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Mesirow Advises Candidly on the Sale of its Subsidiary, College Finance Company
Mesirow, an independent, employee-owned financial services firm, today announced it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Candidly on the sale of its subsidiary, College Finance Company LLC ("College Finance"), to NerdWallet, Inc.
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