Form D · Hedge Fund

MESIROW ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND, L.P.

Chicago, IL · CIK 0001001315

Offering snapshot reported Mar 15, 2018 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$1.89B
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
348
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$250K
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jan 1, 1995
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$944M$1.89BMar 16, 2010: $1,829,796,709.00Mar 16, 2010Mar 16, 2010: $1,829,796,709.00Mar 15, 2011: $1,850,491,710.00Mar 15, 2012: $1,860,236,832.00Mar 15, 2013: $1,861,086,832.00Mar 17, 2014: $1,865,361,832.00Mar 17, 2015: $1,870,486,833.00Mar 31, 2015: $1,870,486,833.00Mar 15, 2016: $1,887,255,432.00Mar 15, 2017: $1,887,255,432.00Mar 15, 2018: $1,887,255,432.00Mar 15, 2018

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.

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Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Mar 15, 2018Amendment$1,887,255,432$0vs Mar 15, 2017348SEC filing
Mar 15, 2017Amendment$1,887,255,432$0vs Mar 15, 2016348SEC filing
Mar 15, 2016Amendment$1,887,255,432$16,768,599vs Mar 31, 2015348SEC filing
Mar 31, 2015Amendment$1,870,486,833$0vs Mar 17, 2015346SEC filing
Mar 17, 2015Amendment$1,870,486,833$5,125,001vs Mar 17, 2014346SEC filing
Mar 17, 2014Amendment$1,865,361,832$4,275,000vs Mar 15, 2013344SEC filing
Mar 15, 2013Amendment$1,861,086,832$850,000vs Mar 15, 2012341SEC filing
Mar 15, 2012Amendment$1,860,236,832$9,745,122vs Mar 15, 2011339SEC filing
Mar 15, 2011Amendment$1,850,491,710$20,695,001vs Mar 16, 2010331SEC filing
Mar 16, 2010Initial$1,829,796,709No comparison325SEC filing
Mar 16, 2010Amendment$1,829,796,709$0vs Mar 16, 2010325SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$4.21M (estimated)
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-139639
MAS compensates selling agents through sharing a portion of fees generated from the interests sold by the selling agents, w/o reimbursement from the Issuer. Selling agents are not paid out of the offering proceeds. Requested information commences 3/15/09.

Sales compensation recipients

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RecipientCRDAssociated broker-dealer
Mesirow Financial, Inc.2764
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC19616
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC149777
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.793
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated7691

Source: Form D, filed Mar 15, 2018. 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 ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FUND, L.P.

Investment adviser: MESIROW ADVANCED STRATEGIES INC

Gross asset value
$66.4M
Beneficial owners
31
ADV minimum commitment
$100K

Reported in Form ADV on Nov 2, 2018. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator CITCO FUND ADMINISTRATION (CAYMAN ISLANDS) LIMITED GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor ERNST & YOUNG LLP CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
Custodian CITCO FUND ADMINISTRATION (CAYMAN ISLANDS) LIMITED GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands Related to adviser: No
Marketer ALERUS SECURITIES CORPORATION GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, United States Related to adviser: No
Marketer MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No
Marketer MESIROW FINANCIAL, INC. CHICAGO, Illinois, United States Related to adviser: Yes
Marketer MORGAN STANLEY NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No
Marketer STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED ST LOUIS, Missouri, United States 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 LLP
PCAOB 42

ALERUS SECURITIES CORPORATION
CRD 35947 · SEC 8-47152

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
CRD 7691 · SEC 801-14235

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

MORGAN STANLEY
CRD 149777 · SEC 801-70103

STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
CRD 793 · SEC 801-10746

Filing source

Form ADV 1249475 · Nov 2, 2018 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-4180000293

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
NameReported role
Carolyn Burke Executive
Brian D Cornell Executive
Greg Fedorinchik Executive
Martin B. Kaplan Executive
Thomas Macina Executive
N/A Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. Executive
Gregory J. Robbins Executive
Howard M Rossman Executive
Eric D. Siegel Executive
Stephen C. Vogt Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. 353 North Clark Street, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL, 60654