Ideal candidates must have a genuine interest in alternative investments, strong academic credentials in finance, accounting, or economics, relevant internship experience in private equity or similar fields, strong excel proficiency, initiative, attention-to-detail, excellent communication skills, technical foundations in finance and accounting, self-discipline, accountability, and high integrity.

The intern at Adams Street Partners will be responsible for conducting investment underwriting and due diligence, performing sector and thematic research, and working on firm and client-related projects on a day-to-day basis.

Banking & Finance

United States

Chicago

Medium

Adams Street Partners is a global private markets investment manager with investments in more than thirty countries across five continents. Drawing on over 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary intelligence, and trusted relationships, Adams Street strives to generate actionable investment insights across market cycles. Adams Street is 100% employee-owned and manages $55 billion in assets under management. Adams Street has offices in Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, London, Menlo Park, Munich, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo.

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Adams Street Partners

Venture Capital

<ul><li>Adams Street’s Summer Analyst Program is a 10-week internship that provides an engaging and highly educational experience to undergraduates seeking to build a career in private markets investing. Our Summer Analysts gain a broad range of investment exposure by providing research, analytical and deal process support to our teams. The program is designed for rising seniors who are pursuing their bachelor’s degree, ideally in business, finance or economics looking to gain a foundational understanding of the private markets industry. The firm is highly committed to the Summer Analyst Program as it is the primary pipeline for incoming&nbsp;full-time&nbsp;Analysts across the investment teams. As such, the internship program offers a unique set of financial training, professional development, and mentorship opportunities throughout the Summer.</li></ul><p><strong>Highlights of our program include:</strong></p><ul><li>Participation in cross-firm training sessions designed to offer visibility on the activities of different teams</li><li>Access to internal training resources and the guidance of a mentor to bridge the educational gap</li><li>Exposure to deal flow, strategy and operations as an observer in investment team meetings</li><li>Human Resources sessions on professionalism in the workplace and career path coaching</li><li>Active engagement with employees through summer social and networking events</li></ul>

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Adams Street’s Summer Analyst Program is a 10-week internship that provides an engaging and highly educational experience to undergraduates seeking to build a career in private markets investing. Our Summer Analysts gain a broad range of investment exposure by providing research, analytical and deal process support to our teams. The program is designed for rising seniors who are pursuing their bachelor’s degree, ideally in business, finance or economics looking to gain a foundational understanding of the private markets industry. The firm is highly committed to the Summer Analyst Program as it is the primary pipeline for incoming full-time Analysts across the investment teams. As such, the internship program offers a unique set of financial training, professional development, and mentorship opportunities throughout the Summer.Highlights of our program include:Participation in cross-firm training sessions designed to offer visibility on the activities of different teamsAccess to internal training resources and the guidance of a mentor to bridge the educational gapExposure to deal flow, strategy and operations as an observer in investment team meetingsHuman Resources sessions on professionalism in the workplace and career path coachingActive engagement with employees through summer social and networking events

Intern, Primary (2025)

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Adams Street Partners

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