Adams Street Partners

Asset Manager Fund of Funds Private Equity Venture Capital Est. 1972

Also known as AS.

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USD 36B
Estimated FUM
Type
Asset Manager
HQ
Chicago, IL, United States
Founded
1972
Focus
Multi-strategy

About

Adams Street Partners is an investment manager headquartered in Chicago with offices worldwide. We have investment funds targeting private equity, venture capital, credit, co-investment and other private markets asset classes. We invest both directly and through fund of funds strategies. In growth equity, we invest directly in rapidly growing, multi-stage, category-leading software, mobile, healthcare, security, and financial technology companies. In private credit, we invest across the entire capital structure, targeting middle-market companies with enterprise value of $150 - $750 million. We also have separate primary, secondary and co-investment fund strategies.

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 5M - USD 200M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Focus Areas
Stages
Growth Seed Series A Series B
Focus
Multi-strategy
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States China United Kingdom Germany South Korea Singapore
Coverage
Global
Regions
North America Asia Europe

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Chicago, IL, United States
Office Presence
7 countries
United States China Germany Japan Singapore South Korea United Kingdom
9 known offices
Chicago, IL, United States (HQ)
Beijing Shi, China
München, BY, Germany
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Singapore
Seoul, South Korea
England, United Kingdom
Boston, MA, United States
Menlo Park, CA, United States

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