A Natively Onchain Private Equity Fund Backed by Chainlink
@chainlink is set to power a new tokenized private equity fund targeting some of Asia's most closely held markets. Hamco, in collaboration with Synthesys and Chainlink, has announced the Hamco Tokenized Pan-Asia Private Equity Fund, giving eligible investors access to hard-to-reach private and pre-IPO opportunities across Asia.
The fund will offer investors fractionalized exposure to the region's private markets, covering AI, semiconductors, and unicorn pre-IPO equities, with liquidity supported by tokenized funds, stablecoins, cash equivalents, and liquid assets.
The semi-liquid, evergreen fund is established as a native structure in the Cayman Islands and issued through Mint, which brings together Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), its Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) technical standard, and NAVLink into a single framework, with distribution through Synthesys Network's (@synthesysco) regulated distributor channels.
How the Technology Stack Works
Each component of the Chainlink stack serves a distinct function. NAVLink feeds securely link tokenized funds to the fund administrator's NAV reporting systems, ensuring accurate pricing for subscriptions and redemptions across both fiat and digital asset settlement. Meanwhile, Chainlink's CCIP allows tokenized funds to be distributed across multiple networks without fragmentation.
Chainlink's Automated Compliance Engine (ACE) provides flexible, programmable compliance enforcement, including eligibility checks, rate limits, and role-based access controls, enabling regulators' and institutions' requirements to be met onchain.
Access to the fund is restricted to eligible non-US professional investors. Tokenized money market funds and stablecoins held within the fund are designed to support redemptions, providing a degree of liquidity that traditional private equity structures typically do not offer.
The Hamco announcement follows a similar collaboration between the same parties earlier this year. In a previous deal, EPOCH partnered with Chainlink and Synthesys to launch TreasuryPlus (TPLUS), the first institutionally managed tokenized private credit fund across six global markets. The Hamco fund marks a broader push into private equity, rather than private credit, and focuses specifically on pan-Asian growth opportunities.
The deal also reinforces Chainlink's growing role in institutional finance more broadly. Among the financial institutions that have adopted Chainlink's standards and infrastructure are Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, and S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Sources:
Hamco Pan-Asia Fund Announcement via PR Newswire (The Manila Times)
Chainlink Digital Transfer Agent Technical Standard (Official Documentation)