Primary Investment Associate
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 support the sourcing, evaluation, analysis, and monitoring of private equity and venture capital investment opportunities. You will meet with General Partners, perform quantitative and industry analysis, prepare investment materials, support legal documentation, manage the deal pipeline, maintain market intelligence, conduct research, and coordinate client due diligence and requests.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree from a top-tier university; a Business, Finance, or Accounting background is preferred.
- Understanding of the private equity and venture capital industry.
- Analytical, modeling, organizational, and writing skills.
- Relationship and communication skills.
- Ability to manage projects from start to finish while handling competing deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Meet with General Partner groups to evaluate potential investment opportunities and monitor existing investments.
- Perform quantitative analysis, including portfolio valuation, comparable company analysis, value driver analysis, and performance attribution analysis.
- Prepare investment memoranda.
- Perform industry and sector analysis.
- Assist with legal negotiation and documentation.
- Manage the deal pipeline and related documentation.
- Develop and maintain proprietary deal and market intelligence.
- Coordinate due diligence information gathering and client support activities.
- Curate presentation materials, prepare RFPs and client questionnaires, and respond to ad hoc client requests.
- Conduct market research.
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.