Jessica Platko is a Managing Director in the Credit Tenant Lease and Structured Debt Products group and leads Mesirow’s public-private partnership (P3 practice  She is responsible for providing private debt capital raising services for clients seeking high leverage financing primarily for investment grade tenanted commercial real estate and social infrastructure properties Since joining the firm…

Joseph Hoffman is Chief Executive Officer in Mesirow Currency Management Joseph leads the team to match investment trends with customized solutions to meet clients’ needs Under Joseph’s leadership assets under management have grown from $77 billion in August 2017 to over $184 billion in June 2025 He led the acquisition of The Cambridge Strategy a UK-based currency alpha investment firm in October…

•    The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA elects Joe Hoffman as new Chair, •    FXPA represents the collective interests of professional foreign exchange market participants around the world, CHICAGO March 7 2024, – Mesirow an independent employee-owned financial services firm is pleased to announce that, Joe Hoffman, CFA, CEO of Mesirow Currency Management has been elected Chair of the FXPA as the organization marks its 10th anniversary Encompassing buy side sell side exchanges trading platforms and technology providers FXPA represents the collective interests of professional foreign exchange market participants to advance a sound liquid transparent and competitive global currency market to policy makers and the…, Joe Hoffman, CEO of Mesirow Currency Management I am dedicated to expanding FXPA membership and look forward to collaborating with all members to amplify the unified voice of the FX market particularly given the ongoing environment of market volatility and persistent risk of recession” The FXPA is a unique industry body that represents a diverse cross-section of the FX market that works to advance its…, About Mesirow Currency Management , With more than $156B in currency assets* Mesirow Currency Management has been delivering innovative customized currency solutions to institutional clients globally since 19901 Being a private employee-owned firm Mesirow is free from many conflicts of interest associated with bank-affiliated organizations or publicly held firms and is fully aligned with the interests of its clients, About Mesirow , Mesirow is an independent employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937 Headquartered in Chicago with locations around the world we serve clients through a personal custom approach to reaching financial goals and acting as a force for social good With capabilities spanning Global Investment Management Capital Markets & Investment Banking and Advisory Services we invest in what…

Joe Perozzi is a Vice President in Mesirow Investment Banking He is responsible for leading the day-to-day transaction execution process across a wide range of industries including aerospace and defense business services consumer and eCommerce distribution and supply chain food beverage and agribusiness healthcare industrials packaging and technology among others Prior to joining Mesirow…

John Bernardi is an Analyst Asset Management  for Mesirow Alternative Credit At Mesirow John’s responsibilities include Portfolio Monitoring and unit economic modeling Prior to joining Mesirow John was an intern at Station Partners Private Equity firm   John earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from the State University of New York at Oneonta and a Master of Business…

John Bouma is a Vice President in Mesirow Currency Management He is responsible for technological implementation and maintenance of core portfolio management systems and tools Prior to joining Mesirow he was a Consultant for Sogeti LLC John earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Northern Illinois University

John Calcagnini is a Managing Director in Mesirow Investment Banking John has extensive experience advising on mergers acquisitions joint ventures restructurings leveraged buyouts recapitalizations and equity and debt financings  He has executed more than fifty transactions in the healthcare industry across a variety of sectors including medical devices & diagnostics durable medical…

John Evans is a Vice President in the Public Finance group at Mesirow He specializes in transaction execution deal structuring and quantitative analysis for municipal bond issuers across the country His expertise includes new money financings refunding and restructuring strategies and primary market disclosure John has supported transactions throughout the United States delivering credit analysis…

John Healey is a Managing Director in Mesirow Public Finance He focuses on providing custom finance solutions and debt offerings for municipalities and other governmental entities and expanding the firm’s presence in the New England market Prior to joining Mesirow in 2017 John was Vice President of William Blair’s Municipal Securities group where he was responsible for serving government clients…

John Pierson is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer in Mesirow Institutional Real Estate Direct He oversees financial reporting tax compliance and cash management operations Additionally he is responsible for ownership structuring and debt compliance of the team’s portfolios John has more than 35 years of experience in investment management accounting and reporting treasury and…