Chicago-based Mesirow Financial is expanding its operations with the opening of its new office in downtown Aurora.
“As a company that was founded over 87 years ago, we take great pride in extending our footprint here into Aurora,” said Jeff Levine, Mesirow’s chief operating officer, this week. “This office is really symbolic of what our values are. We talk about investing in what matters. This is just another step along our growing relationship with Aurora.”
Mayor Richard Irvin hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome Mesirow to the state’s second-largest city.
“We are expanding the types of companies we have here in Aurora,” said Irvin. “We have manufacturing, technology, retail and restaurants. Now, we are expanding with financial services.”
Mesirow Financial, an employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937, is a global member of the financial services industry. With its headquarters in Chicago, and offices around the world, Mesirow’s main business units are Global Investment Management, Capital Markets and Investment Banking, and Advisory Services.
As of last Sept. 30, Mesirow oversees $261.4 billion in assets.
Mesirow’s new Aurora office is in downtown Aurora, just two blocks west of Aurora City Hall on Downer Place.
slord@tribpub.com
