Author: Jordan Youkilis

At KEY Investment Partners, Jordan is responsible for developing due diligence strategy, leading co-investment syndication processes, writing blog posts and driving proactive outreach for deal sourcing opportunities. Jordan has championed and led deals including Eaze (cannabis delivery), Enlighten (digital advertising) and Canndescent (premium flour brand). Jordan has spoken on several cannabis podcasts, will be speaking at the Cannabis Dealmakers Summit in Dallas, and is an expert contributor to the Leafwire social media & angel investor platform.

Prior to co-founding the Investment Manager, Jordan spent four years as a member of Partners Group (USA) Inc.’s private equity team, where he was responsible for sourcing opportunities, conducting due diligence, and executing control, leveraged buyout transactions in companies with enterprise values of $500mn-$2.5bn. While at Partners Group, Jordan learned to take a “business model first” approach to sourcing deals, targeting niche market leaders providing mission-critical services with high barriers to entry. This experience has transitioned well to the cannabis industry, as the regulatory complexities and idiosyncrasies of the industry have created the need for an entire ecosystem of companies to develop and support the industry’s growth.

Prior to Partners Group, Jordan spent four years with GE Antares Capital Corp and General Electric Company, working in leveraged and corporate finance. Jordan attended Indiana University as a Wells Scholar where he graduated with a degree in Economics and Political Science.