Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.
We were live from iCapital Connect’s conference in Phoenix, where we sat down with some of the industry’s leaders across asset management and wealth management.
Hartley Rogers is a pioneer in private markets. He is the Executive Co-Chairman of Hamilton Lane, where he plays a significant role in investing and client relationship activities, as well as in strategic and organizational development. He is a Member of the Investment Committees and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2003, Hartley was a Managing Director in the private equity fund management areas at Morgan Stanley and at Credit Suisse. He started his career on Wall Street in 1981.
This was a thoroughly fascinating conversation. Hartley’s wealth of knowledge made for a nuanced discussion that married the evolution of the business of asset management with why and how product structure innovation has unfolded as it has in private markets. We also dove into an area that is Hartley’s passion: venture capital and the innovation economy.
We covered:
Hamilton Lane’s evolution scaling from 50 people in a single office to 800 people across 22 offices.
The transformation from investment consulting into a solutions provider and asset manager for investors.
The importance of data, tools, access, and portfolio construction to manage the increasing complexity of private markets.
How will the wealth channel invest in private markets?
The misconceptions of evergreens being “ATMs.”
What is the “special sauce” in constructing an evergreen portfolio?
How secondaries can help feed the evergreen fund engine.
What defines a manager’s edge.
What private markets strategies excite Hartley.
I’m really excited to share this conversation with you all, as it’s equal parts invigorating and informative.
Thanks Hartley for sharing your wisdom, expertise, and passion about private markets.
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Show Notes
00:00 Hamilton Lane Then and Now
01:33 Introduction to our Sponsor, Ultimus
03:57 Hartley’s Career Origins
04:44 Hamilton Lane’s Consulting Roots
05:21 Outsourcing Partner Today
05:53 Scaling Changed the Job
07:13 Private Markets Explosion
08:25 Mega Managers and Complements
09:32 Why Middle Market Matters
11:32 GP Skillset Evolves
12:18 Underwriting in the Data Era
13:01 Data Advantage in Secondaries
13:51 Secondaries Enable Evergreens
14:25 Evergreen Works Across Strategies
15:01 Why Wealth Needs Evergreens
16:04 Deal Flow and Diversification
17:10 How Allocators Use Evergreens
18:08 Evergreen vs Drawdown Balance
19:12 Evergreens Like ETFs
20:22 Structures Still Early Days
21:09 Who Gets What Exposure
22:28 What Defines Manager Edge
23:48 Commitment and Alignment Test
34:51 Misconceptions and Closing Picks
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