Specifications include, but are not limited to: provide private equity investment consulting and investment management services to the ERS. The consulting firm(s) must be United States based, registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. The firm must have ten (10) years of experience in domestic and international private equity/debt investment consulting and must provide private equity/debt consulting services to at least one public retirement system defined benefit client with assets greater than $5 billion. The primary consultant to be assigned to the ERS must have a minimum of seven (7) years experience providing domestic and international private equity/debt consulting services to public pension plans.