The Jordan Company (TJC) is a

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focused on

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and

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investments in smaller

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across a range of industries. The firm, which is based in

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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 at Carl Marks & Co., a

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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:

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(in conjunction with Durational Capital Management),

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, Harvey Gulf, Lepage's Industries,

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, Newflo Corporation,

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, Rockwood Industries, TAL International Group,

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and

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. In 2018, the company raised $3.63 billion for its fourth fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2020, TJC joined Diligent Corporation's Modern Leadership Initiative and pledged to create five new board roles among its portfolio companies for racially diverse candidates. In May 2021, the company purchased a majority share of engineered plastics manufacturer Spartech from

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for an undisclosed amount.Diana Barr
"St. Louis-based manufacturer Spartech acquired by The Jordan Co.,"
''St. Louis Business Journal'', May 10, 2021.

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The Jordan Company
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