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Mesirow Raises $1.25B Fund for Real Estate Investments

Chicago-based Mesirow Financial has closed the Mesirow Financial Real Estate Value Fund V, securing $1.245 billion in investor commitments.

Fund V will target multifamily assets across the top U.S. markets, emphasizing asset appreciation through revenue enhancement, cost optimization, and best-in-class property management.

“We are proud and humbled by the continued support and confidence of our investors as we expand our platform of value-added, risk-balanced multifamily real estate strategies,” said Alasdair Cripps, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Mesirow Institutional Real Estate Direct. “With Fund V, we remain focused on multifamily assets in select major U.S. metropolitan markets, building on a platform with more than $8.5 billion in assets under management.”

Earlier this year, Mesirow announced the launch of its Single-Asset Single-Borrower (SASB) platform to address the evolving needs of sponsors in the challenging debt capital markets environment.

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Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.

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