The Jordan Company?
Can someone explain why they are rarely ever talked about on this forum when it comes to top players in MM/UMM? They're never obsessed over in on-cycle threads either and they seem a bit more accessible pedigree-wise based on junior profiles than other funds in the 6-7B latest raise range.
What's the catch? Do they have poor B-School placement or something? Just closed an oversubscribed fund and were $800 million above target around the 6.8B mark. Performance seems strong based on HEC Paris-Dow Jones recent data. They also have a pedigreed history while making cool investments like Bojangles.
What am I missing here versus peers looking similar on paper like AEA, Lindsay Goldberg, Harvest, THL, Berkshire, or Madison Dearborn?
TJC is rarely ever discussed in a similar light.
Great culture too
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I think the issue is their name. Seriously, just doesn’t roll off the tongue the way Lindsay Goldberg or Madison Dearborn do.
Agreed, very unprestigious sounding name
Had a buddy who worked there - they basically only hire ex college athletes. Great company, smart people, but wouldn't say accessible unless that was your background.
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Any info on comp?
Oversubscribed fund raise in an environment where people are massively struggling, and great culture is pretty much as good as you'll get in that UMM space. Also of note: MDP and AEA are both struggling heavily to raise new funds, as are other funds in that fund range, like Onex and AmSec. TJC is one of the rare exceptions in that fund size range due to significantly better returns. I know THL among the ones you mentioned also raised recently, but THL is smaller (still way smaller than their legacy funds back in the day), and I am not sure THL has a differentiated edge as TJC does (historically a very strong industrials player).
What would you say is their key differentiator(s) vs other JAMMBOs like MDP and AEA?
Keep hearing people say that generalist MM buy-and-build funds have been struggling to raise in this environment and returns alone won't help with fundraising, but how did TJC buck the trend? Just curious to know.
Want to note that some other buy-and-build MM's like Audax have raised up-funds (5.25 Bn from 3.5 Bn), but yes, think generally buy and build has struggled. Although TJC does do a lot of add-ons, they are more generally operationally focused on a firm and have a very strong legacy Industrials lean (though, as they have increased fund size are seemingly now moving to more sectors; only time will tell how that goes).
I think the real reason TJC raises so well is just that it's hard to argue against the returns, and for TJC, it's always been great. Commenting for the 4 firms I mentioned: AEA has kind of been meh returns-wise and is the definition of JAMMBO, MDP has other issues that have led to its struggles (heard there was a leadership coup) as well as meh returns, and AmSec and Onex just have horrendous returns. Look, ultimately, all PE firms are evaluated on returns, and if you return well, even if not super differentiated like an Audax or TJC, you are still fine. Being differentiated is helpful when you have meh or okay returns because it still gives LPs a reason to allocate capital to you. Think like Consumer-only players like Sycamore and L Catterton that can raise successfully due to perceived differentiation as opposed to necessarily elite returns relative to MM/UMM PE.
Calling MDP a JAMMBO is bit of a reach.... despite its recent struggles that fund has been around for multiple decades... if anything it is one of the first MM PE shop
Very underwhelming firm, ran by ignorant athletes. They buy ur most a typical business and do a ton of bolt ons. Nothing else to them and surprised they are even posting positive returns
Doing just fine until the tariffs. Mid-market industrials? Comeon.
Anyone have insight on their interview process?
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Did you ever get insight on this?
800m above cap is decent (especially in this environment) but nothing to write home about. HEC Paris-Dow Jones study is a massively lagging indicator and hence is not representative of future prospects. Does seem like a good fund however.
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