inflation Conundrum

Watch as senior members of our Credit investment team discuss developments in the credit space and share our views on what opportunities may lie ahead.

Private Markets Made Human Episode 3 | Drew Schardt - Does Private Equity Really Care About Interest Rates?

Listen as Drew takes us through his response to this timely topic.

Private Markets Made Human: Episode 2 | Stephanie Davis - Rise of the Retail Investor

Stephanie Davis talks about the rise of retail investors, democratization of private markets and how Hamilton Lane is growing investor access.

Nobody Ever Got Fired for Buying Senior Credit

“Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM,” is a saying that’s been floating around investor circles for decades. Likewise, if private markets had a catchy sound bite today, it would have to be, “Nobody ever got fired for buying senior credit.”

What’s Driving the Secondary Market?

Let’s set the stage with one of the biggest themes in the secondary market: Growth. Growth and the opportunity set, volume growth in the turnover rate, and growth in the way LPs and GPs are using the secondary market.

Private Markets Made Human: Episode 1 Featuring Mario Giannini

Our first episode features Hamilton Lane’s CEO Mario Giannini. Mario discusses Hamilton Lane’s beginnings and gets real about the importance of culture and his great love of music.

Best Practices for Portfolio Construction in Private Assets

Key practices for insurance investors constructing private asset portfolios. Explore strategies, risks, and data-driven insights to optimize allocation with Hamilton Lane experts.

Best Opportunities in Private Markets with Drew Schardt of Hamilton Lane

Drew Schardt is the Vice Chairman, Head of Investment Strategy, and Head of Direct Private Equity at Hamilton Lane.

Private Markets Made Human | Breaking Ground on Private Real Estate Investing

What is the value of investing in private real estate? And how does it compare to publicly listed REITs? Learn about private real estate investing and how it has the potential to produce attractive returns with low volatility and act as an inflation hedge to diversify your portfolio.

Private Markets Made Human | Leveraging Data & Tech to Unlock the Private Markets

Griff Norville discusses how his team is digitizing a cutting-edge private market investment toolkit – from the due diligence process, to reporting, and beyond.

Private Markets Made Human | Connecting Emerging Managers to Core Portfolios

Head of Emerging & Diverse Manager Platform Katie Moore discusses the importance of investing in emerging managers, and how it is built into our firm's DNA.

Private Markets Made Human Podcast: Episode 7 | Nayef Perry and Emily Nomeir - The Golden Age of Credit

Private credit has outperformed public credit for 21 of the last 22 years. Leaders on our Direct Credit team discuss the trends they are seeing, and why they believe this asset class is having it's 'moment.'