“We took this from you. Six billion dollars in assets under management ... to around 146 billion dollars 20 years later.”
Hamilton Lane · The Compound and Friends · Erik Hirsch, CEO of Hamilton Lane, on the Explosive Growth of Private Markets
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grew assets under management from $6 billion in 2005 to $146 billion in 2025
$6 B → $146 B over 20 years
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