Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Finance | January 25, 2023

Mesirow Launches Bridge Equity Platform for DST Sponsors

Chicago-based financial services firm Mesirow has launched Mesirow Realty Bridge Equity (MRBE). This new serial investment vehicle provides short-term bridge capital to Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) sponsors to fund their acquisition of commercial real estate property in anticipation of a DST syndication process.

MRBE recently invested approximately $25 million in its first bridge equity investment under this new investment platform, supporting the acquisition of a high-quality real estate asset by a seasoned DST sponsor. MRBE’s management team comprises principal real estate investors with an established track record of more than $8 billion of completed transactions.

“MRBE’s launch is a natural outgrowth of Mesirow’s entrepreneurial culture and the firm’s expertise in alternatives and sale-leaseback capital,” said Natalie A. Brown, CEO of Mesirow. “We look forward to thoughtfully growing this capability over time through additional transactions and headcount as we assist clients in realizing their financial objectives.”

Pictured: Mesirow headquarters in Chicago.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).