Jonathan Oehrlein is a Senior Trading Associate in Mesirow Currency Management He is a member of the team responsible for execution of the entire suite of institutional currency programs He implements foreign exchange execution strategies during European trading hours Jonathan has more than 30 years of foreign exchange trading and execution experience Prior to joining Mesirow he was a Senior FX…

Jonathan Pedraza is a member of the investment team and is involved in all aspects of the private equity investment process Prior to joining Mesirow Jonathan was the first investment banking hire for Solomon Partners’ Industrials practice in 2022 Before that Jonathan served as an Investment Banking Analyst with JP Morgan’s Diversified Industries group in New York His experience includes providing…

Jordan Scher is a Senior Managing Director in Mesirow Wealth Management He specializes in comprehensive financial planning and asset management for individuals families corporations and institutions Jordan joined the firm in 1997 and has over 28 years of experience in wealth management He serves as a member of the Wealth Management Investment Management Committee He was also recently recognized…

Joseph Andre (Andre is a Senior Client Relationship Specialist with Mesirow Wealth Management He is responsible for client case work team communications and portfolio operations  Andre has 10 years of financial service experience He joined Mesirow in 2020 and has worked in back and front office operations branch and central supervision and compliance Andre directly and extensively works with…

Joe Riley is a Senior Managing Director in Mesirow Institutional Sales and Trading He is the head of treasury agency structured notes and short-term trading Joe has more than 30 years of experience trading Fixed Income Bonds Prior to joining Mesirow in 1995 he was a Senior Vice President and Head of Trading for GMS Group Before that he was Head of Long Treasury Trading at UBS Joe is a Director of…

Joe is a Senior Managing Director and Wealth Advisor in Mesirow Wealth Management He draws on over 55 years of experience in the financial services industry to create customized asset allocation strategies that integrate all areas of wealth management Joe joined the firm in 1980 and has 58 years of financial industry experience  Joe is a Board Member of St Rita High School and the Rolfe…

Joshua Nichols is an Investment Analyst in Mesirow Institutional Real Estate Direct Joshua currently is responsible for portfolio analysis underwriting and asset management analytics Joshua received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Iowa

Big Food at the Head of the Table, M&A activity in the food beverage and agribusiness industry marked another consecutive month of elevated volume led by a continued wave of strategic buyers pursuing scale category leadership and synergistic add-ons The headline transactions — Mars’ pending $36 billion acquisition of Kellanova (175x EBITDA Ferrero’s $31 billion bid for WK Kellogg Co (97x EBITDA and C&S Wholesale Grocers’…

M&A activity remained strong in June with 36 announced transactions edging out May and sustaining the elevated pace in recent months Disclosed enterprise value topped $3 billion marking the fifth consecutive month above the $1 billion threshold Strategic and hybrid acquirers continued to drive volume while private equity platforms remained selective amid ongoing financing headwinds and a…