Yesterday Hamilton Lane partnered with crowdfunding platform Republic with the aim of offering private investors the opportunity to invest in tokenized funds during the first half of 2025. Hamilton Lane is the private markets asset manager with $947 billion in assets under management.
The asset manager has been a pioneer in the tokenized fund space, with one of its first initiatives announced in 2022 as a collaboration with tokenization firm Securitize. Since then Hamilton Lane has been involved with several tokens, but to date the focus has been on institutional and accredited investors. Hence, the retail investor target is novel.
The asset manager’s data shows that private markets have outperformed public markets in 19 out of the past 20 years. However, the higher returns come with higher risks. The tokenization partnership with Republic will allow retail access as well as fractionalization.
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