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Jeff Diehl
Managing Partner & Head of Investments, Chicago
Jeff is the Managing Partner and Head of Investments at Adams Street. He is responsible for the overall management of the firm and oversees the investment teams' processes and strategies. Jeff joined Adams Street's Growth Equity team in 2001 and focuses primarily on growth investments in application software, financial technology and consumer internet.
Prior to joining Adams Street, he served as a Principal for The Parthenon Group, a Boston-based strategy consulting and principal investing firm with Bain Consulting roots.
Jeff is Chairman of both Adams Street’s Portfolio Construction Committee and Executive Committee, and a member of the Growth Equity Investment Committee and New Product Committee.
CURRENT INVESTMENTS
Jeff led the Growth Equity Team's investments in BoomTown, CBANC Network, Homeward, Millennium Trust, Paylocity (PCTY), Q2 Holdings (QTWO), SnagAJob, and Turnkey (merged with VCSA).
PAST INVESTMENTS
Past Adams Street investments include AMWINS (acquired by New Mountain), Ancestry.com (ACOM), Apto (acquired by BuildOut), ArrowEye, CBeyond (CBEY), Dolex, Gevity HR (GVHR), LogRhythm (acquired by Thoma Bravo), MagicJack (acquired by RILY), MxLogic (acquired by McAfee), Peerless Networks (acquired by Infobip), Setanta, Spiceworks (acquired by Ziff Davis), Stratavia (acquired by Hewlett-Packard), Sympoz (acquired by Comcast), T3Media (acquired by VERI), TicketsNow (acquired by Ticketmaster) and Trendkite (acquired by Cision).
INVESTMENT AND OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE
30 years
ACADEMIC
Harvard University, MBA
Cornell University, BS, with distinction
AUTHORED CONTENT
Navigating Private Markets in 2024: Opportunity Knocks as Change Accelerates
In Private Credit Manager Selection, the Devil is in the Diligence
It's a Case of "BuyIRR Beware" for Private Equity Investors as Headwinds Compress Multiples
Bank Instability – Important Considerations for Private Equity Investors
2023 Global Investor Survey Navigating Private Markets in 2023: Rethinking Risk, Resilience, and Returns
Will Private Credit Returns Surpass Private Equity
The Impact of Public Market Dislocations on Private Markets
Webinar: Age of Opportunity in Private Markets
Navigating a Robust Private Market: Trends in Buyout and Venture
Questions? Please contact Emily Newman by email or phone on +1 312 914 2188, or your Adams Street representative.