Jim Strang is a Managing Director and Head of Europe at Hamilton Lane, where he is an Investment Committee member and heads the firm’s London office. He focuses on investment opportunities across EMEA and primary fund investments in particular. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2011, Jim was a Director and Head of Fund Investments at Dunedin Capital Partners, whose European fund investment operation he helped establish. Previously, Jim was Head of European Buyouts at Gartmore Private Equity with oversight over a broad program of fund and direct co-investments in Europe. Jim joined Gartmore from the strategic consultants Bain and Company, where he was a Consultant in the London office serving a wide range of private equity and corporate clients. Jim received a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Edinburgh, a Master’s in Finance from the University of Cambridge, and a B.Com. in Business Administration from the University of Edinburgh. He is a member of the CFA Institute and of UKSIP.