Adams Street Partners
Asset Manager Fund of Funds Private Equity Venture Capital Est. 1972
Also known as AS.
USD 36B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Asset Manager
- HQ
- Chicago, IL, United States
- Founded
- 1972
- Focus
- Generalist Tech
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.
Strategies
Buyout
Breadth not publicly established
Growth Equity
Breadth not publicly established
Venture Capital
Breadth not publicly established
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
Generalist Tech
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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