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.
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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
Skills & more
Corporate Finance8Valuation7Strategy3Financial Modeling4Change Management2Mergers & Acquisitions15Business Strategy3Due Diligence1Private Equity2Management Consulting1Investments2Corporate Development1
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Colleagues at Five V Capital
Adrian MacKenzie
Partner at Five V Capital
Alejandro Suniaga
Senior Accountant at Roo Capital
Alex Mount
Investment Team at Five V Capital
Alexandre Chavotier
AI Consultant at Five V Capital
Aman Sharma
Investment Team at Five V Capital
Andrew Kilner
Investment Team at Five V Capital
Andy Cheung
Investment Team at Five V Capital
Angus Whitehead
Investment Team at Five V Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Adams?
- 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.
- Where does Chris Adams work?
- Chris Adams is Investment Team at Five V Capital.
- Where did Chris Adams go to school?
- Chris Adams studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Strategy); UNSW (Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Marketing).
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