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Pomona Capital

Private equity

New York · 48 people tracked

Also known as POMONA MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Pomona Capital pursues a private equity secondaries strategy intended to give investors uncommon access along with distinctive risk and reward characteristics. Its founding mission is to deliver the value proposition of private equity while maintaining a lower risk profile. The firm offers this strategy through institutional flagship funds and a retail fund, and additionally manages primary investments through separately managed account programs. Pomona emphasizes the synergies across its investment strategies and products, and positions itself as a learning organization grounded in longstanding values and a track record of navigating multiple market environments as a reliable, long-term partner.

Invests inGlobalNew York

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

HQ
New York, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1994
AUM
$15.2B

Team · 48 people

from the firm's website
Fran Janis· Senior Partnerin

Co-founder of Pomona Capital and Senior Partner.

Michael Granoff· Chief Executive Officer

Co-founder of Pomona Capital and its Chief Executive Officer.

Dan Kim· Partner, Head of Asiain
James Rorer· Partner
John Stephens· Partner and Chief Financial Officerin
Lorraine Hliboki· Partnerin
Patrick Madaus, CFA· Partnerin
Sebastien Bowen· Partnerin
Vivian Flynn· Partner, Head of Investor Relations
Ian Scott· Principalin
Yoshi Ko, CFA· Principal
A.J. Vindici, CFA· Vice Presidentin
Alena Marozava, CFA· Vice Presidentin
Alessandra Esposito· Senior Associatein
Bailey Smith· Associatein
Benjamin Kanarick· Associate
Bill Gao· Senior Associatein
Brandon Aronoff· Senior Associatein
Cass Barnes· Senior Director
Christal Wong· Analystin
Colette Coffman· Director of Marketing and Communicationin
Elaine Hsu· Principal & Director of Accounting
Elena Madariaga· Legal Specialist
Elizabeth Izlar· Senior Associate
Evan Thai· Associate Vice President
Ireene Yu· Senior Associate
Jack Daly· Treasury Analystin
Jennifer Ehrlich· Vice President
Jeremy Dardick· General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Keith Yang· Associate Vice President
Kyle Chung· Senior Associatein
Lillian Bailey· Senior Investor Relations Specialistin
Lisa Markowitz· Senior Vice President
Lisa Wu· Associate
Maggie Lei· Associate Vice President
Maige Kalme· Vice Presidentin
Marc Vinagray· Vice President
Matthew Iftime· Senior Associatein
Michelle Barras· Compliance Specialistin
Mikaela Kelly· Investor Services Associatein
R.J. Hinners· Senior Vice Presidentin
Riley Nichols· Associatein
Robert Moretta· Vice Presidentin
Sean Pahls· Associatein
Tiffany Sun· Associate
Trishanka Khanna· Senior Associatein
Tyler Levine· Compliance Associate
Wei Fang· Senior Vice President

Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 4

as of Dec 2021
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Pomona Capital VI (Combined), L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration20124.6%1.31x1.27x
Pomona Capital VII (Combined), L.P.LPs: Florida State Board of Administration20117.9%1.31x1.31x
Pomona Capital VII LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration20087.9%1.31x1.31x
Pomona Capital VI LPLPs: Florida State Board of Administration, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, University of Texas Investment Management Company20054.4%1.29x1.29x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

Where is Pomona Capital located?
Pomona Capital is headquartered in New York, US.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Fran Janis (Pomona Capital) Shares Career Advice - YouTube

Northeastern University Women Who Empower · Fran Janis

Fran Janis (Pomona Capital) on Data Analytics - YouTube

Northeastern University Women Who Empower · Fran Janis

Fran Janis (Pomona Capital) Discusses Her Career Path - YouTube

Northeastern University Women Who Empower · Fran Janis

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