August 28, 2020
Chart of the Month: Monthly Rates of Contribution & Distribution
The Hamilton Lane benchmark data is updated months ahead of other providers. Because of this, we were able to leverage updated Q2 data to view monthly rates of contribution & distribution. The updated data enables us to paint a better picture of the current market environment. Contributions: After two months[...]
July 27, 2020
Chart of the Month: IRR by Time Horizon and Strategy
Understanding historic IRR by time horizon within the private markets through Q1 2020 In the most recent quarter, all strategies have had a negative IRR due to the impact of COVID-19 on portfolios. Over longer time horizons, private equity has strongly outperformed all other strategies. Even when all strategies suffered[...]
July 2, 2020
Chart of the Month: NAVs and Dry Powder
Leverage Hamilton Lane's Q4 benchmarks to quickly analyze your portfolio and access industry-level insights. See below for a sample industry-level analysis of NAVs and dry powder. Analyzing NAVs and dry powder enable investors to see the gap between the amount of money that has been invested in the private markets[...]
May 22, 2020
Chart of the Month: Updated Q4 Benchmarks
During these unprecedented economic times due to COVID-19, we remain dedicated to providing the most updated content. We're proud to offer direct access to Hamilton Lane's most recent benchmark data, updated through Q4 2019. Leverage the updated Q4 benchmarks to quickly analyze your portfolio and access industry-level insights. See below[...]
April 24, 2020
Chart of the Month: Historic Recessions in the Private Markets
When we think about the potential impact of a recession on the private markets, we thought it best to look at cash flow behavior during historic recessions. Continue reading to understand the net cash flows, contribution rates and distribution rates during prior recessionary periods. Net cash flows are generally negative[...]
March 27, 2020
Chart of the Month: IRR by Vintage Year and Strategy
Understanding Historic IRR by Vintage Year within the Private Markets When we look at historic IRR by vintage year, private equity funds have the highest returns in each of the past ten vintage years. Historically, private equity has higher returns relative to credit and real assets because it is a[...]
February 21, 2020
Chart of the Month: IRR by Time Horizon and Strategy
When we view historical IRR by time horizon and strategy, we see that in the most recent quarter, private credit was the only negative returning strategy. YTD, the public markets have outperformed the private markets. However, private market strategies should be viewed over several years rather than just short-time horizons.[...]
January 28, 2020
2019 Hamilton Lane Market Overview
The Hamilton Lane Market Overview is a global presentation that reviews the trends, challenges and opportunities found in today's global financial and private equity markets. It's a comprehensive and, we believe, unique perspective on the markets that utilizes Hamilton Lane’s industry insights, research capabilities and expansive, proprietary database to identify[...]
January 24, 2020
Chart of the Month: Private Markets Annual Liquidity Ratios
By: Bryan Jenkins, Vice President, Private Market Analytics, Hamilton Lane This chart provides a snapshot of annual liquidity ratios segmented by various private markets strategies. We define the “liquidity ratio” as the ratio of distributions to contributions in a given calendar year. A liquidity ratio above the dashed lined (>[...]
December 20, 2019
Chart of the Month: IRR by Strategy and Time Horizon
Historically, Private Equity has provided the highest returns across all time horizons relative to Private Credit and Real Assets While Private Credit and Real Assets historically generate lower returns than Private Equity, Private Credit provides stable and predictable cashflows. Private Real Assets provides diversification benefits by being less correlated to[...]
