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Adam Lerner

Founder & Managing Partner
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Adam Lerner built JACE Capital on decades of direct private investment, M&A, and corporate governance experience. He’s extremely passionate about organization building, prioritizing additive over subtractive investment approaches.

Throughout his career, Adam has played a key role in every aspect of the investment process, including sourcing, due diligence, financing, and governance. He’s gained the perspective and relationships to help founders, business owners, and management teams at all stages of development take their business to the next level.

Based outside of Chicago, when Adam and his wife are not chasing after their two daughters, Adam enjoys White Sox baseball, Michigan football, great food and travel.

Board of Director Positions:
  • Advanced Micro Instruments
  • Dedicated Computing
  • Re-Sourcing
  • Smith & Oby

Education:
  • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business – MBA
  • University of Michigan — BA
Relevant Experience in Support of Private Companies
Financial
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Treasury Management
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Capital Structure Optimization
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Cash Flow Forecasting
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M&A – Platform and Add-On
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Divestitures
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Operating
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Business Line, Customer, Geographic Expansions
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Pricing Strategy
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Supplier / Vendor Analysis
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C-Suite / Executive / Sales Leadership Hiring
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Compensation Framework Development
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Budgeting
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Back Office Build-Out
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ERP System Implementations
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Process Efficiency and Technology Improvements
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KPI Development
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