Hamilton Lane, based in Pennsylvania, recently partnered with Singapore-based fintech investment platform StashAway and appointed Kerrine Koh to lead its Southeast Asian operations as managing director in an effort to expand its presence in the region, according to a press release.
The expansion will enable access to private markets and a broader range of local investors.
"We are thrilled to welcome Kerrine to our team as we further develop our presence and offering for both institutional and private wealth investors throughout the key region of Southeast Asia," Juan Delgado-Moreira, vice chairman and head of Asia, said. "Kerrine will be central to serving our growing client base, building long-term relationships and partnerships throughout the region and continuing to find innovative ways to serve investors of all sizes."
Under her new role with the private market's investment management firm, Koh is expected to carry out business development efforts and leverage existing client interactions across Southeast Asia.
The expert contributes more than a decade of distribution and client engagement experience, garnered at Blackrock, where she most recently served as the head of alternatives distribution for Southeast Asia. Prior to that, the Singapore Management University and National University of Singapore graduate served as the Head of Institutional Client Business for Southeast Asia.
The appointment is one of several offices currently being led by women, including Milan, San Diego, Singapore, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and Tokyo.
"Southeast Asia is growing rapidly and over the coming years, many investors will need to broaden or deepen their access to private markets, in order to enhance their investment portfolios," Koh said. "We hope to bring Hamilton Lane's scale, data-driven edge and innovative approach in private markets investing to better serve our clients' evolving needs in this region."
The firm’s ties with StashAway will feature the data-driven digital wealth management platform’s financial planning and portfolio management resources. Its products are designed to “assist with cash management, income generation, long-term capital appreciation and financial planning with accredited investors able to access private market investments through StashAway Reserve,” a recent press release explains.
The expansion follows the appointment of Victor Jung as head of digital assets. Both moves form part of Hamilton’s effort to expand its digital asset platform.
“The ADDX partnership and subsequent balance sheet investment made Hamilton Lane one of the earliest major private markets firms to tokenize a fund, and reflect the firm's long-standing commitment to identifying and investing in innovative technology solutions as a means of solving for some of the traditional pain points in the asset class,” a recent press release states. “In addition to ADDX, recent investments have included alternative investment platforms iCapital and CAIS, ESG technology platform Novata and wealth management fintech platform TIFIN.”