About
Chris Adams is a private equity investor with over 20 years of experience working with companies globally as an investor, director, and advisor, with expertise in technology, IT services, and other business services. Before joining Five V Capital, he was a Managing Director and early team member at Adamantem Capital, a Director at Anchorage Capital Partners, and a Principal at Bain & Company, where he worked in London, Sydney, Boston, and Johannesburg. He began his career at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance in Sydney and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Experience
- Five V CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Adamantem CapitalManaging Director2016 — 2021Sydney, Australia
- Anchorage Capital PartnersInvestment Director2012 — 2016Greater Sydney Area
- Bain & CompanyPrincipal2006 — 2012
- Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.Associate2001 — 2004
- Ernst & YoungManager, Corporate Finance1998 — 2001
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy2004 — 2006
- UNSWBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Marketing1995 — 1997
Skills & more
Corporate Finance8Valuation7Strategy3Financial Modeling4Change Management2Mergers & Acquisitions15Business Strategy3Due Diligence1Private Equity2Management Consulting1Investments2Corporate Development1
From Chris's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended UNSW171
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpCharles WongCo-Founder & Managing Partner at TNBAuraDyson BoggInvestor at Mercuri.vc
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Shared employers
Also worked at Adamantem Capital2
Also worked at Bain & Company593
Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalSanjot MalhiPartner at NorthzonePascual Cortes-MonroyPrincipal at Northzone
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Also worked at Ernst & Young981
Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures
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