Senior VC Associate @ Adams Street Partners in New York City, 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. Key Responsibilities 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 Candidate Requirements 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr VC Stack