Adam Max, Private Equity Partner Who Led BAM, Dies at 62

Adam Max, a partner at private equity firm Jordan Co. and chairman of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, has died. He was 62.

He died Monday night surrounded by family, according to an email from his wife Diane Max. The cause was bile duct cancer.

Adam Max

Source: Brooklyn Academy of Music

Max spent almost 35 years at New York-based Jordan, where he led investments in firms including motorcycle-parts manufacturer Custom Chrome Inc. and RockShox Inc., which makes shock absorbers for mountain bikes. Jordan Co. had $10.6 billion of assets under management at the end of 2019.

“He was a brilliant guy with a great ...