Evergreen Private Equity Investing In Retirement Plans: Key Benefits Of A Direct, Multimanager Approach
2026-04-11·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
In this article, we explore why we believe direct co-investments are well suited for retirement-plan sponsors seeking to incorporate private equity investments into their defined contribution and defined benefit plans.
Unlike traditional drawdown private equity funds, evergreen vehicles can provide consistent PE exposure by enabling continuous deployment of capital and avoiding the typical fund’s ramp-up/wind-down cycle.
As regulatory reform continues to favor the inclusion of PE in retirement plans, a growing array of evergreen funds now offers continuous exposure to the asset class for retirement plan sponsors to consider.
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By Peter von Lehe | Maura Reilly Kennedy | Madeline Cary
An expanding array of evergreen solutions now aims to deliver continuous private equity exposure for retirement plan participants. But not all evergreen approaches are created