Pomona Capital Hires Sebastien Bowen and Continues to Expand Global Team
PR Newswire
NEW YORK, LONDON, HONG KONG
Nov 17, 2010
NEW YORK, LONDON, HONG KONG, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pomona Capital, a global private equity firm, today announced the addition of Sebastien Bowen to the London team as an Investment Director to focus on secondary investment analysis and deal sourcing in Europe.
Mr. Bowen has over eight years of primary and secondary fund investing experience. Prior to joining Pomona Capital, he was a Director at MetLife Investments and was previously at AXA Private Equity in London where he spent most of his career. Mr. Bowen joined AXA Private Equity in 2002 where he focused predominantly on primary and secondary private equity opportunities in Europe. Mr. Bowen has a M.A. from the University of Edinburgh.
Other recent additions to the Pomona Capital global team include Vivian Mandis, who joined as a Managing Director to lead the Firm's investor relations efforts. Katrina Cokeng, based in Hong Kong, joined Pomona Capital as a Vice President to focus on primary and secondary investment analysis and deal sourcing in Asia. Based in London, Michael Cronin joined the Firm as a Senior Associate to focus on secondary investment analysis and deal sourcing in Europe.
All three hires have extensive experience in the private equity and financial services industry. Ms. Mandis has been in the alternatives product space for ten years and formerly held both investor relations and marketing roles with Goldman Sachs in the Merchant Banking Division and FrontPoint Partners. Ms. Cokeng has spent the last four years at McKinsey & Company, the last two of which were spent in Hong Kong. At McKinsey, she worked on a variety of transactions and supported more than twelve potential acquisitions for private equity and strategic buyers in Asia. Prior to joining Pomona Capital, Mr. Cronin was an Associate at Spectrum Equity Investors, a US-based private equity firm focused on business services and media investments.
"We are thrilled to have Sebastien, Vivian, Katrina and Michael join our team," said Michael Granoff, Chief Executive Officer of Pomona Capital. "These individuals greatly add to the experience and capabilities of our growing global business."
About Pomona Capital
Founded in 1994, Pomona Capital is an international private equity firm that has approximately $6 billion in capital commitments across a series of secondaries, primaries and co-investment strategies from a global group of 200 sophisticated investors. Pomona Capital owns partnership interests in over 500 private equity funds, diversified across the entire spectrum of private equity, with investments in 5,000+ companies. Pomona Capital's team is based in New York, London, and Hong Kong. Pomona's capital capacity and global reach is enhanced by a strategic partnership with the ING Group. For more information on Pomona Capital, visit www.pomonacapital.com.
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PR Newswire
NEW YORK, LONDON, HONG KONG, Nov. 17, 2010
NEW YORK, LONDON, HONG KONG, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pomona Capital, a global private equity firm, today announced the addition of Sebastien Bowen to the London team as an Investment Director to focus on secondary investment analysis and deal sourcing in Europe.
Mr. Bowen has over eight years of primary and secondary fund investing experience. Prior to joining Pomona Capital, he was a Director at MetLife Investments and was previously at AXA Private Equity in London where he spent most of his career. Mr. Bowen joined AXA Private Equity in 2002 where he focused predominantly on primary and secondary private equity opportunities in Europe. Mr. Bowen has a M.A. from the University of Edinburgh.
Other recent additions to the Pomona Capital global team include Vivian Mandis, who joined as a Managing Director to lead the Firm's investor relations efforts. Katrina Cokeng, based in Hong Kong, joined Pomona Capital as a Vice President to focus on primary and secondary investment analysis and deal sourcing in Asia. Based in London, Michael Cronin joined the Firm as a Senior Associate to focus on secondary investment analysis and deal sourcing in Europe.
All three hires have extensive experience in the private equity and financial services industry. Ms. Mandis has been in the alternatives product space for ten years and formerly held both investor relations and marketing roles with Goldman Sachs in the Merchant Banking Division and FrontPoint Partners. Ms. Cokeng has spent the last four years at McKinsey & Company, the last two of which were spent in Hong Kong. At McKinsey, she worked on a variety of transactions and supported more than twelve potential acquisitions for private equity and strategic buyers in Asia. Prior to joining Pomona Capital, Mr. Cronin was an Associate at Spectrum Equity Investors, a US-based private equity firm focused on business services and media investments.
"We are thrilled to have Sebastien, Vivian, Katrina and Michael join our team," said Michael Granoff, Chief Executive Officer of Pomona Capital. "These individuals greatly add to the experience and capabilities of our growing global business."
About Pomona Capital
Founded in 1994, Pomona Capital is an international private equity firm that has approximately $6 billion in capital commitments across a series of secondaries, primaries and co-investment strategies from a global group of 200 sophisticated investors. Pomona Capital owns partnership interests in over 500 private equity funds, diversified across the entire spectrum of private equity, with investments in 5,000+ companies. Pomona Capital's team is based in New York, London, and Hong Kong. Pomona's capital capacity and global reach is enhanced by a strategic partnership with the ING Group. For more information on Pomona Capital, visit www.pomonacapital.com.
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