Marc Sacks is Chairman of Mesirow Private Equity a member of the Private Equity Investment Committee and is involved in all aspects of the private equity investment process  Marc has more than 25 years of experience and has participated in the approval of investment commitments to more than 300 US and European private equity partnerships has served as a member of the investor advisory boards of …

Market Jitters Continue but Private Credit Investors Seek Opportunity The market has taken a step back this past week in light of considerable uncertainty in the banking sector However private credit investors will be quick to point out that they remain insulated from the volatility in the banking world given their funding sources (institutional investors pension funds high-net-worth individuals…

Expo West Highlights Trends as March Momentum Holds Strong Despite ongoing market volatility in March the food & beverage M&A landscape remained resilient Beverages (~25% distribution (~20% packaged food (~33% and restaurants (~15% led the deal mix with mega deals (> $1B accounting for over 10% of monthly activity Continue reading

Marci Masur serves as Head of Corporate Real Estate at Mesirow In this capacity Marci is responsible for strategically evaluating modernizing and maintaining Mesirow’s national and international office locations She oversees lease negotiations renovations growth and ongoing operations for all offices as well as manages the Mesirow facilities team third party contractors and more than 100 vendor…

Marcin Bednarczyk is a Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager in Mesirow Currency Management He is a member of the team responsible for the ongoing implementation of investment client portfolios and interacting with the group’s global and diverse client base Marcin has nearly 20 years of currency management experience Before joining Mesirow Marcin served as Senior Portfolio Manager at…

Marge Rodriguez is a Client Relationship Specialist in Mesirow Wealth Management She is responsible for day-to-day client service and communications including client trade requests account processing and documentation Marge joined the firm in 1988 and has more than 40 years of experience in the financial services industry During her tenure with Mesirow she has built strong relationships with her…

Marion Soriano is an Administrative Associate in Mesirow Institutional Real Estate Direct Marion has over 35 years of experience as an administrative professional Prior to joining Mesirow Marion served in various administrative roles at Shannon Advisors and Eroom Securities LLC Marion received a Certificate in Accounting from Heald Business College  

Mark Whitaker is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Municipal Sales and Research in Mesirow’s Institutional Sales and Trading division He is head of the municipal research team with a specialized focus on high-yield securities and plays an integral role on both the credit commitment and senior risk committees Mark has 16 years of experience in financial markets with twelve of those years…

It’s often hard to tell the difference between relevant market information and noise That’s why every quarter our Market Observations newsletter lets you know what articles our advisors are using to form ideas and shape opinions Take a look at what caught our eye this quarter, MESIROW, Tariffs and market impact, Following President Trump’s tariff announcement on April 2 Mesirow shared some perspectives on the announcement and market reaction along with ideas for how to navigate periods of uncertainty The announcement policy turned out to be much more drastic than markets expected resulting in sharp selloffs across most equity markets Though the full impact of the change in trade policy is still…, Four questions you should ask to combat the market chaos, Human nature leads us to weigh recent information heavily in our decision-making process So when volatile markets like those in early April suddenly interrupt periods of relative calm the drastic changes in market prices can make you feel you need to respond with drastic changes in your own portfolio However investing is a much different activity than responding to the natural stimuli for which…, A world of tariffs, Following Novembers election markets had begun to price in an expectation of tariffs — a major campaign promise of President Trump Even still the Rose Garden announcement managed to spook global stock and bond markets as the magnitude of the trade policies announced were far more extreme than what most had anticipated In this commentary the team at First Eagle Investments looks at both the short-…, Why veteran fund manager Steve Romick isnt leaning in hard, The market sell-off that began in mid-February led markets to markets that while down significantly from their peaks still traded at historically elevated levels In this interview with Morningstar FPAs Steve Romick mused that while valuations are down from where they were at the beginning of the year and a little bit further from their peak it’s not like they’re giving stuff away As a result hes…