Mesirow Financial is an diversified financial services firm headquartered at 353 North Clark in Chicago. The firm remains independent and employee-owned with approximately 1,200 employees globally. Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc., a diversified financial services company, provides services in the areas of investment management, global markets, insurance, and consulting to institutions and public sector entities, corporations, individuals and families, broker/dealers, and investment advisors in the United States and internationally. The company operates primarily in divisions: Investment Management, Global Markets, Insurance Services, and Consulting. The Investment Management division provides services in the areas of alternative asset management, direct investment and fund of funds programs, currency and commodities management, fiduciary, institutional real estate multi-manager strategies, international equity management, fixed income management, investment and retirement plan advisory, asset allocation strategies, and real estate investment access. The Global Markets division provides services in the areas of institutional sales and trading, debt management, fixed income asset management, financial advisory, clearing, investment banking, credit tenant lease financing, sale-leaseback capital management, investment brokerage, and U.S. equity portfolio management.