Private equity firm Hamilton Lane hires Jackson Chan

Jackson Chan has joined private equity firm Hamilton Lane in Hong Kong to run sales for the region, reporting to Joshua Kahn, head of the Hong Kong office.

Chan used to work at Société Générale Asset Management in hedge-fund sales and marketing in Hong Kong, where he started in 2006 and reported to Christophe Lalo. After SGAM he worked at Ramius Capital, before the firm shut down its Hong Kong office this year.

Hamilton Lane was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Pennsylvania. It has Asian offices in Hong Kong and Singapore.

The firm has $96 billion in private equity assets, including $13 billion in assets under management and $83 billion in advisory assets. Its range of PE products includes funds of funds, customised separate-account advisory services, as well as specialised funds such as co-investment and secondary funds.