Senior VC Associate @ Adams Street Partners , NY

The investment professional will take a key role in supporting Adams Street’s co-investment strategy. The team’s co-investment mandate offers candidates a significant level of responsibility and the unique opportunity to be involved in many aspects of direct company investing in the context of creating a nicely diversified portfolio varied by industry, geography, and company size. The individual selected for this position will be a key member of the investment team, responsible for supporting the team’s sourcing, diligencing, executing and monitoring of the global co-investment portfolio.

• Evaluation and execution of investment opportunities which includes deal due diligence, qualitative and quantitative analysis, deal team discussion/triage, authoring investment memorandums, and legal negotiation / closing processes
• Monitoring of the co-investment portfolio through ongoing dialogue with General Partners
• Working alongside the Primary, Secondary and Private Credit teams to support relationships with General Partners and drive co-investment deal flow
• Supporting fundraising activities through collaboration with investor relations, strategy and investment professionals as Adams Street raises new funds and separately managed accounts
• Further supporting the team through internal reporting, analysis and ad hoc projects

The ideal candidate will be a well‑rounded investment professional with relevant work experience. The candidate will be a highly motivated individual with a demonstrated interest and experience in private equity investing. In addition, they will have:

• Strong academic background with an undergraduate degree in a relevant area
• Experience in direct investing / due diligence in the private equity industry
• Strong commercial sense; demonstrated analytical capabilities and strong financial acumen
• Ability to structure and present complex ideas and information in a concise, persuasive form, both written and oral
• Experience with detailed financial modeling and fluency in key finance and accounting concepts
• A professional presence combined with strong communication and relationship building skills to interact effectively with internal and external parties
• A highly motivated, self-starter with the ability to work independently while operating within an integrated global team