Hamilton Lane Incorporated - HLNE STOCK NEWS

Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) has been named North American LP of the Year by Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN) for 2024. This award recognizes the firm's commitment to supporting women investors in private equity. Hamilton Lane has implemented several initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion, including the Belong@HamiltonLane strategy and partnerships with organizations like Girls Who Invest and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

The firm's efforts have resulted in significant diversity within its workforce: 50% of Hamilton Lane's global employee base and 45% of senior leadership are women and ethnically diverse employees. These achievements reflect the company's long-standing commitment to advancing underrepresented groups in the private markets industry.

Hamilton Lane Incorporated (Nasdaq: HLNE) reported strong first quarter fiscal 2025 results, with significant growth across key metrics. Total assets under management increased 11% year-over-year to $129.7 billion, while fee-earning assets grew 13% to $67.7 billion. Management and advisory fees surged 33% to $140.0 million compared to the prior year period.

The company's unrealized carried interest balance rose 12% to approximately $1.2 billion. GAAP earnings per share stood at $1.47, with GAAP net income of $59.0 million for the quarter. Hamilton Lane declared a quarterly dividend of $0.49 per share, targeting a full-year dividend of $1.96, representing a 10% increase from the previous fiscal year.

Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) has announced the creation of a dedicated Insurance Solutions team, formalizing its efforts to serve insurers and enhance its focus on investments and client support. The team will be led by John Brecker, Head of Insurance Solutions, and includes two new senior appointments: Eric Solfisburg as Insurance Strategist and Kyle Ross in the Insurance Client Solutions team.

This move builds on Hamilton Lane's nearly 30-year track record of working with insurers, managing or overseeing nearly $92 billion on behalf of insurers globally. The team aims to develop and implement investment solutions tailored to insurers seeking attractive returns in a capital-efficient manner, leveraging the firm's depth, scale, and proprietary private markets data analytics platform, Cobalt.

Avista Capital Partners and Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) have announced a partnership in Cosette Pharmaceuticals, a US-based specialty pharmaceutical company. Funds managed by Hamilton Lane have acquired a significant equity interest in Cosette from Avista and its co-investors. The partnership aims to accelerate innovation and growth for Cosette, which has shown robust EBITDA growth and free cash flow generation since Avista's initial investment in 2018.

Under new management, Cosette has successfully launched new products, expanded its portfolio through acquisitions and licensing deals, and diversified into branded products. The transaction enhances Cosette's balance sheet, enabling further investments in R&D and strategic acquisitions. Cosette also entered into new financing agreements with Hayfin Capital Management and a banking consortium.

Hamilton Lane Incorporated (Nasdaq: HLNE) will release its first quarter fiscal 2025 financial results on August 6, 2024, before market open. The company will host a conference call and webcast at 11:00 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results. Investors can access the live webcast and replay through the Hamilton Lane Shareholders website.

Hamilton Lane is a leading private markets investment firm with a global presence. As of March 31, 2024, the firm manages over $920 billion in assets, including $124 billion in discretionary assets and $796 billion in non-discretionary assets. With approximately 700 professionals worldwide, Hamilton Lane offers innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors, specializing in flexible investment programs across private markets strategies, sectors, and geographies.

Canoe Intelligence announced raising $36 million in a Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from F-Prime Capital and Eight Roads. This funding increases Canoe's valuation by over three times since its Series B in 2023, marking a significant milestone for the company's growth.

The capital will be used to advance Canoe's AI-driven financial technology platform for alternative investors, enhancing its back-to-front office capabilities. The company has achieved 100% year-over-year growth in clients and revenue, and serves over 1,000 LPs with its automated data management solutions.

Goldman Sachs highlighted Canoe's potential in streamlining alternative investment data, noting the firm's extensive client base, which includes Blackstone and Hamilton Lane. Canoe's technology processes over 25 million documents annually, significantly boosting operational efficiency.

Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) has announced a partnership with Daphne Technologies to digitize and streamline the private markets fundraising process. This collaboration integrates Daphne's platform with Hamilton Lane's Cobalt, facilitating direct data transmission and significant efficiency gains for asset managers. This integration eliminates traditional manual processes, enabling asset managers to digitize and publish fund data swiftly. Hamilton Lane's Cobalt, used globally for private market data and analytics, will leverage Daphne to enhance data accessibility and investor decision-making. Daphne, founded in 2022, already supports over 50 alternative asset funds and has facilitated raising $625 million in AUM.

Hamilton Lane has successfully closed its largest fund to date, raising $5.6 billion for Secondary Fund VI, surpassing its $5 billion target. This new fund exceeds the previous Secondary Fund V by over 40%, which closed at $3.9 billion in 2021. The firm's impressive fundraising efforts reflect strong support from a diverse group of investors, including corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other financial institutions from over 30 countries. The firm's secondary platform now represents approximately $20.9 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2024.

Hamilton Lane's recent survey reveals that 70% of global investment advisors plan to increase client allocations to private markets in 2024, with 92% already participating in this asset class. Conducted with 232 advisors, the survey highlights performance and diversification as key motivators. Despite advisors' advanced understanding of private markets (97%), there's a significant knowledge gap with their clients, 50% of whom have beginner-level knowledge. The survey underscores the need for enhanced education to align client understanding with growing interest. Initiatives like Hamilton Lane's Knowledge Center are aimed at bridging this gap.