What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Associate, Secondary Investments (Summer 2025) position at Adams Street Partners?
Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has $62 billion in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, which fosters a positive and unique culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and a commitment to professional development. For the seventh year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2024.
Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.
The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.
Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
Responsibilities
The Senior Associate, Secondary Investments role is responsible for analyzing / performing diligence, modeling, and monitoring investment opportunities. The position offers a deal-oriented, high-responsibility role exposed to the full array of private markets subclasses, including venture capital, buyout, mezzanine/subordinated debt, restructuring/distressed debt, and special situation funds across all industries and in both developed and emerging markets. Senior Associates are deeply involved in the generation of due diligence plans for the team’s investment opportunities. They regularly develop a variety of cash flow models, investment theses, and various risk analyses and present this work to the Secondary Investment Committee. They also assist in the management of related projects and processes.
Specifically, the individual will be involved with and responsible for:
We seek an individual who is self-disciplined, demonstrates creative thinking and has the following characteristics:
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$120,000—$170,000 USD
Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.
The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.
Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.
Responsibilities
The Senior Associate, Secondary Investments role is responsible for analyzing / performing diligence, modeling, and monitoring investment opportunities. The position offers a deal-oriented, high-responsibility role exposed to the full array of private markets subclasses, including venture capital, buyout, mezzanine/subordinated debt, restructuring/distressed debt, and special situation funds across all industries and in both developed and emerging markets. Senior Associates are deeply involved in the generation of due diligence plans for the team’s investment opportunities. They regularly develop a variety of cash flow models, investment theses, and various risk analyses and present this work to the Secondary Investment Committee. They also assist in the management of related projects and processes.
Specifically, the individual will be involved with and responsible for:
- Performing quantitative analysis, including LBO, fund, and transaction modeling
- Conducting market and company research
- Leading due diligence execution and calls with sellers and GPs
- Making recommendation presentations to the Secondary Investment Committee
- Assisting in all other aspects of investment review, including deal selection, pricing analysis, documentation, and negotiation
- Leading closing execution of approved and agreed transactions
- Conducting secondary market research
- Performing deal monitoring and maintaining market intelligence
- Participating in identification of deal sourcing targets
- Supporting strategic initiatives across the team (e.g., fund management, fundraising operations, among others)
We seek an individual who is self-disciplined, demonstrates creative thinking and has the following characteristics:
- Undergraduate degree with strong related academic performance
- 3-5 years of total work experience
- At least one year of secondary private equity transaction experience or demonstration of its equivalent in direct private equity or a related investment management field
- Strong analytical, modeling, organizational, and writing skills
- A professional presence with relationship and communication skills to interact effectively with internal and external parties
- A highly motivated, self-starter with the ability to work independently within a team context
Illinois Pay Transparency
$120,000—$170,000 USD
Salary : $120,000
