Hamilton Lane
Seven Tower Bridge
110 Washington Street, Suite 1300
Conshohocken, PA 19428
USA
+1 610 934 2222
John Brecker
Head of Client Solutions, Americas
484 531 6659
jbrecker@hamiltonlane.com
About Hamilton Lane
Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) is one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, providing innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world. Dedicated exclusively to private markets investing for more than 32 years, the firm currently employs over 680 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Hamilton Lane has more than $903 billion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $120 billion in discretionary assets and approximately $783 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 2023. Hamilton Lane specializes in building flexible investment programs that provide clients access to the full spectrum of private markets strategies, sectors and geographies.
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.
PODCASTBest Opportunities in Private Markets with Drew Schardt of Hamilton Lane
Welcome to another edition of the InsuranceAUM.com podcast. Today's topic is best opportunities in private markets.
PODCASTPrivate 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.
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.
PODCASTPrivate 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.
PODCASTPrivate 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.
PODCASTPrivate 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.'
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.