Mesirow Financial Consulting Hires John F. Oates and Lauren Hill
Valuation Services Practice Continues to Grow
NEW YORK, January 10, 2008 — Mesirow Financial Consulting, LLC (MFC) today announced that John F. Oates and Lauren Hill have joined the firm as managing director and senior vice president, respectively. Bringing extensive experience to MFC's Valuation Services business, Oates and Hill will each play an integral role in the firm's continued strategic growth.
"With John and Lauren's deep experience in leasing and general valuation matters, they provide additional depth of expertise to our growing Valuation Services practice," said Ralph S. Tuliano, president. He added, "They are an excellent fit for our team and will enhance our ability to provide clients with a broad range of valued-added consulting services."
Oates specializes in the valuation and financial analysis of tangible and intangible properties for leasing purposes, project financing, intangible assets and total enterprises. He has over 30 years experience in providing valuations for sale/leaseback, sale/purchase, income tax, allocation of purchase price, and business and estate planning. Prior to joining the firm, Oates served as director of the Structured Finance Group at Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC.
Hill has experience valuing assets in a wide variety of industries. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a director in the Structured Finance Group of Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC where she was responsible for performing and managing projects for the valuation of equipment and facilities for leasing and financing purposes within the leasing industry.
Oates is a member of the American Society of Appraisers. He received his M.B.A. at Keller Graduate School of Business Management and his B.A. from Marquette University.
Hill is a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers and past chair and current member of the Equipment Management Committee of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. She is also a member of the Service Provider Business Council.
A full-service financial advisory consulting provider, Mesirow Financial Consulting provides corporate recovery, litigation and investigative services, interim management (interim management services provided by Mesirow Financial Interim Management, LLC), valuation services, operations and performance improvement and other consulting services.
Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago. The firm is independent and employee-owned with $31 billion in assets under management and more than 1,100 employees in locations across the country and in the United Kingdom. With expertise in Investment Management, Investment Services, Insurance Services, Investment Banking, Consulting and Real Estate, Mesirow Financial strives to meet the financial needs of institutions, public sector entities, corporations and individuals. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the firm posted $451 million in revenue, and had more than $230 million in capital as of September 30, 2007. For more information about Mesirow Financial, visit its Web site at www.mesirowfinancial.com.
For more information, contact: Julie Liedtke, Mesirow Financial, 312-595-7902.
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