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May 2, 2025

Hamilton Lane: 'We've seen a massive increase in GP-led secondaries'

The US firm with $956bn in assets under management is actively investing in Europe with its new VC fund


Anne Sraders

7 min read

Miguel Luina, co-head of global venture and growth equity at Hamilton Lane. Courtesy of Hamilton Lane

Europe is a “critical” geography, says giant US alternative investment manager Hamilton Lane.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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