London, 11 December 2024 – Leading global private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) announced today its partnership with Allfunds Blockchain, the digital innovation arm of Allfunds, as the firms seek to further expand access to private markets for investors across Europe.
The firms intend to expand access to certain Hamilton Lane funds by offering tokenized versions via the Allfunds Blockchain platform. In collaboration with Apex Group, which will serve as the transfer agent, this partnership reflects a shared commitment to streamlined fund operations and increased investor access to performance opportunities within the private markets.
Digital assets, and specifically tokenization via blockchain, offer numerous benefits and have seen rising adoption as awareness increases. The technology provides certain key advantages over more traditional structures for investing in private markets, giving investors greater optionality and flexibility, improving efficiency through tools like fractionalization, and simplifying administration to increase transparency.
Bringing together Hamilton Lane, Allfunds Blockchain and Apex Group, companies which have been early movers in the digital asset space, is intended to lay the groundwork for offering private markets solutions to a broader range of investors across key markets including Spain, Italy and other regions in Europe.
Victor Jung, Head of Digital Assets at Hamilton Lane, commented: “At Hamilton Lane we are keenly focused on utilizing technology to expand access to private markets, and this partnership is another important step in that direction. Together with AllFunds Blockchain, we aim to alleviate some of the barriers to entry for investors looking to access the historically strong returns that private markets can offer by providing more transparency, seamless operations and a solution that we believe is cheaper, better and faster.”
Rubén Nieto, Managing Director of Allfunds Blockchain, said: “We are delighted to partner with Hamilton Lane and Apex Group for this exciting project. Hamilton Lane’s expertise in private markets and pioneering approach to tokenisation aligns perfectly with Allfunds Blockchain’s commitment to advancing fund industry digitalisation. This collaboration underscores our shared dedication to delivering efficiencies and enhancing services for investors.”
Bruce Jackson, CFA, Chief of Digital Asset Funds and Business with Apex Group, said: “Congratulations to Hamilton Lane, and Allfunds Blockchain for helping remove the hurdles faced by regulated entities who are eager to engage in the digital share class and tokenized fund ecosystem. Apex Group continues to meet its goal of increasing access within digital account structures for our clients’ managed fund strategies. We will also continue to improve our operating model for the distribution of traditional and alternative asset funds using a blockchain platform to enhance subscription, administration, and transfer agency processes.”
About Allfunds
Allfunds. Transforming the WealthTech industry
Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG) is one of the leading B2B WealthTech platforms for the funds industry, offering fully integrated solutions for both Fund Houses and Distributors. Allfunds has built and continues to evolve an ecosystem that covers the entire fund distribution value chain and investment cycle, with solutions including dealing and execution, data and analytics tools, RegTech, ESG screening, and portfolio monitoring.
Allfunds spans the globe with 17 offices covering all major financial markets, with assets under administration of €1.4 trillion, representing more than 3,100 fund groups and working with over 890 distributors in 63 countries.
*Bogotá | Dubai | Hong Kong | London | Luxembourg | Madrid | Miami | Milan | Paris | Santiago | São Paulo | Shanghai | Singapore | Stockholm | Valencia | Warsaw | Zurich
For more information, please visit www.allfunds.com.
All figures as of 31.12.23
About Hamilton Lane
Hamilton Lane 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 30 years, the firm currently employs approximately 730 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Hamilton Lane has more than $947 billion in assets under management and supervision, composed of more than $131 billion in discretionary assets and approximately $816 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of September 30, 2024. Hamilton Lane specializes in building flexible investment programs that provide clients access to the full spectrum of private markets strategies, sectors and geographies. For more information, please visit www.HamiltonLane.com.
About Apex Group
Apex Group is dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fueling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset servicing industry through its investment in innovation and talent. Today, Apex Group sets the pace in asset servicing and stands out for its unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.
Apex Group leads the asset servicing industry with a broad and unmatched range of services, including capital raising, business and corporate management, fund and investor administration, portfolio and investment administration, ESG, capital markets and transactions support. These services are tailored to each client and are delivered both at the Group level and via specialist subsidiary brands.
The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is the Group’s passionate commitment to empower sustainable change
