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Private Credit for Private Equity-Backed Transactions

Comprehensive Debt Solutions

We are a fully integrated debt solutions provider, targeting private equity-backed middle-market transactions. Our private credit platform offers a full array of financing solutions, including first lien term debt, unitranche facilities, second lien debt, mezzanine, and preferred equity.

Disciplined Investment Philosophy

We employ a credit-intensive, loss-avoidance philosophy, that strives for consistent performance and preservation of capital. We aim to produce steady cash distributions, low volatility, and attractive returns via portfolios of money good loans.

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Private Credit Featured awards

These rankings or awards may not represent investor experience with Adams Street or Adams Street’s Funds or services, nor do they constitute a recommendation of Adams Street or its services. The nomination and selection criteria include a variety of factors, may have relied on self-nominations as well as self-submitted data or other data which has not necessarily been independently verified, and there can be no guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of the information that was reviewed by each award sponsor. Such ranking or award is not necessarily indicative of Adams Street’s past or future performance. Additional important information, including a further description of the award or ranking and applicable selection criteria is provided in the full press release, which is linked above. Additional important information may be available from the sponsor.

Our Approach

Relationship Driven

Adams Street has provided capital to private equity sponsors for more than 40 years. Our history and longstanding relationships provide us with a unique knowledge advantage.

Flexible Mandate

Moving up and down the capital structure allows us to focus on the tranche that we believe offers the best risk/return proposition. We believe the ability to maneuver strategically in changing market environments helps our investments perform more consistently and makes them less dependent on vintage year.

A Reliable Partner

The flexible nature of our mandate allows us to be a value-add and reliable partner, focusing on the corporate finance needs of the issuer and offering a debt package custom-tailored for a specific transaction.

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Experienced Lending Team with Advantage of Scale

Experienced Team

With an average of 24 years experience among our senior team, Adams Street’s Private Credit team has successfully invested more than $15 billion in private equity-backed middle-market transactions across various cycles.

Integrated and Differentiated Platform

Strategically integrated private equity-focused platform with differentiated and proprietary deal sourcing capabilities. As part of a globally integrated team of more than 110 investment professionals, we leverage shared insights and 250+ general partner relationships to create significant incremental deal flow.

Meet Our Team

Recent transactions
Joint Lead Arranger & Joint Bookrunner

Unitranche Term Load Add-on Financing

Acquisition financing for:
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Joint Lead Arranger

Revolver & 1st Lien Term Loan

To support the refinancing of:
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Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger, & Joint Bookrunner

Revolver, 1st Lien Term Loan, & DDTL

To support the refinancing of:
Joint Lead Arranger

1st Lien DDTL Add-on Financing

Acquisition financing for:
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