Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Company Report

Hamilton Lane's total asset footprint exceeded $1 trillion for the first time, marking a 6% increase year over year, with AUM growing 11% to $145 billion and AUA increasing 5% to $860 billion.
For the fiscal year to date, total fee related revenue grew 23% to $321.6 million, and fee related earnings increased 34% to $160.7 million, resulting in GAAP EPS of $2.98 and non-GAAP EPS of $2.86.
A significant strategic partnership was announced with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, involving the management of Guardian's existing $5 billion private equity portfolio and a commitment to invest approximately $500 million per year for the next ten years.
The Evergreen platform achieved its largest quarter ever with over $1.6 billion in net inflows, bringing total Evergreen AUM to $14.3 billion.
Strategic technology initiatives include a partnership with Bloomberg to provide access to Hamilton Lane's private market indices and the anticipated public listing of Securitize, where Hamilton Lane expects a return of more than two times its initial investment.

Nov 4, 2025, 3:00 PM

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Hamilton Lane Reports Strong Q2 Fiscal 2026 Results, Crosses $1 Trillion Asset Footprint, and Announces Major Partnership with Guardian Life

HLNE

Earnings

New Projects/Investments

M&A

Hamilton Lane reported strong Q2 Fiscal 2026 year-to-date results, with GAAP EPS of $2.98 and non-GAAP EPS of $2.86, driven by a 23% year-over-year increase in total fee-related revenue to $321.6 million.
The firm's total asset footprint exceeded $1 trillion for the first time, marking a 6% year-over-year increase, while Assets Under Management (AUM) grew 11% to $145 billion and Assets Under Advisement (AUA) rose 5% to $860 billion.
A significant strategic partnership was announced with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, under which Hamilton Lane will manage Guardian's existing private equity portfolio of nearly $5 billion and receive commitments of approximately $500 million per year for the next 10 years.
The Evergreen platform experienced substantial growth, with over $1.6 billion in net inflows for the quarter ending September 30, 2025, bringing total Evergreen AUM to $14.3 billion and expanding the product suite from three to eleven funds.
Key technology developments include a partnership with Bloomberg for private market indices, Securitize's planned public listing (expected to yield more than two times Hamilton Lane's initial investment), and Novata's strategic acquisition of Atlas Metrics.

Nov 4, 2025, 3:00 PM

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Hamilton Lane Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results

HLNE

Earnings

Dividends

Hamilton Lane reported its second fiscal quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2025.
The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share of Class A common stock, payable on January 7, 2026, to shareholders of record on December 19, 2025. The target full-year dividend of $2.16 represents a 10% increase from the prior fiscal year dividend.
As of September 30, 2025, Hamilton Lane had $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision, consisting of $145.4 billion in discretionary assets and $859.8 billion in non-discretionary assets.

Nov 4, 2025, 12:00 PM

Press Release

Hamilton Lane Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results

HLNE

Earnings

Dividends

Revenue Acceleration/Inflection

Hamilton Lane Incorporated reported net income attributable to Hamilton Lane Incorporated of $70.9 million and GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.69 for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025, marking increases of 29% and 23% respectively, compared to the prior year period.
The company's total revenues increased by 27% to $190.880 million for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025.
As of September 30, 2025, Hamilton Lane's assets under management and supervision reached $1.0 trillion, comprising $145.4 billion in discretionary assets and $859.8 billion in non-discretionary assets.
Hamilton Lane declared a quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share of Class A common stock, payable on January 7, 2026, with a target full-year dividend of $2.16, representing a 10% increase from the prior fiscal year.

Nov 4, 2025, 11:59 AM

8-K

Hamilton Lane Forms Strategic Partnership with Guardian Life Insurance

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New Projects/Investments

M&A

Management Change

Hamilton Lane has entered a long-term strategic partnership with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America to manage Guardian's nearly $5 billion private equity portfolio.
Guardian will commit to investing approximately $500 million annually in private equity through Hamilton Lane over the next decade, including $250 million in seed capital for Evergreen initiatives.
The partnership includes financial incentives such as equity warrants and collaboration with Guardian's affiliate, Park Avenue Securities, to deliver investment solutions to a network of over 2,400 advisors.
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, with Guardian investment professionals anticipated to join Hamilton Lane.

Nov 3, 2025, 1:33 PM

Bloomberg

Hamilton Lane and Guardian Announce Strategic Partnership

HLNE

M&A

New Projects/Investments

Hamilton Lane and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announced a long-term strategic partnership.
Through this partnership, Hamilton Lane will manage Guardian's existing private equity portfolio of nearly $5 billion.
Guardian will commit to invest approximately $500 million per year in private equity for the next 10 years through Hamilton Lane, including $250 million in seed capital for new Evergreen initiatives.
Hamilton Lane will also partner with Guardian's broker-dealer, Park Avenue Securities (PAS), which has over 2,400 advisors covering approximately $58.5 billion of client assets under management as of December 31, 2024.
The partnership transaction is expected to close at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025.

Nov 3, 2025, 1:00 PM

Press Release

Hamilton Lane Launches Tokenized Private Credit Fund on Sei Network via KAIO

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Product Launch

New Projects/Investments

Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) has launched its Senior Credit Opportunities Fund ("SCOPE") onchain via KAIO's institutional-grade infrastructure on the Sei Network, making it accessible to institutional and accredited investors through the HL SCOPE Access Fund1.
This initiative expands crypto-native access to alternative investment strategies, leveraging the Sei Network's high-performance blockchain and KAIO's RWA protocol for secure, compliant, and composable access to products like the SCOPE fund.
The HL SCOPE Access Fund provides access to a diversified, multi-manager portfolio with immediate capital deployment and the option for monthly liquidity, aiming for consistent performance and cash yield across cycles.
KAIO has already tokenized over $200 million in assets from global institutions, making institutional finance DeFi-native for regulated real-world assets.

Oct 15, 2025, 1:00 PM

Press Release

Hamilton Lane Subsidiary Amends Term Loan Agreement

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Debt Issuance

On October 1, 2025, Hamilton Lane Advisors, L.L.C., the operating subsidiary of Hamilton Lane Incorporated, entered into a Second Amendment to its Multi-Draw Term Loan and Security Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A..
This amendment reduced the aggregate principal amount of term loans from $75 million to $50 million, subject to an aggregate cap of $325 million on all loan agreements with JPM.
The interest rate for borrowings was adjusted to the greater of the Prime Rate minus 1.35% (previously 1.50%) and 3.00%.
The amendment also included changes to certain dates related to interest payments and repayments of the term loans.

Oct 6, 2025, 8:23 PM

8-K

Hamilton Lane Launches Global Venture Capital and Growth Evergreen Fund

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Product Launch

New Projects/Investments

Hamilton Lane has launched the Hamilton Lane Global Venture Capital and Growth Fund (HLGVG), an evergreen investment vehicle focused on private market growth and venture opportunities.
The Fund is available to certain individual investors, their advisors, and institutional investors in parts of Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
HLGVG leverages Hamilton Lane's nearly three decades of experience in venture and growth equity, an area where the firm has $117.8 billion in assets under management and supervision.
This new fund is the latest addition to Hamilton Lane's broader $13 billion+ AUM Evergreen Platform.

Oct 1, 2025, 6:00 AM

Press Release

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