The Jordan Company is a private equity

Private equity

Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....

 firm focused on leveraged buyout

Leveraged buyout

A leveraged buyout occurs when an investor, typically financial sponsor, acquires a controlling interest in a company's equity and where a significant percentage of the purchase price is financed through leverage...

 and management buyout

Management buyout

A management buyout is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company.- Overview :Management buyouts are similar in all major legal aspects to any other acquisition of a company...

 investments in smaller middle-market companies across a range of industries.

The firm, which is based in New York City

New York City

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, was founded in 1982. The Jordan Company was founded by John W. Jordan II, prior to which he spent nine years Carl Marks & Co., a merchant banking firm.

Since its founding, the firm has completed over 90 investments and raised approximately $6 billion of investor commitments across its two Jordan Resolute funds and older pledge vehicles. Jordan's 2002 fund raised $1.5 billion of commitments and its second fund in 2007 raised $3.6 billion of capital.

Among the dozens of current and prior investments completed by TJC are the following: American Safety Razor, Carmike Cinemas

Carmike Cinemas

Carmike Cinemas Inc. is a motion picture exhibitor headquartered in Columbus, Georgia in the United States of America. As of December 31, 2010 it operates or has an interest in 239 theaters with 2,236 screens in 35 states, making it the fourth largest theatre company in the United States.Carmike...

, Fannie May, Great American Cookie, Harvey Gulf, Lepage's Industries, Lincoln Industrial Corporation

Lincoln Industrial Corporation

Lincoln Industrial Corporation is a manufacturer of automated lubrication systems, manual lubrication equipment and industrial pumping systems...

, Newflo Corporation, RockShox

RockShox

RockShox Inc. is an American company founded by Paul Turner and Steve Simons in 1989, that develops and manufactures bicycle suspensions. The company led in the development of mountain bikes. It is now part of SRAM Corporation.-Start:...

, Rockwood Industries, TAL International Group, Universal Technical Institute

Universal Technical Institute

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. , is a for-profit nationwide provider of technical education training for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians....

 and Vivid Imaginations

Vivid Imaginations

Vivid Imaginations is a company based in Guildford, Surrey, that manufactures, designs and distributes toys and holds distribution rights on a number of popular TV shows and Blockbuster movies. Captain scarlett was the first of many distribution deals that turned Vivid into the Uk's number 1 toy...

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External links

• The Jordan Company (company website)