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Pomona Capital Raises $4B in Capital Across Platform; Closes Tenth Secondary Fund Oversubscribed at $2.6B
Pomona Capital, a global private equity firm specializing in secondaries investing, announced that it raised a combined total of $4 billion across its platform in the past two years. The Firm recently held a final close on its tenth secondaries flagship fund, Pomona Capital X, L.P. (the “Fund” or “PC X”) with commitments of $2.6 billion. PC X was oversubscribed and capped, surpassing its target of $2 billion by 30% and is approximately 50% larger than its predecessor fund Pomona Capital IX, which collected nearly $1.8 billion. The Fund combined with primaries, co-investment interests and its retail product offering have contributed to the Firm’s growth momentum and 23% CAGR in the past five years.
Download PDF ↓Future of Private Equity Keynote- Maintaining Discipline in Secondaries
With a rapidly growing market in an increasingly volatile environment, secondaries investors need to creatively focus on the basics, says Michael Granoff of Pomona Capital
Download PDF ↓PEI Keynote Interview- Expecting the Unexpected in Secondaries
We have all had to adapt to different ways of working and to increased uncertainty over the past two years as the pandemic has unfolded. We are now also facing a high degree of economic and geopolitical uncertainty. And yet secondaries markets – and private equity more generally – are booming.
Download PDF ↓Buyouts Keynote Interview- A fast-growing market brings greater complexity and opportunity.
Secondaries GPs have had to get more granular in their approach through the pandemic while the competition continues to intensify, says Pomona Capital founder and chief executive Michael Granoff.
Download PDF ↓Future of Private Equity Keynote- Sticking to Fundamentals in the Secondaries Market
Secondaries managers will excel if they remain focused on key market fundamentals while continuously adapting, says Pomona Capital's Michael Granoff.
Download PDF ↓PEI Keynote Interview- Seizing Opportunities in Secondaries
Private equity secondaries firm Pomona Capital has adapted and navigated through the uncertainty of the 2020 landscape shaped by the global covid-19 pandemic. As we head into 2021, Pomona’s founder and chief executive, Michael Granoff, outlines his expectations for the secondaries market moving forward, and explains how his team has been able to journey through the crisis and leverage its longstanding relationships and execution experience to find attractive buying opportunities.
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