The Center for Business Analytics is pleased to recognize Hamilton Lane as an honoree of the 2023 Drexel LeBow Analytics 50 Awards. Read more about how Hamilton Lane used analytics to solve a business challenge.
Submitter
Griff Norville, Managing Director and Head of Technology Solutions
Company
Hamilton Lane
Industry
Investment Management
Business Challenge
Today, the private markets are occupying an increasing share of investment portfolios, and yet, limited partners spend an excessive amount of time and resources striving to capture the upside returns of this complex and illiquid asset class. It can be especially challenging for private market investors to navigate the multi-layered due diligence process, manage portfolio liquidity and plan for future commitments.
Analytics Solution
Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) is one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, providing innovative, data-driven investment tools and solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world. Dedicated exclusively to private markets investing for more than 30 years, the firm has nearly $818 billion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $117 billion in discretionary assets and approximately $701 billion in non-discretionary assets (as of June 30, 2023). Hamilton Lane’s Technology Solutions, anchored by its proprietary Cobalt LP™ platform, couple leading technology with comprehensive private markets data and extensive due diligence to provide clients with the same insights and tools leveraged by the firm’s global investment team.
Impact
Encompassing one of the largest private markets databases globally, clients can leverage the Cobalt LP™ platform to cast a wider net in search of their next investment opportunity as well as conduct sophisticated market research, portfolio construction and analytics. Ultimately, these solutions are designed to help limited partners make decisions at each step of the investment process with greater confidence, precision and insight.