Mesirow Financial Private Equity (MFPE) has made more than 125 direct investments into operating companies since its inception, including a wide variety of company sizes, industries, and stages of development.

Strategy
Across all of our funds, we:

• Proactively source outstanding direct private equity investment opportunities, including investments sourced through MFPE's fund manager relationships.
• Execute independent, rigorous investment analysis, emphasizing a comprehensive due diligence program.
• Actively apply MFPE's operating skills, experience and resources to drive equity value creation.
• Construct a diversified portfolio of direct investments in high-quality operating companies.

Portfolio Construction
Our goal is to diversify our portfolios across multiple variables, as follows:

• Company Size and Stage of Development: Includes early-stage and emerging growth companies, middle-market companies, and larger companies with revenues in excess of $500 million.
• Industry: Exposure to multiple attractive industry sectors within the U.S. economy.
• Time: Investments made in portfolio companies over a three- to four-year period.

Direct Investment Selection Criteria
MFPE has a diversified investment strategy, but each potential transaction must fit our general selection criteria.

Direct Investment Process
Our rigorous investment process incorporates all of our professionals and ensures exhaustive research is performed on every transaction.