Associate, Secondary Investments
Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager founded in 1972. It manages investments across primary, secondary, growth equity, private credit, and co-investment strategies for institutional investors, wealth advisors, and qualified investors.
About Adams Street Partners
Adams Street Partners provides customized access to private markets investment strategies and solutions. The employee-owned firm manages approximately $73 billion in assets for institutional investors, including corporate and public pensions, foundations, family offices, and endowments, as well as wealth managers and financial advisors. Its offerings include co-investments, growth equity, primary investments, private credit, secondary investments, evergreen funds, insurance solutions, custom solutions, private wealth solutions, and growth capital solutions. The firm operates globally across offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
Skills
About the Role
You will analyze, model, and monitor secondary investment opportunities across private markets. You will build valuation and cash flow models, develop investment theses, conduct risk analyses and research, participate in due diligence calls, support transaction execution and documentation, and maintain deal and market intelligence.
Requirements
- Graduated from a top-tier undergraduate university
- 2–3 years of work experience in private equity or investment banking
- Mergers and acquisitions and LBO transaction experience preferred
- Strong analytical, modeling, organizational, and writing skills
- Professional presence and relationship and communication skills
- Ability to work independently within a team context
Responsibilities
- Perform quantitative analysis, including LBO, fund, and transaction modeling
- Conduct market and company research
- Participate in due diligence calls with general partners, management, and sellers
- Assist with deal selection, pricing analysis, and transaction execution
- Assist with transaction documentation and investment committee presentations
- Develop and maintain proprietary deal and market intelligence
- Perform deal monitoring analysis
- Support strategic team and firm initiatives
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match
- Profit sharing
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid parental leave, including adoption
- Paid time off
- Commuter benefits
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Additional voluntary benefits