Adams Street
Adams Street is a direct lender on Termgrid. It is active in United States, Canada, United Kingdom across 2 distinct strategies.
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About Adams Street
Adams Street is a direct lender, active across United States, Canada and United Kingdom. The firm deploys arr loans, co-invest and liquid loans with sector activity in Aerospace & Defence, Business Services and Chemicals.
Adams Street finances 15 sectors, indicating broad sector coverage, operates across 6 regions, signalling a globally distributed mandate and has 5 verified press mentions from tracked finance publishers in the last 12 months.
Compared to other direct lenders active in United States profiled on Termgrid, Adams Street is one of 213 firms in this segment, with a published ticket band of $25M – $350M.
Investment Strategies
Strategy Summary
| Strategy | Products | Ticket | AUM | Latest Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Lending | ARR Loans, Co-invest | $25M – $350M | — | — |
| Liquid Loans Fund | ARR Loans, Co-invest | 0.00 MILLION – $50M | — | — |
Sector Focus
Products
Currency Capability
Relationship Management
Termgrid's platform allows sponsors to track activity across their deals and portfolio with Adams Street automatically. Subscribers can see their live relationship trackers.
Deal Execution
Termgrid subscribers execute and manage their transactions with Adams Street end to end, from NDA through negotiation to signing.
Precedents
Termgrid automatically builds a precedent database across your transactions with Adams Street, so your team gets to insights faster.
Why Termgrid
Termgrid is the end-to-end platform for private capital markets. It is used to run deals, manage portfolios and track relationships across the capital markets ecosystem.
In the News
- Adams Street Names Rina Kozlowski Partner & Head of Human Resources - Business Wire
- Adams Street tops $5bn for secondaries programme as record deal volumes fuel latest raise - AltAssets Private Equity News
- Adams Street Raises Over $5 Billion for Secondaries Investment Program - Business Wire
- Exclusive | Adams Street Raises Over $5 Billion for Private-Equity Secondary Deals - WSJ
- 9Questions — James Charalambides, Adams Street Partners — Setting sights on Europe - 9fin
External Coverage
Frequently Asked Questions
What investment strategies does Adams Street run?
Adams Street operates 2 distinct investment strategies on Termgrid: Direct Lending, Liquid Loans Fund. Each strategy has its own criteria, ticket-size band and sector appetite, and is profiled separately on the firm's Termgrid page. Sponsors evaluating Adams Street typically look at the specific strategy that fits the deal type — the right contact and capital pool varies by strategy.
Which debt instruments does Adams Street provide?
Adams Street deploys ARR Loans, Co-invest, Liquid Loans, NAV Financing, Preferred Equity, Special Situations, Subordinated / Junior Debt / Mezzanine, and Unitranche / Senior Debt Direct Lending across its 2 strategies. These instruments are used in sponsor-backed transactions and direct corporate financings where Adams Street participates as a lender, with the breadth (8 distinct products) suggesting flexibility on capital structure. Specific tranching, pricing and structuring are negotiated per transaction; the standard band sits in the Investment Criteria section.
Where does Adams Street lend?
Adams Street is active in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, W.Europe, S.Europe, and Nordics. Sponsors running cross-border processes can include Adams Street where any of these geographies match the borrower or transaction. Regional focus reflects current deployment patterns recorded by Termgrid; firms periodically extend their mandate, so check the platform for the most current view.
Which sectors does Adams Street finance?
Adams Street has shown lending activity in Aerospace & Defence, Business Services, Chemicals, Consumer Goods, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Hospitality & Leisure, Industrials, Media & Communication, Retail, Software, Technology (ex Software), Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, indicating broad sector coverage rather than a vertical-specialist mandate. Sector appetite can shift fund to fund and from year to year, so it is worth confirming current appetite with the deal team before running a process. Adams Street's recent deal activity is referenced in the news section above.
How do I connect with Adams Street?
Termgrid subscribers can route opportunities to Adams Street directly via the platform's deal execution workflow. The platform manages introductions, NDA exchange, materials sharing and term-sheet collaboration end-to-end. If you are not a Termgrid subscriber, request a demo to see the routing options and what the workflow looks like for Adams Street specifically.
How current is this profile?
This profile was last updated on 2025-09-16. Profile data is refreshed on a rolling basis from verified sources: firm-published materials, regulatory filings, and direct submissions from the lender. Press coverage from tracked finance publishers is aggregated nightly and shown in the news section above.
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