Invesco investment strategy director joins Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane has appointed Scott Thomas in the newly created role of head of private wealth.

Thomas joined the private markets investment manager from Invesco Australia where he worked as director of investment strategy and, previously, as multi-asset product director within the Absolute Return Multi-Asset team at Invesco’s London office.

Prior to Invesco, he held sales and business development roles with BT Investment Management, Pinnacle Investment Management Group, and Macquarie Group.

His role at Hamilton Lane would involve expanding the firm’s distribution efforts and serving high-net-worth investors in the region.

James Martin, head of international client solutions, said: “We are committed to bringing private markets to more Australian investors and delighted to welcome Scott to our growing team. We seek to continue building long-term relationships and serving a sophisticated and expanding set of clients throughout Australia.”

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Thomas said: “We are increasingly seeing high-net-worth individuals allocating to private markets in order to gain exposure to private companies which were previously inaccessible to most investors. I look forward to developing new client relationships and to leading Hamilton Lane’s Private Wealth efforts in this key region for the firm.”

The firm’s Global Private Assets Fund recently passed its four-year anniversary and had risen to $1.5 billion in assets under management.

It said demand for private markets investments in the region had risen due to historical outperformance of the asset class, structural developments that have increased accessibility, and, more recently, as volatility in public markets has increased. 

Hamilton Lane’s global client footprint enables non-US investors to access institutional-quality private markets exposure in a diversified offering. This invests in secondaries, direct equity, and direct credit investments across geographies, industries, and general partners.