Celebrating 10 years of Pomona Investment Fund

Celebrating 10 years of Pomona Investment Fund

 

Celebrating 10 years of Pomona Investment Fund, with a double-digit annualized return since inception*

 

Think private equity is just for large institutions? PIF brings an institutional private equity secondaries strategy to individual investors.​

 

 

 

*The performance represents past performance and does not include any sales or transaction related charges but includes reinvestment of distributions from 05/07/15 to 12/31/24.

A more liquid private equity option


No lock up period. Well-diversified portfolio for active cash flow stream.1

 

 

High-quality assets at a discount

Enhanced risk/return potential


Private equity secondaries have offered lower risk and higher potential returns to a traditional stock/bond portfolio.5

Accessible private equity

 

 

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PIF offers greater liquidity with the ability to redeem quarterly when compared to traditional private equity funds structured as limited partnerships, which typically are “lock-up” vehicles providing investors with limited ability to redeem or withdraw their investment.

1 PIF seeks to purchase private equity fund interests that are typically later in their life cycle, with underlying portfolio companies at or near the realization (harvesting phase), potentially providing faster distributions to the portfolio. Since inception, the average time from investment to initial distribution has been 1.95 months for LP-led and 5.79 months for all secondaries investments.

2 As of 12/31/24.​ Average discount is for all secondaries investments since inception of 05/07/15.

3 As of 12/31/24 for all underlying portfolio companies held by PIF which meet the criteria described below, which total 60 portfolio companies. The exit multiple is defined as the total value realized from the investment (including the entry discount, growth during hold, and exit bump as defined below) divided by the Fund’s original purchase price, inclusive of all interim distributions and final proceeds. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. a) Includes all gross distributions since May 7, 2015 (inception of Pomona Investment Fund) that met the following criteria: (i) proceeds were at least $1 million, (ii) the nature of the distribution was return of capital or realized gain, (iii) the distribution represented a full exit (partial exits were excluded) and (iv) sufficient GP reporting was available to track valuation over time. Figures may not sum precisely due to rounding. b) Entry discount is defined as the difference between the GP-reported valuation as of the record date, and the Fund’s implied purchase price, expressed as a multiple uplift. Growth during hold is defined as the change in GP-reported valuation from the time of acquisition through the most recent valuation prior to exit, excluding the impact of initial purchase discount or final exit premium. Exit bump is defined as the difference between the most recent GP-reported valuation prior to announcement of exit and the final realized value upon distribution. 

4 I-shares, from inception (04/01/18) through 12/31/24. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance quoted. Performance data does not take into consideration account transaction fees or brokerage commissions. The net asset value (NAV) of the Fund will equal, unless otherwise noted, the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all its liabilities, including accrued fees and expenses, each determined as of the relevant valuation date. Total return based on net asset value per share is the combination of changes in net asset value per share and reinvested distributions at net asset value per share, if any. These figures are net of all the Fund’s fees and expenses, including management and performance incentive fees or allocations payable pursuant to the respective organizational documents of each investment fund.​ Class A performance is available on the PIF website. 

5 The data above is being shown for hypothetical purposes and is intended to show returns that would have been achieved based on the stated investment allocations across stocks, private equity secondaries and bonds if invested on 01/01/2004 and held through 09/30/2024. It Is not intended to show actual returns for PIF. Please see indices below for further information. Statements made here are the opinions of Pomona Capital and are subject to change. There can be no assurance that any investment made in a Pomona-sponsored fund will have any or all the investment characteristics described herein. Prospective investors should consult their financial. tax and legal advisors prior to making a commitment to any Pomona-sponsored fund. Investments in private equity involve a substantial degree of risk: there is no guarantee that any investment in a Pomona-sponsored fund will ultimately be profitable, and an investor could lose some or all its investment. Past performance Is not Indicative of future results. Please read in conjunction with footnotes and disclaimers.

Index definitions

The MSCI World Index is a free fl oat-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 23 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (https://www.msci.com/world) while Pomona’ focuses on primarily purchasing secondary interests in private equity funds. The MSCI World Index has not been selected to represent an appropriate benchmark to compare an investor’s performance, but rather is shown as a comparison to that of a well-known and widely recognized index. The MSCI World Index is not subject to any of the fees and expenses to which any Pomona fund would be subject and no fund sponsored by Pomona Capital will attempt to replicate the performance of the MSCI World Index. 

The Cambridge Secondary Funds Index is based on unaudited quarterly performance data compiled from 334 secondary funds (excluding hard assets funds), including fully liquidated partnerships, formed between 1991 and 2023. The index has limitations (some of which are typical to other widely used indices) and cannot be used to predict performance of the Fund. These limitations include: 1. Survivorship bias (the returns of the index may not be representative of all secondary funds in the universe because of the tendency of lower performing funds to not report returns to the index); 2. Lack of transparency (the specific funds that are included in this index are not disclosed by Cambridge Associates, and therefore cannot be independently verified); 3. Heterogeneity (not all secondary funds are alike or comparable to one another, and the index may not accurately reflect the performance of a described style); and 4. Limited data (many funds do not report to indices, and the index may omit funds, the inclusion of which might significantly affect the performance shown). 

The index does not represent the Fund’s performance, and has not been selected to represent an appropriate benchmark to compare an investor’s performance, but rather is provided to allow for comparison to that of certain well-known and widely recognized indices. Further, as Cambridge Associates recalculates the index each time a new fund is added, the historical performance of this index is not fixed, cannot be replicated, and differs over time from the data presented in this communication. See Cambridge Associates for a complete explanation on IRR calculations and assumptions. 

The investments within Pomona Investment Fund and the corresponding performance volatility thereof may diff er significantly from the securities and or funds that comprise the Cambridge Index, which may contain strategies and asset types Pomona does not utilize. The Cambridge Index is not subject to any of the fees and expenses to which Pomona Investment Fund would be subject and no fund sponsored by Pomona Capital will attempt to replicate the performance of the Cambridge Index. Pomona does not pay any fees to Cambridge Associates to be ranked. 

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index measures the performance of the US investment-grade fixed-rate taxable bond market, which includes the following types of securities and typically only includes securities that have $300 million or more of outstanding face value and at least one year remaining to maturity: investment-grade US Treasury bonds, government-related bonds, investment-grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass through securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities that are publicly offered for sale in the U.S. The investments within a private equity fund and the corresponding performance volatility thereof may diff er significantly from the securities that comprise the index, which may contain strategies and asset types a private equity fund does not utilize. The index is calculated on a total return basis. The index has not been selected to represent an appropriate benchmark to compare an investor’s performance, but rather is shown as a comparison to that of a well-known and widely recognized index. The index is not subject to any of the fees and expenses to which any private equity fund would be subject and no private equity fund will attempt to replicate the performance of the index.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Performance data does not take into consideration account transaction fees or brokerage commissions. The NAV of the Fund will equal, unless otherwise noted, the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all of its liabilities, including accrued fees and expenses, each determined as of the relevant Valuation Date. Total Return based on net asset value per Share is the combination of changes in net asset value per Share and reinvested distributions at net asset value per Share, if any. These figures are net of all the Fund’s fees and expenses, including management and performance incentive fees or allocations payable pursuant to the respective organizational documents of each Investment Fund.​ 

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund(s) carefully before investing. For a free copy of the Fund’s prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit us at www.voyainvestments.com or call (800) 334-3444. Please read prospectus carefully before investing.​ 

Principal Risks​ 

An investment in the Fund involves a considerable amount of risk. A Shareholder may lose money. Before making an investment decision, a prospective investor should (i) consider the suitability of this investment with respect to the investor’s investment objectives and personal situation and (ii) consider factors such as the investor’s personal net worth, income, age, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs. The Fund is an illiquid investment. Shareholders have no right to require the Fund to redeem their Shares in the Fund and, as discussed in the Fund’s prospectus, the Fund conducts quarterly tender offers subject to Board approval. Therefore, before investing investors should carefully read the Fund’s prospectus and consider carefully the risks that they assume when they invest in the Fund’s common shares.​ 

Investment Risk​ 

An investment in the fund is speculative and involves a high degree of risk, including the risk that the Shareholder’s entire investment may be lost. The Fund’s performance depends upon the Adviser’s selection of Investment Funds and direct investments in operating companies, the allocation of offering proceeds thereto, and the performance of the Investment Funds, direct investments, and other assets. The Investment Funds’ investment activities and investments in operating companies involve the risks associated with private equity investments generally. Unexpected volatility or lack of liquidity, such as the general market conditions that prevailed in 2008, could impair the Fund’s performance and result in its suffering losses.​ 

The Fund’s shares will not be listed on any national exchange or other securities exchange and it is not anticipated that a secondary market will develop. Further, the fact that shares are subject to restrictions on transferability, and liquidity, if any, may be provided by the fund only through repurchase offers, which may, but are not required to, be made from time to time by the Fund. The Fund may conduct such repurchases on a quarterly basis as of the end of each calendar quarter subject to the Board’s discretion.​ 

The value of the Fund’s total net assets is expected to fluctuate. To the extent that the Fund’s portfolio is concentrated in securities of a single issuer or issuers in a single sector, the investment risk may be increased. The Fund’s or an Investment Fund’s use of leverage is likely to cause the Fund’s average net assets to appreciate or depreciate at a greater rate than if leverage were not used.​ 

Closed-End Fund; Liquidity Risks​ 

The Fund is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company designed principally for long-term investors and is not intended to be a trading vehicle. An investor should not invest in the Fund if the investor needs a liquid investment.​ 

General Private Equity Risks​ 

The Fund is subject to those risks that are inherent in private equity investments. These risks are generally related to: (i) the ability of each Investment Fund to select and manage successful investment opportunities; (ii) the quality of the management of each company in which an Investment Fund invests; (iii) the ability of an Investment Fund to liquidate its investments; and (iv) general economic conditions. Securities of private equity funds, as well as the portfolio companies these funds invest in, tend to be more illiquid, and highly speculative.​ 

General Risks of Secondary Investments​ 

There is no established market for secondaries and the Adviser does not currently expect a liquid market to develop. Moreover, the market for secondaries has been evolving and is likely to continue to evolve. It is possible that competition for appropriate investment opportunities may increase, thus reducing the number and attractiveness of investment opportunities available to the Fund and adversely affecting the terms upon which investments can be made. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to identify sufficient investment opportunities or that it will be able to acquire sufficient secondaries on attractive terms.​ 

The Fund may also be subject to the following risks: Limited Operating History Risk, Nature of Portfolio Companies Risk, Co-Investment Risk, Leverage Utilized by the Fund Risk, Leverage Utilized by Investment Funds Risk, Investments in Non-Voting Stock/Inability to Vote Risk, Valuation of Fund’s Interests in Investment Funds Risk, Valuations Subject to Adjustment Risk, Illiquidity of Investment Fund Interests Risk, Repurchase Risk, Expedited Decision-Making Risk, Availability of Investment Opportunities Risk, Special Situations and Distressed Investments Risk, Mezzanine Investments Risk, Small- and Medium-Capitalization Companies Risk, Utilities Sector Risk, Infrastructure Sector Risk, Technology Sector Risk, Financial Sector Risk, Geographic Concentration Risk, Sector Concentration Risk, Currency Risk, Venture Capital Risk, Real Estate Investments Risk, Substantial Fees and Expenses Risk, Foreign Portfolio Companies Risk, Non-U.S. Securities Risk, Structured Finance Securities Risk, Capital Calls / Commitment Strategy Risk, ETF Risk, Unspecified Investments Dependence on the Adviser Risk, Indemnification of Investment Funds / Investment Managers and Others Risk, Termination of the Fund’s Interest in an Investment Fund Risk, Other Registered Investment Companies Risk, High Yield Securities and Distressed Securities Risk, Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk, Other Instruments and Future Developments Risk, Dilution Risk, Incentive Allocation Arrangements Risk, Control Positions Risk, Inadequate Return Risk, Inside Information Risk, Possible Exclusion of a Shareholder Based on Certain Detrimental Effects Risk, Limitation on Transfer / Shares Not Listed / No Market for Shares Risk, Recourse to the Fund’s Assets Risk, Non-Diversified Status Risk, Special Tax Risk, Additional Tax Considerations / Distributions to Shareholders and Payment of Tax Liability Risk, Current Interest Rate Environment Risk and Regulatory Change Risk. For a complete listing of all the Fund’s risks, with their descriptions, please refer to the “Types of Investments and Related Risks” section of the Fund’s prospectus.​ 

The Fund’s shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not insured by the FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. You may lose money by investing in common shares of the Fund.​ 

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