Hamilton Lane opens Swiss office

The office will be headed by EMEA head of client solutions Ralph Aerni, while vice-president Rainer Kobler will lead the firm's expansion efforts in the region, according to a statement.

Kobler joined the firm in 2021 following a seven-year stint at Partners Group. Aerni also joined Hamilton Lane in 2021 and splits his time between Zug and Frankfurt as part of the development of the firm's client relationships in the DACH region.

The Swiss office will focus on the development of strategies including the GP's Global Private Assets Fund, which aims to provide investors with a semi-liquid private markets investment product. The vehicle is open to high-net-worth individuals and wholesale investors in parts of Europe, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The strategy had USD 1.8bn in assets under management as of 31 December 2021.

Hamilton Lane manages a range of strategies across direct investments, funds-of-funds, direct lending and secondaries. The GP announced in August 2021 that it had raised USD 475m for HL Large Buyout Club Funds IV and V, as reported. The strategy aims to allow investors to gain access to competitive European and North American buyout strategies.

According to a regulatory filing, the GP registered HL Large Buyout Club Fund VI in November 2021.

Further recent activity from the GP includes an interim close on USD 198.5m for its second impact fund, having officially launched the vehicle in April 2021. The vehicle will make direct investments across a range of sectors and geographies, backing buyouts, growth capital, late-stage venture and real assets.

In November 2021, the GP launched Hamilton Lane Secondary Fund VI, which is expected to hold a final close in Q1 2022.

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