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…

Justin Maturo is Managing Director of Acquisitions in Mesirow Institutional Real Estate Direct He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the acquisition process including managing sourcing financial analysis due diligence financing and underwriting procedures  Prior to joining Mesirow in 2024 Justin was a Managing Director and Principal of Investments at Magnolia Capital where he co-managed…

Justin Minaker is Senior Vice President Operations Strategy at Mesirow Currency As part of the firm’s operations team he oversees post-trade processes and leads initiatives to enhance operational efficiency in support of Mesirow Currency’s traders and portfolio managers—ultimately contributing to exceptional client outcomes Before joining Mesirow Justin spent over a decade at Russell Investments…

Syd Kamath is a Quantitative Research Operations Analyst in Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions She is responsible for providing multi-purpose research support for the groups investment management priorities Areas of focus include strategic asset allocation and capital market assumptions understanding operating and improving existing quantitative financial processes and assisting in the development of…

Karen Philip is a Senior Operations Associate for Mesirow Currency Management and is based in London She is part of the global team delivering operational support for account opening trade settlement reconciliation and collateral management  Prior to joining Mesirow Financial International UK Limited in 2013 Karen was an office manager at Brookland Partners LLP and also worked at Merrill Lynch…

Katie Renouf is a Senior Vice President on the Mesirow Capital Formation and Currency Solutions team Based in London Katie is responsible for the marketing and distribution of the firms private capital and currency capabilities to institutional investors and investment consultants across Europe with a particular focus on Currency solutions Katie has 20 years’ experience primarily in FX roles for…

Katie (Chenyu Yin is an Associate Consultant in Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions She provides extensive quantitative and qualitative investment research for the groups fiduciary partnership consulting institutional due diligence and other related engagements Prior to joining Mesirow in 2024 Katie interned with consulting and e-commerce firms where she primarily focused on product research pricing…