Private Equity

An integrated platform of primary, secondary and co-investment strategies

By the numbers

40+

year track record of managing institutional private equity portfolios1

$7B+

in commingled and custom account vehicle assets under management1

3

core investment stategies: Primaries, Secondaries and Co-investments

Seasoned investor Billy Taki rejoins Mesirow Private Equity’s highly tenured team

In his new role, Billy will support the investment team’s efforts to select primary partnerships, co-investments and secondaries alongside best-in-class private equity sponsors.

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Competitive advantages

Focus

Our highly selective underwriting standards are applied to secure allocations from the most established private equity leaders and to identify the next generation of emerging investment talent.

Team

Informed by decades of market experience, our team rigorously evaluates a high volume of opportunities sourced from our trusted industry relationships.

Results

Our disciplined execution and risk mitigation strategies have delivered consistent performance across market cycles.

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Tap into our Private Equity expertise

Connecting investors to the most impactful private market opportunities

Primary investments

Our primary fund-of-funds delivers broad market coverage with diversification by manager, vintage year, sub-asset class, geography and investment type.

High-conviction portfolio construction: We historically partner with only 8-12 top-performing managers each year.

Secondary investments

Our secondary funds pursue a range of transaction types including GP-led continuation vehicles, direct secondaries and the traditional purchase of fund interests.

We emphasize continuation vehicles for marquee assets alongside proven sponsors in sectors where we can leverage our extensive underwriting experience.

Co-investments

Our co-investment funds target approximately 20 direct investments sourced exclusively from our network of elite private equity sponsors in North America and Western Europe.

We are a partner of choice for our thoughtful, transparent and highly-efficient decision-making process.

Customized separate accounts

We tailor single-investor vehicles to investor preferences with regard to sub-asset class,  deployment pace and other key parameters

Investors benefit from enhanced control and the ability to refine guidelines as their priorities or market conditions evolve

Meet the team driving your success

Robert DeBolt
Chief Executive Officer
Private Equity
Kristina Pierce

CFA

Senior Managing Director
Private Equity
Ryan Fedronich
Senior Managing Director
Private Equity
Courtney Haynes
Senior Managing Director, Head of Investor and Consultant Relations
Private Equity

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For institutional investors. | 1. Mesirow's private equity program was founded in 1982 | 2. As of 9.30.2025. Nothing contained herein constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy an interest in any Mesirow investment vehicle. Any offer can only be made to qualified investors through the appropriate Offering Memorandum. The Memorandum contains important information concerning risk factors and other material aspects of the investment and should be read carefully before an investment decision is made. Mesirow Financial Private Equity Partnership Investments are managed by Mesirow Financial Private Equity Advisors, Inc., an SEC registered investment advisor. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Targeted returns may not necessarily be achieved and materially different returns may be achieved.| The Mesirow name and logo are registered service marks of Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc.