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Chuck Jordan

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At a glance

Full Name
Robert C. "Chuck" Jordan
Title
Founding Partner
Firm
Arroyo Investors / Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC
Firm Type
Private equity / infrastructure investment manager
Investment Stage
Private equity investments in existing energy infrastructure companies and late-stage development projects
Target Company Profile
Power and energy infrastructure assets with strong operating performance, stable cash-flow potential, strong counterparties, and relevance to growing capacity needs
Sector Focus
Power generation, energy infrastructure, distributed generation, renewables, natural gas transportation and storage, energy storage, fuel logistics, LNG, and selected digital-infrastructure adjacency where power access is central
Geographic Focus
North America, Chile, and broader Americas
Location
Spring / Houston, Texas

Background

Robert C. "Chuck" Jordan is a Founding Partner of Arroyo Investors, the Houston-area private equity and infrastructure investment manager legally known as Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC. SEC Form D filings for Arroyo Investors Fund IV identify Robert C. Jordan as a managing member of the general partner structure, and Arroyo's adviser profile lists David Field and Chuck Jordan as the partners who control and manage the firm.

Jordan and David Field, together with Pam Baden, founded Arroyo Energy Investors I in 2003 as a $500 million fund with Bear Stearns as sole investor. After JPMorgan acquired Bear Stearns in 2008, Jordan and the team continued managing those investments as principals within JPMorgan's Global Commodities Principal Investment Division. Arroyo became an SEC-registered investment adviser in June 2015 and now manages private equity funds and co-investment vehicles focused on power and energy infrastructure.

Earlier in his career, Jordan worked at Bear Stearns, Southern Company, and Harris Corp., and he served as a director of Mirant / GenOn Energy Holdings. MarketScreener reports that he earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Alabama and an MBA from the University of Alabama.

Investment Thesis & Focus

  • Arroyo's stated strategy is to acquire equity interests in existing energy infrastructure companies and late-stage development projects, using networks developed over decades to source deals on a proprietary basis.
  • The firm seeks medium- and long-term capital appreciation for fund clients by investing in power and energy infrastructure sectors in the Americas.
  • Arroyo favors assets and companies with stable cash-flow potential, strong operating performance, and operating characteristics aligned with long-term energy demand.
  • A January 2026 Arroyo release described the firm's focus as "value-driven investments with strong counterparties, a solid operating track record."
  • The firm uses a hands-on management style, targeting controlling or effectively controlling investments and relying on in-house asset management rather than third-party operating partners.
  • Sector focus includes natural gas transportation and storage, conventional and renewable power generation, energy storage, fuel logistics, LNG infrastructure, distributed generation, and data-center power access.
  • Arroyo integrates environmental and social qualities into investment decisions, according to its Mesa Solutions investment announcement.

Notable Investments

  • Life Cycle Power: U.S. mobile power generation platform; Arroyo invested in 2021, built the fleet to 897 MW in operation plus 228 MW on order, and agreed in October 2025 to sell 100% of the company to Partners Group.
  • Stella Power Company: Distributed onsite power generation platform for data centers, oil and gas, industrial users, and mission-critical customers; Arroyo sponsored the company in September 2025.
  • Mesa Solutions: Loveland, Colorado-based distributed power generation company; Arroyo announced an investment in June 2023 to support portable and stationary natural-gas-fired power solutions.
  • Seaside LNG: Integrated shore-side liquefaction and LNG bunkering platform in North America; listed as a Fund IV investment in July 2025.
  • Cielo Digital Infrastructure: Portfolio of U.S. project sites with grid-power access for data-center development; listed as a Fund IV investment in July 2025.
  • Fermaca Networks: Dark-fiber optic network in late-stage development in the United States and Mexico; listed as a Fund IV investment in July 2025.
  • Whirlwind Energy Center: 60-MW Texas wind farm acquired by Arroyo and ONCEnergy in January 2026; the project has 26 utility-scale turbines and a PPA with Austin Energy.
  • Pattern Energy Chile operations / El Arrayán Wind: Arroyo affiliates acquired Pattern Energy's Chilean operations, principally an 81-MW owned interest in the 115-MW El Arrayán Wind project, for $70.5 million before transaction expenses in 2018.
  • Broad River Power Holdings: 878-MW dual-fuel peaking facility in Gaffney, South Carolina; acquired in partnership with Silverfern in 2016 and later sold as part of a 1,100-MW power asset sale in 2022.
  • Brandywine Power Generation Facility: 230-MW dual-fuel combined-cycle plant in Maryland; sold alongside Broad River in 2022.

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