Jordan Cross’s practice focuses on the organization, structuring and operation of private investment funds, including venture capital, growth equity and private equity funds. Jordan represents some of the most prominent sponsors of private funds, including Silver Lake, Carlyle, Index Ventures, Blackstone, KKR, RedBird, Greyhound, Bruin and Portage Ventures. Jordan has formed funds across a variety of asset classes, with particular expertise in technology-focused funds as well as sports, media and entertainment funds. He advises on a variety of related matters, including separate accounts, funds-of-one and similar custom arrangements, as well as carried interest and similar internal GP arrangements and strategic initiatives, including assisting a number of sponsors with the creation of private investment funds intended to provide individual investors access to their private equity strategies. Jordan was recently recognized as a 2025 “Rising Star” in fund formation by Law360.
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Work Highlights
- Index Ventures in connection with the closings of Index Ventures XIII, Index Origin III and the further closing of Index Ventures Growth VII
- Silver Lake in connection with multiple fundraises, including the establishment of Silver Lake Partners VII ($20.5 billion), Silver Lake Partners VI ($20 billion) and Silver Lake Partners V ($15 billion)
- Carlyle in connection with multiple fundraises, including Carlyle Partners VII ($18.5 billion), Carlyle Europe Partners V (€6.4 billion), Carlyle Asia Partners V ($6.55 billion) and Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners III ($1.1 billion) and Carlyle Partners Growth
- Blackstone in connection with the establishment of its inaugural growth equity fund Blackstone Growth and Blackstone Growth II
- Greyhound Capital Partners in connection with the closing of Greyhound Capital Partners Fund III
Accolades
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Law360, "Rising Star" 2025
Education
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Columbia Law School, 2013 J.D.
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
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McGill University, 2010 B.A.
Jordan Cross is a Partner in the Private Funds Practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. He focuses on the formation and operation of private equity funds, including buyout funds, growth equity funds, infrastructure funds, real estate funds, distressed and other debt funds and co-investment funds, as well as separate accounts, funds-of-one and similar custom arrangements. His practice also includes advising on carried interest and similar internal GP arrangements and strategic initiatives involving private fund sponsors. Jordan was recently recognized as a 2025 “Rising Star” in fund formation by Law360.
Jordan regularly represents some of the largest and most well-known private fund sponsors, including Silver Lake, Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR. He has advised on numerous private equity fund formations, including:
- Silver Lake in connection with multiple fundraises, including the establishment of Silver Lake Partners VI ($20 billion), Silver Lake Partners V ($15 billion) and Silver Lake Alpine ($2.4 billion)
- Carlyle in connection with multiple fundraises, including Carlyle Partners VII ($18.5 billion), Carlyle Europe Partners V (€6.4 billion), Carlyle Asia Partners V ($6.55 billion ) and Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners III ($1.1 billion)
- Blackstone in connection with the establishment of its inaugural growth equity fund Blackstone Growth ($4.5 billion), Blackstone Real Estate Partners IX ($20.5 billion) and the Blackstone Infrastructure investment program
- KKR in connection with the establishment of its first real estate credit opportunity fund KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners ($1.1 billion)
Jordan received his J.D. in 2013 from Columbia Law School and his B.A. in 2010 from McGill University. He is admitted to practice in New York.