Cameron Jordan represents investment advisers, asset managers, funds and other financial institutions in the structuring and formation of investment funds and products, securities offerings, strategic transactions and related regulatory and compliance matters. He works with clients across the investment management and financial services industries in the United States and internationally.
Jordan advises clients on legal and business considerations relating to the establishment and operation of U.S. and international private investment funds, including open-end and closed-end funds, joint ventures, secondaries and continuation vehicles. He counsels a broad range of sponsors, from first-time fund managers to global institutional asset managers as well as institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, corporate and strategic investors, family offices and tax-exempt organizations. He assists sponsors with fund formation, global fundraising, capital deployment and the design of compensation and carried interest arrangements, as well as ongoing management, governance and compliance matters across a range of strategies, including private equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure, hedge, venture and growth.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2026 | Investment Management |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation | 2025 | Investment Management |
He also advises on mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships involving asset managers, wealth platforms and other financial institutions, and regularly counsels clients on complex issues arising under the Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act and FINRA regulations. In addition, he advises companies regarding their status under the Investment Company Act.
In the registered investment company area, Jordan counsels on the development, structuring, operation and regulation of business development companies, closed-end funds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. He has represented funds, sponsors and underwriters in initial public offerings and secondary financings, and regularly advises funds and their boards of directors on directors’ duties, governance and regulatory matters.
Recent representation highlights include:
Private Funds
- Nuveen in the formation of the Nuveen Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund and related managed accounts and co-investment vehicles
- GoodFinch Management in the formation of GoodFinch Fund V and related managed accounts and joint ventures
- Irradiant Partners in the formation of Irradiant Solutions Fund II, LP, a private credit fund, and Irradiant CLO Opportunities Fund, an evergreen CLO fund
- Aflac Global Ventures in connection with several domestic and international venture capital investments
Asset Manager Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity
- Corient in the acquisition of Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital Group to create a $430 billion independent ultra-high-net-worth wealth manager
- CI Financial in its $8.7 billion take-private acquisition by Mubadala Capital
- American Equity in connection with certain investments, including its strategic partnerships with 26North Partners and Pretium Partners
- Fortress Investment Group in several investments and financing transactions, including with respect to Brightline
- Janus Henderson in its $6 billion merger of equals
Registered Funds
- investment banks, including UBS, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo, as underwriters of offerings totaling over $3 billion by closed-end funds sponsored by firms such as Abdrn, Angel Oak, First Trust, Franklin, Invesco, Nuveen and PIMCO
- Aspiriant, Cushing, Gabelli, Janus Henderson and Nuveen in connection with certain investment, corporate governance and regulatory matters related to their open-end funds