Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Hamilton Lane Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deliver Investment Solutions to the Wealth Channel
Simpson Thacher is representing Hamilton Lane in its strategic collaboration with Columbia Threadneedle to deliver innovative investment solutions to the wealth channel. The collaboration brings together Columbia Threadneedle's public markets expertise, multi-asset investment capabilities and strategic distribution relationships, with Hamilton Lane's leading private markets platform, investment sourcing capabilities and data analytics expertise.
As part of the collaboration, Columbia Threadneedle has filed a preliminary registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Columbia Hamilton Lane Growth Innovation Fund, a public-private growth equity interval fund managed by Columbia Threadneedle. This fund’s launch is subject to registration with the SEC and fund board approval, and it is expected to be offered to the wealth channel through financial advisors.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Matt Gabbard, Drew Harmon and Lenny Licht (Asset Management Transactions); Ryan Brizek, JJ Dikmak, Keith Kleinman and Earl Quermorllue (Registered Funds).