Crestline Investors, Inc., a credit-focused institutional alternative asset manager, today announced the addition of Frank Jordan as Managing Director, Head of Business Development & Client Partnerships. Jordan will be based in Fort Worth and report to the Partners of the Firm.
Jordan spent 10 years at GoldenTree Asset Management as Partner & Head of Business Development, and was also a member of GoldenTree’s Executive Committee. During his time there, the firm grew from just over $1 billion in assets across two funds and two CLOs to over $15 billion across multiple funds and strategies. Jordan raised capital in the U.S., Europe, Australia, Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea) and the Middle East from a wide range of investor types, including public pensions, insurance companies, banks, fund of funds, corporate pensions and sovereign and superannuation funds. He also personally managed all key consultant and private bank relationships.
“Frank has a proven history of delivering the highest quality investment products to his institutional clients and relationships,” said Douglas Bratton, Managing Partner & CIO of Crestline. “We look forward to Frank continuing this tradition with Crestline and feel confident he will play a big part in Crestline’s growth.”
“Crestline has a strong brand in the alternative investment management industry, particularly in the credit markets, and I look forward to using my knowledge and experience to help grow the firm,” said Jordan.
Prior to GoldenTree, Jordan was a Partner of High Yield Sales at Wasserstein Perella, where in 1998 he was voted Institutional Investor’s High Yield salesman of the year, following the execution of a trade to clear Long Term Capital Management of a large block of bonds. Earlier in his career, Jordan also spent time with Citibank and Salomon Brothers in various sales and marketing roles.
Jordan was most recently Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer for The Bleachers Corporation, an entrepreneurial venture which connects parents, students and the school community via on-demand video streaming. He holds an MBA from Tulane University and is also a graduate of the University of Alabama with a B.A. in Finance.
About Crestline Investors, Inc.
Crestline Investors, Inc., founded in 1997 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, is a credit focused institutional alternative investment management firm with approximately $9.2 billion of assets under management. Crestline specializes in credit and opportunistic investments. In addition, the firm manages a multi-PM equity market-neutral hedge fund, and provides Beta and Hedging Solutions for Institutional clients. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, the company maintains affiliate offices in New York City, Chicago, London, Toronto and Tokyo. For more information, please visit www.crestlineinvestors.com.
