About Us

Mesirow Financial is an independent diversified financial services firm. We aim to understand, anticipate and meet our clients' financial needs with a multitude of high-quality products and services.

With headquarters in Chicago, and locations across the globe, we are made up of approximately 1,200 employees, of which 25% have ownership in the firm.

For the past seven decades our firm has remained committed to the distinguishing characteristics and core values upon which it was founded.

Our firm is well capitalized and has been consistently profitable, with capital of $352 million, revenues totaling $491 million for fiscal 2012 and $77.3 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2013, broken down as follows:

Capital $352 million, as of March 31, 2012
Revenues $491 million for fiscal 2012
Total assets under management $77.3 billion, as of March 31, 2013
  Currency Management $49.3 billion*
  Advanced Strategies $13.4 billion
  Fixed Income $4.4 billion
  Investment Advisory $4.4 billion
  Private Equity $3.3 billion
  Investment Strategies $0.8 billion
  Commodities $0.6 billion
  Institutional Real Estate – Direct $0.4 billion
  Institutional Real Estate – Multi-Manager $0.4 billion
  U.S. Value Equity $0.3 billion

*Currency also advises internally on another $3.1 billion of client funds

*Interim Management services provided by Mesirow Financial Interim Management, LLC
Consulting services provided by Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC.
Compensation and benefit planning services provided by Mesirow Financial, Inc.