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  Jordan had considerable business interests in oil, motor racing, sports, property, gaming, entertainment and the health and fitness industries.
  
  He was a shareholder in Celtic Football Club. He was an investor in Kinmont Advisory (a corporate advisory business) and a partner in hedge fund, Clareville Capital (founded by David Yarrow).
  
  In 2018, Jordan assisted in the successful bid by his long time friend Richard Hadidas to acquire Oyster Yachts. Jordan served as a director on the board until 2021, when he then became the brand ambassador for the luxury yacht builder.
  
  Jordan also invested in property, both commercial real estate (which included Bunbury Holdings), as well as residential developments and investments. He also owned land which houses a PGA golf course, and also invested in a land bank in Bulgaria, for which Norman Foster designed a resort.
  
  Jordan was long-time friends with Dermot Desmond and Denis O'Brien, who were early supporters of Jordan F1. He had several investments alongside them since. In 2021, he founded JKO Capital to invest in gaming and entertainment businesses.
  
  In July 2021, Jordan was linked with a $1 billion bid to buy the OpenBet business from Scientific Games. Jordan was a long time investor in the gaming space, with investments in Entain, Scientific Games and Evolution, among others.
  
  In November 2021, it emerged that Jordan and Keith O'Loughlin were behind a bid by JKO to acquire Playtech for a rumoured £3 billion. In January 2022, JKO signalled they would not proceed with a formal offer for the company.
  
  Jordan had also been on Citi Private Bank's advisory board.
  
  He had business interests that included Ready Room (South Africa), Tosca, Valeo Foods, Jarvis Hotels, Debrett's, Zwift, Apex, Coople (Recruitment) and Docplanner, Spring Studios, George & Dragon (a PR and Marketing agency) and Ceiba (a healthcare tech company). In the past, he also had his own vodka brand 'Vodka V10' and the energy drink brand ' EJ-10 ' and Bulgarian property company Madara Capital, that developed Karadere beach. He was an advisor to Aspinall Capital Partners.
  
  As of 2024, Jordan was an advisor and investor in Northern Ireland-based private equity firm Strangford Capital.
  
  In October 2024, Jordan was reported to be part of a consortium including ex- South Africa rugby player Bobby Skinstad and former New Zealand All Black Andrew Mehrtens looking to purchase former Premiership Rugby club London Irish. The consortium is backed by private equity group Strangford Capital. London Irish were looking for new ownership having been forced out of business as a result of an unpaid tax bill. The stated intention of the takeover was to emulate the success of the City Football Group for rugby with the consortium also in talks to purchase ProD2 club AS Béziers Hérault forming a network of interconnected clubs. In February 2025, the consortium completed the takeover of London Irish and stated their intention to return the club to either the Premiership or United Rugby Championship by 2026.
  
  Jordan published an autobiography, An Independent Man, in May 2007.
  
  Jordan had considerable business interests in oil, motor racing, sports, property, gaming, entertainment and the health and fitness industries.
  
  He was a shareholder in Celtic Football Club. He was an investor in Kinmont Advisory (a corporate advisory business) and a partner in hedge fund, Clareville Capital (founded by David Yarrow).
  
  In 2018, Jordan assisted in the successful bid by his long time friend Richard Hadidas to acquire Oyster Yachts. Jordan served as a director on the board until 2021, when he then became the brand ambassador for the luxury yacht builder.
  
  Jordan also invested in property, both commercial real estate (which included Bunbury Holdings), as well as residential developments and investments. He also owned land which houses a PGA golf course, and also invested in a land bank in Bulgaria, for which Norman Foster designed a resort.
  
  Jordan was long-time friends with Dermot Desmond and Denis O'Brien, who were early supporters of Jordan F1. He had several investments alongside them since. In 2021, he founded JKO Capital to invest in gaming and entertainment businesses.
  
  In July 2021, Jordan was linked with a $1 billion bid to buy the OpenBet business from Scientific Games. Jordan was a long time investor in the gaming space, with investments in Entain, Scientific Games and Evolution, among others.
  
  In November 2021, it emerged that Jordan and Keith O'Loughlin were behind a bid by JKO to acquire Playtech for a rumoured £3 billion. In January 2022, JKO signalled they would not proceed with a formal offer for the company.
  
  Jordan had also been on Citi Private Bank's advisory board.
  
  He had business interests that included Ready Room (South Africa), Tosca, Valeo Foods, Jarvis Hotels, Debrett's, Zwift, Apex, Coople (Recruitment) and Docplanner, Spring Studios, George & Dragon (a PR and Marketing agency) and Ceiba (a healthcare tech company). In the past, he also had his own vodka brand 'Vodka V10' and the energy drink brand ' EJ-10 ' and Bulgarian property company Madara Capital, that developed Karadere beach. He was an advisor to Aspinall Capital Partners.
  
  As of 2024, Jordan was an advisor and investor in Northern Ireland-based private equity firm Strangford Capital.
  
  In October 2024, Jordan was reported to be part of a consortium including ex- South Africa rugby player Bobby Skinstad and former New Zealand All Black Andrew Mehrtens looking to purchase former Premiership Rugby club London Irish. The consortium is backed by private equity group Strangford Capital. London Irish were looking for new ownership having been forced out of business as a result of an unpaid tax bill. The stated intention of the takeover was to emulate the success of the City Football Group for rugby with the consortium also in talks to purchase ProD2 club AS Béziers Hérault forming a network of interconnected clubs. In February 2025, the consortium completed the takeover of London Irish and stated their intention to return the club to either the Premiership or United Rugby Championship by 2026.
  
  Jordan published an autobiography, An Independent Man, in May 2007.