Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices around the world, we serve clients through a personal, custom approach to reaching financial goals and acting as a force for social good. With capabilities spanning Global Investment Management, Capital Markets & Investment Banking, and Advisory Services, we invest in what matters: our clients, our communities, and our culture. To learn more, visit mesirow.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Mesirow was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business and one of the Top 100 RIA firms by Barron’s.
Mesirow Advises BOX partners on its Sale to Charlesbank Capital Partners
Mesirow Advises Chelsea Lighting NYC, LLC on its Sale to Kinzie Capital Partners
Mesirow Advises Mac Papers on its Sale to Monomoy Capital Partners
Mesirow Advises Silver Spur on its Sale to Funds Managed by Kelso & Company
SECTOR FOCUS:
ASSET-LIGHT LOGISTICS
– Brokerage
– Contract Logistics
– E-Commerce Services
– Freight Forwarding
– Transportation Management
DISTRIBUTION
– Automotive & Heavy Duty Aftermarket
– Building & Construction Products
– Consumer & Food
– Industrial, MRO & Safety
– Healthcare
– Packaging
– Specialty Chemicals
– Technology
TRANSPORTATION
– Expedited/Same Day
– Drayage
– FTL/LTL
– Intermodal
– Last/First Mile
– Marine
Rocky Pontikes
Managing Director
312.595.6821
rocky.pontikes@mesirow.com
Rocky Pontikes is a Managing Director in Mesirow Investment Banking. He is responsible for developing key relationships, leading deal teams throughout the transaction process and providing advisory services on middle-market M&A assignments within the distribution & supply chain and industrials sectors.
Rocky has more than 23 years of investment banking experience.
Prior to joining Mesirow in June 2001, he was an Investment Banker in the global investment banking division at Merrill Lynch & Co., providing corporate finance, merger and acquisition, and public and private capital advisory services to middle-market and growth-oriented companies.
Rocky has played an integral role in many notable M&A and capital markets transactions across numerous industries with aggregate transaction value of over $10 billion. He has led several industry award-winning and notable transactions in recent years such as the:
- Sale of Circle 8 Logistics, Inc. to Globaltranz Enterprises, Inc.
- Sale of Adams Manufacturing Corp. to Keter Group
- Sale of Zenith Supply Company, Inc. to AIV Inc., among others.
In 2012, Rocky was named a winner of The M&A Advisor 40 Under 40 Awards for the central region. Rocky is an active member of The Economic Club of Chicago, The Association for Corporate Growth and Turnaround Management Association.
Rocky earned a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 79 licenses.
Christopher Yike
Director
312.595.8126
chris.yike@mesirow.com
Christopher Yike is a Director in Mesirow Investment Banking. He is responsible for leading the day-to-day transaction execution process and contributing to the group’s business development efforts across a wide range of industries, with an emphasis on industrials and distribution. His transaction experience spans a range of industries including aerospace and defense, business services, consumer and retail, distribution and supply chain, food, beverage and agribusiness, healthcare, industrials, paper, plastics and packaging and technology, among others. Recent transactions include:
- Sale of BOX Partners to Charlesbank Capital Partners
- Sale of Mac Papers to Monomoy Capital Partners
- Sale of Silver Spur to Funds Managed by Kelso & Company
Prior to joining Mesirow as an Investment Banking Associate in 2017, Chris served as an Associate and Analyst at BellMark Partners, LLC, where he was responsible for executing a wide variety of advisory and capital raising assignments.
Chris earned a Bachelor of Science from Case Western Reserve University. He holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses
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