'''The Jordan Company''' (TJC) is a private holding company with investments across a range of industries. The Jordan Group is NOT a [[private equity groupfirm]] becausefocused theyon are[[leveraged controlled by the Jordan familybuyout]] and not[[management bybuyout]] theinvestments limitedin partnerssmaller as is a private equity group. A private equity group is controlled by the limited partner agreement and they must sell their portfolio[[middle-market companies,]] typicallyacross ina 3-5range years,of whereas The Jordan Company can hold their investments as long as they desire<ref><ref><ref>21 tears </ref></ref></ref>industries.<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/09/business/company-news-williams-to-sell-paint-units-for-453-million.html |title= COMPANY NEWS; WILLIAMS TO SELL PAINT UNITS FOR $453 MILLION|publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date = May 9, 2000}}</ref>
The firm, which is based in [[New York City]], 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.
