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Hamilton Lane Continues Expansion of Global Investment Team

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hamilton Lane, an independent financial institution that provides discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services to sophisticated investors, today announced that it has further expanded its global investment team with the addition of Richard Hope as Vice President in the London office. He will report directly to Jim Strang, who recently joined Hamilton Lane as a Principal.

Prior to joining Hamilton Lane, Hope worked for more than four years as a Director with Alliance Trust Equity Partners, where he helped establish a private equity fund investment business and build out a portfolio of European Private Equity Fund investments. In addition, Hope has worked in direct private equity/venture capital investing and most recently sat on the boards of a life science instrumentation company and a medical devices company. Hope previously worked for seven years at Noble Group, where he was responsible for making venture and growth capital investments.

About Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane is an independent financial institution that provides discretionary and non-discretionary private equity asset management services to sophisticated investors worldwide. With offices in several U.S. cities, London, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and Singapore, Hamilton Lane offers a full range of investment products and services that enable clients to participate in the private equity asset class on a global and customized basis.

Founded in 1991, Hamilton Lane now has 170 employees and more than $150 billion in total assets under management and supervision, with approximately half of the client base in the U.S. and half overseas.