The retirement system issued an RFI for the services last year and does not currently utilize a dedicated consultant for private markets.
The pension plan will consider approving one credit and three real estate commitments totaling $180 million at its Jan. 9 investment committee meeting.
Mesirow has acquired asset-backed specialty finance lender Bastion Management.
The retirement system has issued two RFPs in accordance with state regulatory requirements.
The plans placed their incumbent domestic mid-cap equity manager on watch in September.
The plan will consider moving forward with a general investment board consultant search at its investment committee meeting this week.
The county rehired its two domestic fixed-income managers to handle a portion of its operating and sales tax portfolios last month.
The retirement system is seeking firms to handle an allocation ranging between $200 million and $400 million.
The plans hired a new core-plus fixed-income manager in the third quarter.
The interim executive director’s appointment is slated to go into effect on Jan. 20.