Mesirow Financial Private Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Mesirow Financial Private Equity’s most common sectors for investment arecommunications (50%) and electrical equipment (50%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include recapitalization (50%) and secondary buyout (50%). In total, Mesirow Financial Private Equity has invested in 2 US states.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%). Mesirow Financial Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2012 when it sold R. B. Gustafson Co for $3M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Mesirow Financial Private Equity

353 North Clark Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60654
United States
(312) 595-6000
www.mesirowfinancial.com/privateequity/

Mesirow Financial Private Equity is a Chicago-based boutique private equity firm with approximately $6.2 billion in commitments since inception to managed fund-of-funds, co-investment funds and customized investment vehicles to a global institutional client base of accredited investors and Qualified Purchasers. Mesirow Financial Private Equity was founded in 1982 and is based in Illinois, United States.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Communications, Electrical Equipment, Insurance

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $3M $3M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Securus Technologies LLC 2017-05-16 - Trade Sale
Dallas, Texas · www.securustech.net
Mesirow Insurance Services (MIS) 2016-07-13 - Trade Sale
Chicago, Illinois
Securus Technologies LLC 2013-03-28 - Secondary Buyout
Dallas, Texas · www.securustech.net
R. B. Gustafson Co, Inc. (Gustafson Lighting) 2012-07-24 3M USD Trade Sale
Elkhart, Indiana · www.gustafsonlighting.com
R. B. Gustafson Co, Inc. (Gustafson Lighting) 2005-02-11 - Recapitalization
Elkhart, Indiana · www.gustafsonlighting.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Communications - - 1 (50%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (50%) -
Total - - 2 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 2 (100%) -
  Texas - - 1 (50%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (50%) -
Total - - 2 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Recapitalization - - 1 (50%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (50%) -
Total - - 2 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (67%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (33%) 3M (100%)
Total 3 $3M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $3M
TOTAL $3M
Largest R. B. Gustafson Co, Inc. (Gustafson Lighting)
$3M (2012-07-24)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

1982

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Subsidiary of

Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc.

Leadership

Marc Sacks

CEO

Sarah Chodera

Chief Marketing Officer

Thomas Galuhn

President

David Egan

Senior Managing Director & Head of Human Resources

Erik Barefield

Senior Managing Director & Head of Traditional Investment Management

FAQ

When was Mesirow Financial Private Equity founded?

Mesirow Financial Private Equity was founded in 1982.

What type of investor is Mesirow Financial Private Equity?

Mesirow Financial Private Equity is a private equity firm.

Where is Mesirow Financial Private Equity headquartered?

Mesirow Financial Private Equity is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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