In an increasingly volatile economic landscape marked by geopolitical tension and market unpredictability, Hamilton Lane’s Co-CEO Juan Delgado arrived in Israel to advance the firm’s activity in the country. Hamilton Lane is one of the world’s largest and most established investment firms, standing out as a global leader in private market investments.
It is one of the largest allocators globally for private funds and companies, with investment volume in 2023 alone exceeding $32 billion. The firm successfully launched its IPO on NASDAQ in 2017.
The democratization processes of the markets have made investing in private companies more common and frequent through the arrival of digital banking and fintech platforms that use tokenization. Delgado is excited as he talks about the future this has opened. “We are democratizing private markets access. What was once only for institutions is now available to individuals. In the future? We’re talking about investments as low as $100.
This is Delgado’s fourth visit to Israel since October 7. His strong confidence in the Israeli market, as well as in the talent and creativity it has to offer, leads him to view the Israeli market as fertile ground for investment, despite the economic challenges posed by the war, including the credit rating downgrade of Israel by Moody’s. This is part of a strategic decision by Hamilton Lane, whereby a senior executive from the company will visit Israel every month since the outbreak of the war.