{ "crd_number": 333783, "slug": "adams-street-advisors-llc-chicago-il-333783", "primary_business_name": "ADAMS STREET ADVISORS, LLC", "legal_name": "ADAMS STREET ADVISORS, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "16980", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "16980", "common_name": "Chicago", "msa_name": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN", "path": "/advisors/il/chicago" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2025-02-10", "years_registered": 1, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-06-24", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 672092504.0, "raum_discretionary": 672092504.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "500m_1b", "raum_band_label": "$500 million to $1 billion", "total_employees": 318, "advisory_employees": 190, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "investment_companies": { "raum": 558237943.0, "count": 1 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 113854561.0, "count": 1 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_investment_companies" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "CA", "IL", "MA", "NY", "TX" ], "websites": [ "https://adamsstreetpartners.com", "https://evergreen-solutions-aspen.adamsstreetpartners.com", "https://linkedin.com/company/adams-street-partners" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333783", "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/adams-street-advisors-llc-chicago-il-333783", "display_name": "Adams Street Advisors, LLC", "summary": "Adams Street Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2025, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 24, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Adams Street Advisors, LLC (CRD 333783): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Adams Street Advisors, LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Adams Street Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees." }, { "q": "Where is Adams Street Advisors, LLC located?", "a": "Adams Street Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the July 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Adams Street Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Adams Street Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2025. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 333783." }, { "q": "How much does Adams Street Advisors, LLC manage?", "a": "Adams Street Advisors, LLC reports $672,092,504 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 24, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Adams Street Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Adams Street Advisors, LLC: Total employees: 295 in October 2025 and 318 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Adams Street Advisors, LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1)." }, { "q": "Does Adams Street Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333783" }, { "q": "What changed in Adams Street Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the July 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $524,153,593 to $672,092,504 (+28%)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 295, "filing_date": "2025-01-09" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 672092504.0, "total_employees": 318, "filing_date": "2026-06-24" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-07-01", "period_label": "July 2026", "notes": [ "Regulatory assets under management went from $524,153,593 to $672,092,504 (+28%)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 142 to 190.", "Added an office in Hong Kong Island.", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/adams-street-advisors-llc-chicago-il-333783.md", "clients": [ { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 558237943.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 113854561.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/333783", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }