Jordan Liss

Jordan Liss is Co-Managing Partner of Liss Capital Partners, a Chicago-based, family office-backed investment firm focused on founder- and family-owned lower-middle-market companies. In a 2025 LinkedIn post, Liss said he transitioned from Granite Creek Capital Partners after more than seven years to help lead Liss Capital Partners alongside Cameron Liss and Mitch Liss.

Before Liss Capital Partners, Liss spent 2018-2025 at Granite Creek Capital Partners. He joined Granite Creek as an Associate in 2018, was promoted to Director in January 2022, and was promoted to Principal on August 21, 2023. Granite Creek said his work included identifying, evaluating, and executing investments, plus fundraising, business development, and portfolio management.

Earlier in his career, Liss was an Analyst at Livingstone Partners, where he worked primarily on middle-market sell-side transactions. He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, where Granite Creek says he graduated with honors. He is also a Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor and has been involved with philanthropic organizations through Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

• Liss Capital Partners describes its approach as partnering with “exceptional founder- and family-owned businesses” in the lower middle market.
• The firm says it uses a thesis-driven investment philosophy, focuses on sectors with strong secular tailwinds, and deploys flexible, patient capital “unconstrained by traditional fund timelines.”
• Target transaction types include recapitalizations, full or partial shareholder liquidity, growth financing, acquisition financing, and family-held business succession.
• Target financial profile: $1M-$8M EBITDA, EBITDA margin above 15%, consistent organic growth, strong margin profile, and strong free cash flow generation.
• Target business characteristics include differentiated market leadership, defensible position, management continuity, and significant organic and inorganic growth potential.
• Liss’s own stated focus for Liss Capital Partners is “building long-term partnerships with exceptional entrepreneurs, management teams, and like-minded investors.”
• His Granite Creek track record shows a preference for hands-on lower-middle-market private equity work: transaction execution, board service, portfolio management, add-on acquisitions, and value creation.