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In a results-oriented world, the only way to succeed is through flawless execution. Mesirow Financial Investment Banking is pleased to demonstrate our ability to deliver results through the completion of the following transactions:

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2010
Prime Graphics Sale to Kollman Label & Packaging Group Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
2009
Rohrer Corporation Recapitalization by ShoreView Industries Recapitalization
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Sun-Times Media Holdings Acquisition of Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. Buy-side
Media and Publishing
Michigan Wheel Corporation Sale to The Anderson Group §363 Sale
Consumer Products
Diversified Manufacturing
Quincy Resource Group, Inc. Sale to SupplyOne, a portfolio company of MVP Capital Partners and Stephens Capital Partners Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
BWAY Corporation Acquisition of Central Can Company Buy-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
SENCORP Sale to Senco Brands, Inc., an affiliate of Wynnchurch Capital and Great Lakes Equity Partners §363 Sale
Consumer Products
Diversified Manufacturing
The Specialized Packaging Group, Inc. Merger with PaperWorks Industries, Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Other Advisory
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
TallyGenicom Sale of its North American operations to Printronix Inc., a portfolio company of Vector Capital §363 Sale
Diversified Manufacturing
2008
Graphic Packaging Holding Company Sale of two coated-recycled board mills to PaperWorks Industries, Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
North American Coatings, LLC Partnering of North American Coatings with Valor Equity Partners Other Advisory
Business & Industrial Services
Special Data Processing Corporation, a portfolio company of Willis Stein & Partners Sale to Blackstreet Capital Advisors, LLC Sell-side
IT & Marketing Services
Oracle Packaging, Inc. Sale of Wilmington, NC facility to MeadWestvaco Corporation Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Sabert Corporation Acquisition of the packaging business of Gage Industries, Inc. Buy-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Michigan Spring & Stamping, a division of Precision Products Group Sale to Hines Corporation Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Oracle Packaging, Inc. Sale of Thomaston, GA facility to Triumph Packaging Group, an affiliate of Trovare Capital Group Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Innovative Folding Carton Company, Inc., a portfolio company of ICV Capital Partners, LLC and 21st Century Group, LLC Sale to Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc., a portfolio company of BSMB Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Rex Corporation Sale to Cenveo, Inc. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
2007
Compass Environmental, Inc. Sale to WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc., a portfolio company of Equity Group Investments, L.L.C. Sell-side
Business & Industrial Services
Fidelity Container Corporation Sale to xpedx, a division of International Paper Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Hamilton Paper Box Holding Corporation, a portfolio company of Florida Capital Partners Sale to Rosmar Litho Inc., a portfolio company of Novacap Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Lincoln Snacks Company (a subsidiary of Ubiquity Brands, LLC, a portfolio company of Willis Stein & Partners) Sale to ConAgra Foods Sell-side
Consumer Products
Food & Beverage
SARCOM, Inc. (a portfolio company of Patriarch Partners) Sale to PC Mall Sell-side
Business & Industrial Services
IT & Marketing Services
Salerno Plastics Corp. (a portfolio company of Pegasus Capital Advisors) Sale to Five-partner management group, backed by the Solidarity Fund QFL and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Keller Crescent Co. Sale to Clondalkin Group. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
CanGro Soup Inc. (a division of CanGro Foods, Inc., a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.) Sale to Baxters Food Group Sell-side
Consumer Products
Food & Beverage
Duraco Products, Inc. Sale to U.S. Composites and Plastic, LLC Sell-side
Consumer Products
Diversified Manufacturing
Thermasys (a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.) Provided a solvency opinion in connection with a recapitalization transaction Solvency Opinion
Diversified Manufacturing
Andrew Marc (a portfolio company of Gordon Brothers Merchant Partners) Provided a fairness opinion in connection with the recapitalization of Andrew Marc Fairness Opinion
Consumer Products
Longview Fibre Company Sale of Longview Fibre Company's Central and Eastern Container Divisions (NYSE:LFB) to U.S. Corrugated, Inc., an affiliate of Four M Investments Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Enesco Sale to Tinicum Capital Partners II, LP through a §363 asset sale pursuant to Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. §363 Sale
Consumer Products
Fox Paine Capital Fund III, L.P. Acquisition of Wire Rope Corporation of America, a portfolio company of KPS Special Situations Fund. Buy-side
Diversified Manufacturing
2006
S. Walter Packaging Corp. Sale to Brynwood Partners Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Cole Harford Sale to Bunzl plc (NYSE:BNL) Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Firstline Sale of Valdosta, GA facility to Fortifiber Corp.; Sale of Pearson, GA facility to Cady Acquisition Corporation, an affiliate of Morris Capital Management §363 Sale
Building Products
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Rec Room Furniture & Games Equity Investment from Highland Capital Partners Private Placement
Specialty Retail
Try-Foods International, Inc. Sale to Advantage Sales and Marketing Inc., a portfolio company of J.W. Childs Associates, L.P. and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity Sell-side
IT & Marketing Services
CHX Holdings (parent company of the Chicago Stock Exchange) Sale of minority stake to Bank of America, Bear Stearns, E-Trade and Goldman Sachs Fairness Opinion
Private Placement
Business & Industrial Services
Rx Label Technology (a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners, LLC and Hilco Equity Partners, L.P.) Sale to Cenveo, Inc. (NYSE: CVO) Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Dot Label, Inc. (a portfolio company of Colonnade Capital) Sale to Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) Sell-side
Specialty Printing
Thermasys (a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.) Provided a solvency opinion in connection with a recapitalization transaction Solvency Opinion
Diversified Manufacturing
Steketee-Van Huis (SVH) Sale to Packaging Holdings, Inc., a portfolio company of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Specialty Printing
Creative Press Sale to New Jersey Packaging, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
East Coast based corrugated packaging manufacturer Recapitalization transaction with LaSalle Business Credit Recapitalization
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Royal Ahold NV / U.S. Foodservice Sale of Food Tray business of SQP division to Kari-Out Company Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Royal Ahold NV / U.S. Foodservice Sale of Plastic Straw business of SQP division to Price Plastics, Inc. Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Royal Ahold NV / U.S. Foodservice Sale of Die-Cut Lid business of SQP division to GMI, Inc. Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Atlantic Envelope (an affiliated company of Kelly Capital) Sale to National Envelope Sell-side
Specialty Printing
OneChicago (a joint-venture of The Chicago Board Options Exchange, The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and The Chicago Board of Trade) Received an equity investment from Interactive Brokers Private Placement
Business & Industrial Services
The CAPS Group Acquisition and financing of the Educational Product Development, Catalog, Publication and New York-Based Advertising Pre-Media Operations from Schawk, Inc. (NYSE: SGK) Merger Advisory
Business & Industrial Services
Menasha Corporation Sale of two Southern Complex corrugated sheet plants to Mid South Packaging LLC, a newly formed portfolio company of Coridel Capital Partners LLC Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
2005
AC Label Company (a subsidiary of Impaxx, Inc. and portfolio company of Aurora Capital Group) Sale to Emigrant Capital. Sell-side
Specialty Printing
Exopack, LLC (a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.) Provided solvency opinion in connection with the acquisition of Exopak, LLC Solvency Opinion
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Renaissance Mark (a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners) Sale of Narrow Web Division to WS Packaging Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Brantley Partners. Sell-side
Specialty Printing
Flexia Corporation (a portfolio company of Schroders) Sale to Intertape Polymer Group (NYSE: ITP). Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
GCC Drum Sale to Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF). Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Forest Resources LLC (a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings) Acquisition of the Ivex Protective Packaging Corporation, a division of Alcoa (NYSE: AA). Buy-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Royal Ahold NV / U.S. Foodservice Sale of Sofco-Mead, Inc. division to Bunzl plc (NYSE: BNL) Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
The Packaging Group Sale to Cello-Foil Products, Inc., a portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Cello-Foil Products, Inc. Sale to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Tharco Holdings, Inc. (a portfolio company of Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC) Sale to Tricor Pacific Capital, Inc. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Globe Data Systems, Inc. (a subsidiary of Seneca Enterprises, Inc., a portfolio company of Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Co.) Sale to Plastag Corporation, a portfolio company of Valor Equity Partners Sell-side
Specialty Printing
International Paper (NYSE: IP) Sale of Thomaston, GA plant to Pinnacle Packaging Company, Inc. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Wire Rope Corporation of America (a portfolio company of KPS Special Situations Fund) Acquisition of Aceros Camesa S.A. de C.V., a division of Grupo Industrial Camesa S.A. de C.V. Buy-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Continental Materials (AMEX: CUO) Dutch auction issuer share repurchase and Board advisory Other Advisory
Diversified Manufacturing
Midland Conatiner Corporation Sale to Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Crane Plumbing, LLC Sale to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Sell-side
Consumer Products
Diversified Manufacturing
Glenmark Industries, Inc. (GMI Group) Sale to Southern Champion Tray, LP Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Flexicon Inc. Sale to Ampac Packaging, LLC, a portfolio company of Key Principal Partners Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
2004
Home Products International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOMZ) Sale to Storage Acquisition Company, LLC, an affiliate of Equity Group Investments, Walnut Investment Partners, and Triyar Capital Fairness Opinion
Sell-side
Special Committee Representation
Consumer Products
Diversified Manufacturing
Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. (NYSE: IRC) Special committee representation as part of plan of merger and acquisition of its Property Managers and Advisor Fairness Opinion
Special Committee Representation
Real Estate
Joseph Weil & Sons, Inc. Sale to Bunzl plc (NYSE: BNL) Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Longview Fibre Company (NYSE: LFB) Sale to Ampac Packaging, LLC, a portfolio company of Key Principal Partners Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Mesirow Financial, Inc. Acquisition of KPMG's U.S. Corporate Recovery practice Buy-side
Business & Industrial Services
DeVlieg Bullard II, Inc. (a portfolio company of KPS Special Situations Funds) Sale of Services Group and Machine Tool Group to Bourn & Koch Inc. §363 Sale
Diversified Manufacturing
Menasha Corporation Sale of corrugated sheet feeder to Rock-Tenn Company (NYSE: RKT) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Menasha Corporation Sale of Promo Edge to WS Packaging Group, Inc., a portfolio company of Brantley Partners Sell-side
Specialty Printing
Gryphon Investors Acquisition of MSD Ignition Buy-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Temple - Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Inc. Sale of litho-laminated corrugated operations to Color-Box, LLC, a division of Georgia-Pacific Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Willis Stein & Partners (Ubiquity Brands) Acquisition of Jays Foods, LLC Buy-side
Consumer Products
Food & Beverage
Willis Stein & Partners (Ubiquity Brands) Acquisition of Lincoln Snacks, a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners Buy-side
Consumer Products
Food & Beverage
America's PowerSports (a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners) Up to $23,500,000 Senior Subordinated Notes provided by a consortium of institutional investors Recapitalization
Consumer Products
Specialty Retail
Renaissance Mark (a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners) Sale of Design Mark Industries division to the Bergquist Company Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
2003
Slater Companies Merger with Sandlapper Fabrics, Inc. Merger Advisory
Diversified Manufacturing
Stronghaven Inc. (a portfolio company of Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC) Sale to TransOcean Capital, Inc. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Plassein International Corp. (a portfolio company of Trivest Partners, LP) Sale of Rex , Ontario, California and Newmarket, Ontario operations to Exopack, LLC, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group §363 Sale
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Southeastern Packaging Sale to SCA Tuscarora Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Plassein International Corp. (a portfolio company of Trivest Partners, LP) Sale of Salem, NH bag business to Europackaging plc §363 Sale
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Fleming Packaging Corporation Sale to Renaissance Mark, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners Sell-side
Specialty Printing
London Litho Aluminum Co., Inc. Sale to Enovation Graphic Systems, Inc., a division of Fujifilm Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Arko Packaging Sale to Smurfit-Stone (Nasdaq: SSCC) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
International Paper (NYSE: IP) Sale of Fleetwood Container Division to Fibre Containers Company Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
MacFutures Ltd. Sale to Refco Ltd. Sell-side
Business & Industrial Services
2002
Accuweb, Inc. Litigation support Litigation Support
Diversified Manufacturing
Fleming Packaging Corporation Sale of Spiralkote division to Clondalkin Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Fleming Packaging Corporation Sale of Webkote division to Winpak Ltd. (TSX: WPK) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
International Paper (NYSE: IP) Sale of Wilmington, NC plant to Pinnacle Packaging Company, Inc. Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Flight Vision, Inc. Sale to CMC Electronics Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
International Components Corp. $12,000,000 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility. Funds provided by Fargo Business Credit, Inc. Recapitalization
Diversified Manufacturing
Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tax exempt financing Recapitalization
Business & Industrial Services
Gaylord Container Corp. Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors in the sale of the company to Temple-Inland Inc. Special Committee Representation
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
The Malow Corporation Sale to Amcor Sunclipse North America Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Boehmer Box Corporation Sale to Roman Corporation, Ltd. (TSE: RMN) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
International Paper (NYSE: IP) Sale of Puerto Rico plant to Inland Paperboard (NYSE: TIN) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Centiv, Inc. Sale of CalGraph Technology Services Business to Graphic Enterprises, Inc. Sell-side
Business & Industrial Services
EMC Corp. Sale of Digital Excellence subsidiary to The Anderson Group, Inc. Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Goss Graphic Systems Advised unsecured creditors Other Advisory
Diversified Manufacturing
Turbo Systems Incorporated Sale to LNS America, Inc., a subsidiary of LNS S.A. Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
2001
Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW) Private placement for leasing subsidiary Private Placement
Diversified Manufacturing
Pac One Sale to Sonoco Produts Co. (NYSE: SON) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Tekgraf Sale of Channels Business to The Azalea Fund, L.P. through its portfolio company TK Acquisitions Corporation Fairness Opinion
Sell-side
Distribution & Wholesale
Rexam plc (LSE: REX) Sale of its Lakeville, MN, flexible packaging operation to Tyco Plastics, a subsidiary of Tyco International Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
International Paper (NYSE: IP) Sale of Mobile, AL plant to Ampac Packaging, LLC, a portfolio company of Key Principal Partners Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Lester B. Knight Sale to M+W Zander Holding AG Sell-side
Business & Industrial Services
Rosco Manufacturing Co. Sale to B.R. Lee Industries, Inc. Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Roli Ink Corporation Sale to Braden Sutphin Ink Company Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
2000
Hines Horticulture, Inc. (Nasdaq: HORT) Issued fairness opinion with regard to credit agreement Fairness Opinion
Diversified Manufacturing
Crane Carton Company, LLC Sale to Caraustar Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSAR) Sell-side
Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
Kulenhampff & Konitzky GmblH BREMEN Sale to Kulkoni Holding Limited Sell-side
Diversified Manufacturing
Pax Clearing Corp. Sale of convertible preferred stock to Madison Dearborn Partners Private Placement
Business & Industrial Services
Prism Holidays Strategic partnership with Far & Wide Travel Corporation Merger Advisory
Business & Industrial Services
Rorke Data Sale to Bell Microproducts, Inc. Sell-side
Business & Industrial Services