Adams Street Partners, LLC

Adams Street Partners, LLC is a global private markets investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm's mission is to be a premier private markets investment manager by leveraging over five decades of relationships and data to develop unique private market insights and investment opportunities globally.

With over $65 billion in assets under management, Adams Street Partners offers a comprehensive suite of investment strategies including primary, secondary, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. The firm serves a diverse client base of institutional investors, including corporate and public pensions, foundations, family offices, and endowments, and also provides solutions for wealth managers and financial advisors. Adams Street Partners pioneered the private equity fund of funds in 1979, demonstrating a long history of innovation in the private markets.

Led by Managing Partner & Head of Investments Jeffrey Diehl, Adams Street Partners maintains a strong market position as a 100% employee-owned firm, fostering alignment of interests with its clients. Recent notable activities include the successful close of its Sixth Co-Investment Fund with $2.5 billion in committed capital and its Third Private Credit Platform with $7.5 billion, bringing total private credit strategy assets to $15 billion, both announced in April 2026. The firm also released its 2026 Advisor Outlook and Global Investor Survey, highlighting trends and optimism in private markets, and expanded its global footprint with a new office in Abu Dhabi.