Mesirow Financial Hires General Counsel for Hedge Fund of Funds Group

CHICAGO, January 3, 2008 — Mesirow Financial today announced that it has hired Gregory J. Robbins as general counsel of its hedge fund of funds business, Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. (MAS). He will report to the chief operating officer of MAS, Eric Siegel.

Robbins joins MAS from Sidley Austin LLP, where he served as a partner in the firm's Chicago office. While at Sidley, Robbins was focused on the alternative investments and derivatives industries, advising clients in all aspects of federal securities and commodities law. In this role, he represented hedge fund and commodity pool managers in the formation and organization of their management companies and hedge funds and pools, as well as drafted and negotiated offering documents, investment management agreements, subscription agreements and all other documents and agreements related to the management of hedge funds and managed accounts.

"While we continue to enjoy unlimited access to our parent company's legal team, our growth has warranted the addition of a dedicated legal counsel with specific experience in working with hedge fund of funds," said Marty Kaplan, chief executive officer of MAS. "Greg represents the third senior hire that we have brought on in the last 18 months to expand our operations team," added Siegel. "We now have the efficiency of having a dedicated team of professionals solely focused on the needs of MAS with the added benefit of accessing the broad array of operational resources that Mesirow Financial offers. It makes for a very powerful team behind our investment professionals."

Robbins earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School and his bachelors degree from Yale University.

MAS is one of the largest hedge fund of funds managers in the world with more than $16 billion in assets under management. Its parent company, Mesirow Financial, is a major independent financial services firm offering Investment Management, Investment Services, Insurance Services, Investment Banking, Consulting and Real Estate. The firm has more than $31 billion in assets under management and 1,100 employees in locations across the country and in the United Kingdom. For more information about Mesirow Financial, visit its Web site at www.mesirowfinancial.com.

For more information, contact: Katie Schimmel, Mesirow Financial, 312.595.6684.

 

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