Form D · Hedge Fund

MESIROW ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND, LTD.

Grand Cayman, E9 · CIK 0001161687

Offering snapshot reported Feb 14, 2020 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $7.4M
Investors reported: 9
Minimum accepted: $1M
First sale: Oct 1, 2000

Fundraising history

Reported sold

Dates are filing dates, not cash receipt dates. Decreases are reported revisions, not evidence of withdrawals. Separate offering histories are not added together.

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

Reported sold$379,513,335 → $7,400,820
Reported investors39 → 9

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Feb 14, 2020	Amendment	$7,400,820	-$372,112,515vs Jul 13, 2018	9	SEC filing
Feb 15, 2019	Amendment	$48,195,361	-$331,317,974vs Jul 13, 2018	8	SEC filing
Jul 13, 2018	Amendment	$379,513,335	-$14,832,995,351vs Mar 15, 2018	39	SEC filing
Mar 15, 2018	Amendment	$15,212,508,686	$4,833,464vs Mar 15, 2017	279	SEC filing
Mar 15, 2017	Amendment	$15,207,675,222	$29,198,736vs Mar 15, 2016	279	SEC filing
Mar 15, 2016	Amendment	$15,178,476,486	$82,658,026vs Mar 17, 2015	273	SEC filing
Mar 17, 2015	Amendment	$15,095,818,460	$60,099,660vs Mar 17, 2014	268	SEC filing
Mar 17, 2014	Amendment	$15,035,718,800	$107,412,640vs Mar 15, 2013	262	SEC filing
Mar 15, 2013	Amendment	$14,928,306,160	$79,419,046vs Mar 23, 2012	255	SEC filing
Mar 23, 2012	Amendment	$14,848,887,114	$277,698,562vs Mar 23, 2011	251	SEC filing
Mar 23, 2011	Amendment	$14,571,188,552	$0vs Mar 15, 2011	229	SEC filing
Mar 15, 2011	Amendment	$14,571,188,552	$27,157,453vs Mar 15, 2010	229	SEC filing
Mar 15, 2010	Amendment	$14,544,031,099	No comparison	222	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Equity, Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06b, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year: Yes
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $0
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-128786

The Total Amount Sold herein reflects the estimated net asset value of the Issuer as of 12/31/19.

Placement agents may receive upfront commissions based on amount invested in fund by certain clients. In addition, the fund's investment manager may pay a portion of its management fees to certain placement agents.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
Mitsui & Co. Alternative Investments Ltd.	None

Source: Form D, filed Feb 14, 2020. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

Matched by reported Form D file number

MESIROW ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND, LTD. - CLASS MU

Investment adviser: LIGHTHOUSE INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC

Gross asset value: $152K
Beneficial owners: 1
ADV minimum commitment: $1M

Reported in Form ADV on Aug 27, 2021. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator GLOBEOP FINANCIAL SERVICES CAYMAN LIMITED GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LTD GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands

Custodian THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No

Marketer MESIROW FINANCIAL, INC. CHICAGO, Illinois, United States Related to adviser: No

Marketer MITSUI & CO. ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LIMITED TOKYO, Japan Related to adviser: No

Provider details

Annual audit: Yes
Prime brokers: No
Custodians: Yes
Administrator other than the adviser: Yes
External marketing: Yes

ERNST & YOUNG LTD
PCAOB 1655

MESIROW FINANCIAL, INC.
CRD 2764 · SEC 8-28816

Filing source

Form ADV 1561056 · Aug 27, 2021 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-8363121162

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Values are the most recently reported in our imported data; the public profile may show a newer filing.

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
Name	Reported role
Carolyn Burke	Executive
Brian D Cornell	Executive
Greg Fedorinchik	Executive
Martin B. Kaplan	Executive
John Lewis	Director
N/A Lighthouse Investment Partners, Llc	Promoter
Gary Linford	Director
Thomas Macina	Executive
Sean G. Mc Gould	Executive
N/A Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc.	Executive
Kelly R. Perkins	Executive
J. Scott Perkins	Executive
Gregory J. Robbins	Executive
Howard M Rossman	Executive
Eric D. Siegel	Executive
Robert P. Swan, Iii	Executive
Stephen C. Vogt	Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

C/O Bank Of Butterfield International (C Butterfield House, 68 Fort Street
Grand Cayman, E9, 00000