Mesirow Financial Closes Multifamily Value-Added Real Estate Fund PR Newswire CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2018 -- $567 million in equity commitments made -- -- Real Estate - Direct Business positioned to acquire $1.6+ billion in real estate assets -- CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesirow Financial today announced the final closing of Mesirow Financial Real Estate Value Fund III, L.P. with equity commitments of $567 million from institutional investors across the U.S., Europe and Australia.