Securitize, a leading digital asset securities firm, and Hamilton Lane, a leading global private markets investment firm, announce a partnership to expand investor access to Hamilton Lane’s funds through tokenization.
Through this partnership, qualified U.S.-based investors will be able to more easily access three distinct Hamilton Lane funds, which will be available through new tokenized feeder funds. The component funds provide exposure to direct equities, private credit and secondary transactions, and will be tokenized by Securitize’s digital transfer agency, managed by Securitize’s digital asset management arm, Securitize Capital, and be available for investment on its broker-dealer, Securitize Markets in Q4 2022.
“Hamilton Lane offers some of the best-performing private markets products available, but historically they have been limited to institutional investors. Tokenization now makes it possible for individual investors to participate in private equity value creation for the first time in a digitally native way,” said Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize. “We are at the beginning of a process through which individual investors can access the same kinds of opportunities as university endowments or sovereign wealth funds, and that is very exciting.”
Victor Jung, Head of Digital Assets at Hamilton Lane, commented: “Since our firm’s inception, we’ve been committed to servicing our clients and to providing enhanced financial wellbeing for those who depend on us. This collaboration with Securitize is our latest step toward enabling access to the strong returns and performance opportunities generated within the private markets space for a newer set of investors, while increasing usability and transparency through the use of blockchain technology.”
These new tokenized funds highlight Hamilton Lane’s commitment to expanding ease of access to the private markets through the utilization of blockchain, and illustrate the convergence of four…
