Private fund adviser · Chicago, IL
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc.
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 112084 · SEC 801-57914
At a glance
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Chicago, Illinois, with $6.9 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed June 24, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 785th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 1,706th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 312-595-6000mesirow.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $6.9B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #785 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #1,706 of 17,210
- Rank in Illinois
- #93 of 684
- Clients
- 17
- Accounts
- 17
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 19
- Advisory staff
- 7
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Richard S. PriceDirector
- Robert M. DeboltChief Executive Officer
- Matthew D. CoenCFO
- Jesse J. KeigDirector
- James ShieldsChief Compliance Officer
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. is a hybrid RIA: 7 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Mesirow Financial, Inc..
- Mesirow Financial, Inc. ↗CRD 2764
An introducing broker-dealer: its trades clear through National Financial Services (Fidelity) and Pershing, which hold the brokerage accounts. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, May 2026
Its Form ADV brochure (filed June 2026) names Mesirow Financial as the broker-dealer its advisers are registered with.
ITEM 10 | Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations Certain management personnel of MFPEA are separately licensed as registered representatives of Mesirow Financial, Inc.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 16 | $6.1B | 87% |
| State or municipal government entities | 1 | $870M | 13% |
Private funds
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. reports 18 private funds with $4.7B in gross assets: private equity funds, other private funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Other services
How it’s paid
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗mesirow.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. manage?
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. reports $6.9 billion in regulatory assets under management across 17 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed June 24, 2026.
What kind of firm is Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc.?
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc.’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($6.1 billion, 16 clients); state or municipal government entities ($870 million, 1 clients).
Does Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 18 private funds with $4.7 billion in gross assets, including private equity funds, other private funds.
Does Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. have any disciplinary history?
Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc. reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc.’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-06-24), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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