Jordan Knauff & Company Named Finalist for Equity Deal of the Year

The M&A Advisor has selected Jordan Knauff & Company, a middle-market investment bank based in Chicago, Illinois, as a finalist for its 2014 Equity Financing Deal of the Year Award for the 13th Annual M&A Advisor Awards.

Jordan Knauff & Company (JKC) was nominated for the award for its work as exclusive financial advisor to Energy Distribution Partners (EDP) – a consolidator of retail propane distribution companies and energy midstream assets in selected geographic regions of the U.S. and Canada. The co-founding investors of EDP engaged JKC to raise $31.45 million in stage-funded equity commitments (drawn down as acquisitions are closed) from family offices, small insurance companies, and high net worth individuals. EDP’s business plan takes a long-term view of asset accumulation and operation in the growing energy economy in North America. After closing the initial equity capital raise, EDP has the patient capital to implement its business plan of acquiring, developing, and managing companies and assets in the petroleum midstream and downstream sectors, with a focus on retail propane and natural gas liquids (NGL) midstream assets such as pipelines, storage facilities, and terminals.

In addition to Jordan Knauff & Company, other finalists selected for the Equity Financing Deal of the Year award include:

• Google Capital’s investment in Credit Karma
• DreamWorks Animation, Corus Entertainment, and Reed Elsevier Ventures’ equity investment in Fingerprint
• GTCR LLC’s equity investment in Six3 Systems
• Insight Venture Partners’ majority investment in FireMon
• Catterton Growth Partners’ equity investment in 360Fly

“We are pleased to be included in such a distinguished group of finalists and to be recognized by The M&A Advisor for the work that our professionals have done in the middle-market this year,” said Mr. G. Cook Jordan, Jr., Managing Principal of JKC. “During this process, we established a very knowledgeable group of investors and hope to maintain these relationships for future capital opportunities,” Mr. Jordan added.

About Jordan Knauff & Company

Jordan Knauff & Company is a knowledgeable and experienced provider of a comprehensive line of investment banking services to private companies. Services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, debt and equity capital formation, and strategic financial advisory services to companies in a variety of industries. Typical transaction sizes range from $10 million to $300 million in total consideration.

To learn more about Jordan Knauff & Company, please visit www.jordanknauff.com or contact Mr. G. Cook Jordan, Jr. at cj@jordanknauff.com or 312-254-5901. Jordan Knauff & Company is a member of FINRA.

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