Mesirow Financial understands, anticipates and meets its clients' changing financial needs with a constellation of high-quality products and services. Our Investment Management division is composed of multiple businesses all with one purpose: to provide sound and unbiased advice with an emphasis on protecting your interests at all times. For each of our markets, our goal is to do what it takes to bring you everything you need to reach your objectives, and to do it better, more efficiently and more personally than anyone else.

For Institutions and Public Sector Entities:

Hedge Fund of Funds: Mesirow Financial Advanced Strategies (MFAS) is one of the oldest and largest hedge fund of funds managers in the world. Since our inception in 1983, we have grown to become an internationally recognized leader in fund of funds investment management. Today, we manage more than $16 billion in client assets.

Private Equity: Mesirow Financial Private Equity (MFPE) offers both direct investment and fund of funds programs, allowing investors the unique opportunity to divide their investment as they see fit. As an innovator in the private equity industry, our competitive advantage lies in our strong experience, preferred access to deal flow, and our highly selective process.

Currency Management: Mesirow Financial's Currency Management business (MFCM) specializes in controlling currency risk for institutional clients worldwide. Our passive, active and total return programs are recognized among the most innovative in the industry.

Institutional Real Estate: Mesirow Financial's Institutional Real Estate group (MFIRE) has been created to give institutional investors access to top-tier value-added and opportunistic real estate private equity fund managers who have the skills and resources to add value at the property level.

Equity Management: We help our institutional clients build their assets with well-defined investment management strategies. Our clients benefit from our intensive in-house research efforts, our ability to uncover investment opportunities, and our active management of programs that fulfill clients' objectives in an ever-changing financial landscape.

Fixed Income Investments: Since 1974, our professionals have helped pension plans, profit sharing plans and charitable organizations build assets through customized investment management strategies. As a trusted investment advisor, our outstanding performance has attracted significant attention to our products, resulting in increased assets under management to nearly $2 billion and industry recognition as a top money manager.

Investment Strategies: Mesirow Financial Investment Strategies provides robust asset allocation strategies and fund selection capabilities for insurance companies, mutual fund complexes, broker/dealers and 401(k) plan sponsors.

For Corporations:

401(k) and Retirement Plans: Our Investment Services professionals can work with your company to structure a plan designed to increase the value of the benefits offered to your employees. Our professionals utilize a systematic yet personalized approach to help you make the most appropriate decisions regarding your retirement plan.

Currency Management: Our Currency Management business currently manages $2 billion for clients with international currency exposure in the United States, Europe and Asia. The success of our products – including passive, active, and total return programs – is underscored by our commitment to operational excellence, premium client service and accuracy of trading.

Investment Management: Along with all of the specialized services we offer our corporate clients, our institutional products are also at their disposal. From our hedge fund of funds to equity and fixed income investment portfolios to our private equity investments, our corporate clients have the opportunity to take advantage of all of Mesirow Financial's services and capabilities.

For Individuals:

Investment Advisory: Mesirow Financial offers individuals and families sophisticated and effective investment solutions through discretionary account management. Clients benefit from access to specialized professionals, integrated service that takes into account your whole financial picture, and a fee-based compensation structure that ensures that our parameters for success are aligned with yours.