Mersirow Increases 9%

Mesirow Financial today reported that revenues for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 reached a record $492 million, a 9% increase from the previous year. This marks Mesirow Financial's eighteenth consecutive annual increase in revenues. (After the consolidation of certain limited partnerships and limited liability companies required under current accounting rules, audited revenues totaled $860 million). Mesirow Financial remains one of the few private financial services institutions in the industry to disclose annual financial results.