Chris Adams

Growth company investor and advisor

Greater Sydney Area

About

Experience

  • Managing Director at Five V Capital
    Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Five V is a leading growth capital partner to companies based in Australia and New Zealand. We pride ourselves on being a value-adding, aligned partner to founders and managers seeking to grow their businesses. Fund IV has in excess of $550m of long-term capital, and sits alongside our Fund I, Fund II and Fund III portfolios, taking our current funds under management to over $1.1b. We also have a venture capital fund which invests in earlier stage businesses, meaning we are able to provide capital solutions to growing businesses whatever their lifestage. We are backed by an extraordinary group of investors forming a unique network across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, USA and Europe. We are fortunate to be investors in a number of great companies including: Automic Group, Penten, Openway Food Co, Monson Agencies, APP Corporation, Totara Learning, Zenith Group, Universal Store, Probe Group, Education Perfect, Plenti, Madman Entertainment, Canva and SiteMinder. As a Certified B Corporation®, Five V meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency to balance purpose and profit.

  • Managing Director at Adamantem Capital
    Nov 2016 - Sep 2021 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Private equity firm focused on investments in businesses with $100-500m enterprise values. Able to provide very flexible capital solutions including control buy-outs, growth/minority equity, and public company investments.

  • Investment Director at Anchorage Capital Partners
    Oct 2012 - Nov 2016 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Middle market PE firm focused on control investments in companies in a turnaround situation. Based in Australia but will consider investments all through the Australasia and Asian regions.

  • Principal at Bain & Company
    Aug 2006 - Oct 2012 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Strategic planning and implementation, operational performance improvement, cost management, organisational change

  • Associate at Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.
    Oct 2001 - May 2004 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Mergers & Acquisitions Capital raising