Excerpt of Money Manager Interview from The Wall Street Transcript Sector — General investing, TWST Please introduce Mesirow its history and your role there Mr Sydow, Mesirow is a financial services company that has been in business for 85 years We are headquartered in Chicago with 17 offices around the world We have a number of major businesses with about 500 employees and we’re entirely employee owned Some of Mesirow’s main businesses are investment banking capital markets structured finance sale/leaseback capital public finance and asset management — both…, TWST What type of client is best served at a boutique firm And why is Mesirow considered a boutique firm Mr Sydow, From the point of view of a client and specifically a client of our group we see the boutique as favorable in the sense that we are not encumbered by managing an overly large portfolio We own only about 100 bonds in our portfolio out of 2000 in the index — so we own 5% of the bonds in the high yield index while some of our very large competitors own hundreds of bonds 400 500 bonds We’ve seen a…

In the most unusual of years 2020 will be remembered in FX for the market implications related to COVID-19 Brexit and the US election A culmination of factors led to significant US dollar weakness calling into question the dominance of the US dollar and its status as the world’s reserve currency As the US dollar continues to weaken into the New Year the rising adoption of digital currencies in…

As  2020 advances amid the coronavirus epidemic the financial market reactions have reflected the magnitude of concern felt by the world on a global scale with currency risk weighing heavily on international investors Since our previous paper in late February risky assets have continued to be under pressure with peak-to-trough drops of -34% in both the S&P 500 and MSCI World thus far this…

Gabriel Korach is a Senior Managing Director and Wealth Advisor in Mesirow Wealth Management He works with high net worth individuals families and business owners to build comprehensive wealth management plans that integrate all areas of financial planning A particular area of focus for Gabriel is generational wealth transfer Gabriel has 19 years of experience in the financial services industry…

Garrett Furnivall is Director Asset Management of Mesirow Alternative Credit  Prior to joining Mesirow Garrett served as Vice President for Bastion Management where his responsibilities included transaction underwriting portfolio monitoring unit economic modeling and risk analysis Bastion joined Mesirow in December 2024 Prior to joining Bastion Garrett was an Analyst at Praesidian Capital where…

Garry Cohen is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Mesirow Sale-Leaseback Capital He serves as an integral part of the day-to-day operations and strategy of the group  As Co-Head of Mesirow Realty Bridge Equity he is responsible for leading Mesirow’s Bridge Equity business and participates in all aspects of the investment process and is a member of its Investment Committee  He is also a…