Hamilton Lane Pioneers Access to Private Markets with the First U.S. Infrastructure Evergreen Fund Available to Retail Investors on Republic with a Minimum Initial Investment of $500
- Hamilton Lane Private Infrastructure Fund ("HLPIF") allows retail investors access to infrastructure assets previously accessible only to Hamilton Lane's institutional clients
- Intention to offer investors access to HLPIF in a first-of-its-kind tokenized format through Republic's digital platform
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. and NEW YORK, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE), one of the world's largest private markets investment firms, today announced the launch of HLPIF on the global investment platform Republic*. HLPIF is the first private infrastructure offering available to retail (non-accredited) investors in the U.S. with a minimum as low as $500 via the Republic platform, which Republic intends to make available in a tokenized format.
Private markets, public access
By making HLPIF available on Republic's platform, Hamilton Lane continues to take a leading role in broadening access and enabling a wider set of investors to participate in the private markets. It follows the firms' recently announced partnership, which was created to bring institutional-quality private market investments to retail investors in the U.S. on a tokenized basis.
Victor Jung, Head of Digital Assets at Hamilton Lane, commented: "We view today's launch of HLPIF on Republic's market-leading digital platform as a major step forward in Hamilton Lane's commitment to delivering access to investors of all types, including retail investors in the U.S. We believe the evolution of the private markets industry broadly will be driven by technological innovation – including tokenization – spurred by retail demand for different structures, lower minimums and easier access."
Advantages of infrastructure
Infrastructure is one of the fastest-growing asset classes within private markets, expanding from $500 million in assets under management in 1999 to $1.2 trillion today. Within this space, Hamilton Lane focuses on capital-intensive fixed assets with high barriers to competitive entry and pre-contracted cash flows that run for 10-15 years. Hamilton Lane's infrastructure investments include hyperscale data centers, major international airports, natural gas pipelines and other critical infrastructure. The Hamilton Lane Infrastructure Investment Team is highly selective, choosing to participate in just 1.2% of the opportunities it reviews**.
Brent Burnett, Head of Infrastructure and Real Assets at Hamilton Lane, said: "The megatrends we see driving innovation in today's global economy – the continued expansion of AI, the increasing demand for power generation, and the evolution of supply chains – are all underpinned by infrastructure. We are excited to be expanding access to this sector's historically consistent performance, consistent cash flows and manageable downside risk opportunities, which together make for an excellent entry point into the private markets."
"These types of assets have long been limited to institutions and high-net-worth investors," remarked Andrew Durgee, Co-CEO of Republic. "We believe that the tokenization of real-world assets, including through our industry leading blockchain-based architecture, is the key to bringing institutional-grade private market investments like private infrastructure to everyone, including non-accredited investors. Today's partnership between Hamilton Lane and Republic puts us at the forefront of expanding access to the private markets."
Available now: Hamilton Lane Private Infrastructure Fund
HLPIF is a continuously offered closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("40 Act") and publicly offers its shares under the Securities Act of 1933. It is designed to provide investors with exposure to a diversified global portfolio of infrastructure assets through an investment in a single fund. Hamilton Lane currently anticipates recommending to HLPIF's board that it conduct repurchase offers of up to 5% of its net assets each quarter. Following regulatory review, Hamilton Lane and Republic aim to provide the potential for additional liquidity through tokenization. HLPIF is now available to interested investors through the Republic platform; click here to access the deal page on the Republic website. Additional details are available for review at https://www.hamiltonlane.com/en-us/solutions/digital-assets. Prior to investing, investors should also consult the HLPIF prospectus and statement of additional information for further details on the fund and the risks associated with an investment. The prospectus and statement of additional information are available, free of charge, by clicking here.
*offering made via an agreement with an affiliate of Republic, OpenDeal Broker LLC d/b/a the Capital R ("ODB").
**between 1/1/2020-12/31/2024.
About Hamilton Lane
Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) 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 740 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Hamilton Lane has $956 billion in assets under management and supervision, composed of nearly $135 billion in discretionary assets and more than $821 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 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 http://www.hamiltonlane.com or follow Hamilton Lane on LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "will," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss management's current expectations and projections relating to our financial position, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. All forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results to be materially different, including risks relating to: our ability to manage growth, fund performance, competition in our industry, changes in our regulatory environment and tax status; market conditions generally; our ability to access suitable investment opportunities for our clients; our ability to maintain our fee structure; our ability to attract and retain key employees; our ability to manage our obligations under our debt agreements; defaults by clients and third-party investors on their obligations to fund commitments; our exposure and that of our clients and investors to the credit risks of financial institutions at which we and they hold accounts; our ability to comply with investment guidelines set by our clients; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses with ours; our ability to manage risks associated with introducing new types of investment structures, products or services or entering into strategic partnerships; our ability to manage redemption or repurchase rights in certain of our funds; our ability to manage, identify and anticipate risks we face; our ability to manage the effects of events outside of our control; and our ability to receive distributions from Hamilton Lane Advisors, L.L.C. to fund our payment of dividends, taxes and other expenses.
The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. For more information regarding these risks and uncertainties as well as additional risks we face, you should refer to the "Risk Factors" detailed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 and in our subsequent reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events, except as otherwise required by law.
About Republic
Headquartered in New York City, Republic is a global financial firm operating a network of retail-focused investment platforms and an enterprise digital advisory arm. With a deep track record of legal and technical innovation, Republic is known for providing access to new asset classes to investors of all types. Backed by Valor Equity Partners, Galaxy Interactive, HOF Capital, AngelList and other leading institutions, Republic boasts a global portfolio of over 2,000 companies and a community of nearly three million members in over 150 countries. More than $3 billion has been deployed through investment platforms, funds, and firms within the Republic family of companies with operations established in the US, the UK, EU, the UAE and South Korea.
IMPORTANT RISK INFORMATION
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of HLPIF before investing. For a prospectus that contains this and other information about HLPIF, call 1 (888) 882-8212 or visit our website at https://hla.pe/pifprospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investing in HLPIF involves risk including loss of principal.
• HLPIF operates as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. • Shares are speculative and illiquid securities involving substantial risk of loss. Shares are appropriate only for those investors who can tolerate a high degree of risk and do not require a liquid investment and for whom an investment in the Fund does not constitute a complete investment program. • Though HLPIF currently anticipates making quarterly repurchase offers, you may not have access to the money you invest for an extended period of time. • HLPIF is not a liquid investment. • You may not be able to sell your shares at the time or in the quantity of your choosing regardless of how HLPIF performs. • Investors should understand that HLPIF's shares are not currently listed on or available for trading through a securities exchange, and a market for trading on an exchange may never be available to investors. There is currently no secondary market, and no such market is expected to develop. • Because you may not be able to sell your shares at the time or in the quantity of your choosing, you may not be able to reduce your exposure to HLPIF in a market downturn. • Shares are appropriate only for those investors who can tolerate a high degree of risk and do not require a liquid investment and for whom an investment in HLPIF does not constitute a complete investment program. • The amount of distributions that HLPIF may pay, if any, is uncertain. Past performance is not an indicator of future results.
Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC is the Advisor to HLPIF. HLPIF is distributed by Distribution Services, LLC for U.S. Investors. Distribution Services, LLC and Hamilton Lane are unaffiliated.
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