Associate, Direct Equity

Join Hamilton Lane, a global leader in private markets, as we scale to meet the demands of our growing client base. Here, you’ll work with ambitious, high‐performing teams built on integrity, candor and collaboration, backed by our market-leading data and technology. We invest heavily in our people and our partners, giving you the platform to enrich lives, safeguard futures and grow your career.

What We Do

As one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, we provide innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world, specializing in flexibility and full-spectrum access. We currently employ approximately 800 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and have $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $146.1 billion in discretionary assets and $871.5 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 2025.

The Opportunity:

As an Associate, you will be responsible for the full life cycle of private equity direct and co-investments – from evaluating investment opportunities through monitoring and exiting investments. As an integral part of the Direct Equity group, the Associates will work on deal teams to drive the investment process.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Support senior team members in originating new investment opportunities.
• Evaluate prospective investments by assessing key risks/merits and developing cogent investment theses.
• Conduct thorough due diligence and lead diligence calls with GP sponsors and portfolio companies.
• Perform rigorous financial analyses to support investment decisions, including valuation, structure, returns.
• Prepare Investment Committee memoranda and present recommendations to the Investment Committee.
• Assist deal team members with underwriting, negotiating and closing investments.
• Contribute to the ongoing management of investments to enhance value across the portfolio.
• Contribute to pursuing creative and optimal exit strategies to maximize returns.
• Keep abreast of the competitive landscape and current trends across private equity and other private markets.
• Begin networking to develop relationships internally with colleagues and externally with GPs, LPs, intermediaries, etc.
• Represent the firm in the market by networking and speaking at industry conferences and other events.

Your background will include:

• 2+ years of experience in a relevant role on the sell-side or buy-side.
• Solid foundation of quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Strong Communication Skills.
• Team Orientation – Foster collaboration within and across teams.
• Positive attitude, takes initiative, thirst for learning, ability to ramp up quickly.
• Exceptional work ethic – drive, self-motivated as well as ability to motivate others.
• Fosters mutual trust and respect; demonstrates solid values, ethics and moral compass.

Benefits

At Hamilton Lane, our benefits philosophy is simple: to provide our employees with a competitive suite of benefits and services to help navigate through the complexities and challenges of working, living, raising a family, and eventually retiring. To do this, Hamilton Lane offers the following benefits:

• Enhancing Your Physical and Emotional Health: Employees have access to healthcare coverage, mental health resources, health & fitness reimbursement program, and Wellness Rewards Program.
• Developing Your Career: Tuition and certification reimbursement programs are available, along with continual education and development trainings for you to grow with Hamilton Lane.
• Supporting Your Family & Community: For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team. For growing family, we offer an adoption reimbursement program, paid time off for new parents and newlyweds, and provide travel support for nursing parents.
• Safeguarding Your Financial Wellbeing: Hamilton Lane contributes to retirement programs and offers an employee stock purchasing plan.

Hamilton Lane is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, or medical condition.