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Hamilton Lane
Fund of fund · Founded 1991 · Lower Merion Township, United States
Who Hamilton Lane is.
- Historical Background
- Hamilton Lane was established in 1991, initially formed as a private equity advisory firm to serve large public pension plans. In 1998, the firm expanded its services to include separately managed accounts and fund of funds investment management.
- Source of Capital
- The firm serves a diverse client base that includes public pension plans.
- Major Events
- The company went public and is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol HLNE. In 2004, the firm acquired The Richcourt Group, a fund of hedge funds manager, from Citco.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm operates as a private markets investment manager, with a focus on delivering tailored, solutions-oriented private markets exposure. Hamilton Lane's investment activities span private equity and venture capital. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, including customized separate accounts and specialized funds.
The funds Hamilton Lane backs.
Hamilton Lane is a limited partner in 76 funds. 16 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How Hamilton Lane’s fund book is spread.
The 76 funds Hamilton Lane backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 6687%
- Europe 79%
- Rest of world 34%
United States 66 · United Kingdom 3 · Netherlands 2 · China 1
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 36 of 76 with a fund history on record.
Hamilton Lane’s biggest exits.
Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Hamilton Lane’s transaction record.
The companies Hamilton Lane backs directly.
Hamilton Lane holds 51 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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USA39
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Israel4
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Singapore2
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France1
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Germany1
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Guernsey1
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Ireland1
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UAE1
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UK1
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Fintech23
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Enterprise Software10
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Health7
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Energy5
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Food4
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Security3
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Fashion2
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Real Estate2
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Telecom2
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Transportation2
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Education1
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Home Living1
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Series B+34
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Series A12
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Seed1
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Late Growth26
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Breakout Stage16
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Early Growth7
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Mature2
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The 51 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 42 tracked.
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SaWhere Hamilton Lane’s portfolio founders come from.
84 founders across the 51 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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United States46
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Israel11
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United Kingdom8
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Germany5
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France3
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Singapore3
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United Arab Emirates3
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Australia1
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India1
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Ireland1
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Tel Aviv University7
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Reichman University5
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem5
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Columbia Business School4
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Cornell University4
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Harvard Law School2
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Harvard University2
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Stanford University2
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University of California, Berkeley2
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University of St.Gallen2
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Duff & Phelps3
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Intel Corporation3
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Sonnen3
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Tesla3
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Goldman Sachs2
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IBM2
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Intel NAND Memory Unit2
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Juwi Wind Germany 194 & Co. KG2
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365Scores1
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Accenture1
Other LPs.
Other funds of funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Hamilton Lane by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.