Your Guide to Private Equity Conferences in 2026 & 2027

16 Aug

Planning your 2026 & 2027 conference schedule? For marketing and investor relations professionals in the private markets, a well-chosen event calendar is key to successful LP engagement and brand visibility.

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September 2026

McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Conference – Beyond Buyouts (Sep 1–2, Dallas, USA): New for 2026, McGuireWoods has split its emerging manager conference in two. This edition convenes emerging managers across growth equity, private credit and other non-buyout strategies with the LPs backing them. Application only.
IPEM Global (Sep 8–10, Paris, France): IPEM's flagship and one of the largest private markets gatherings anywhere, with a dedicated LP Congress, six thematic summits (including a new Sovereignty summit) and structured LP-GP meetings. One of the biggest brand-visibility opportunities of the year.
UK Private Capital Summit 2026 (Sep 9–10, London, UK): The BVCA's rebranded flagship, bringing together fund managers, institutional investors, pension funds and family offices alongside voices from business, politics and media. The key touchpoint for firms with UK LPs.
Private Wealth Houston Forum (Sep 9, Houston, USA) and Real Estate Private Wealth East Retreat (Sep 9–10, Miami, USA): Two Markets Group wealth-channel events — the first for Texas RIAs, family offices and private banks; the second an invitation-only real estate retreat for private wealth decision-makers.
13th Annual New England Institutional Forum (Sep 10, Boston, USA): Markets Group's regional forum for pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurers and consultants across New England.
Future Proof Festival (Sep 14–17, Huntington Beach, USA): The world's largest wealth management event, held outdoors on the boardwalk. Increasingly relevant for GPs building access to the RIA and wealth channel, with a large pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings programme.
SuperReturn US West (Sep 14–15, Los Angeles, USA) and SuperReturn Private Wealth US West (Sep 15, Los Angeles, USA): SuperReturn's West Coast pairing — a more intimate private capital conference with strong growth and tech-adjacent representation, plus a one-day private wealth event alongside it.
ALTSUK (Sep 14, London, UK): Markets Group's one-day alternatives forum, developed with CAIA and CFA UK. Note the date has moved earlier than previously published.
9th Private Equity Europe Forum (Sep 15–16, London, UK): Markets Group's two-day forum for European investors and managers, covering secondaries, growth investing, operational excellence and AI.
Private Debt Investor New York Forum 2026 (Sep 15–16, New York, USA): PEI's flagship North American private credit conference, bringing allocators, managers and advisers together as the market becomes more selective and more scrutinised.
Infrastructure Investor Forum and PERE Europe Forum 2026 (Sep 15–16, London, UK): PEI's infrastructure and real estate investor forums, co-located this year to create a joint platform across real assets.
Private Wealth Benelux Forum (Sep 17, Amsterdam), Real Estate Canada Forum (Sep 17, Toronto) and Southeast Institutional Forum (Sep 17, Atlanta): Three regional Markets Group forums on the same day, covering Benelux private wealth, Canadian institutional real estate and Southeast US institutional investors respectively.
Private Equity Insights BeNeLux (Sep 18, Amsterdam, Netherlands): A cost-efficient one-day PE conference for engaging Benelux institutional investors and family offices.
Women's Private Equity Summit Europe (Sep 23–25, Windsor, UK): With Intelligence's fifth European edition, gathering allocators and managers from across the continent.
ALTSDC (Sep 23–24, Washington DC, USA): Markets Group's alternatives forum for the DC corridor — government pension plans, endowments and policy-adjacent investors.
12th Annual LPGP Connect Private Debt London (Sep 24, London, UK): Established one-day private credit conference co-hosted with Women in Private Debt. Note the date has shifted from previously published.
0100 Emerging Europe 2026 (Sep 24, Budapest, Hungary): A one-day conference on Central and Eastern European private markets, from resilience and innovation to connecting CEE with GCC capital.
Private Equity Insights DACH (Sep 25, Munich, Germany): One-day PE conference for fund managers targeting German-speaking institutional investors.
SuperReturn Asia (Sep 28 – Oct 1, Singapore): Asia's flagship private capital conference, with new private wealth, country-focused and energy & infrastructure summits for 2026. Essential for APAC allocator engagement.
Switzerland Institutional Forum, Private Equity Boston Forum (Sep 30 – Oct 1) and Private Wealth UK Autumn Retreat (Sep 30 – Oct 2): Markets Group closes the month with an invitation-only Swiss institutional forum in Zurich, a New England PE forum in Boston, and a UK private wealth retreat in Windsor.

October 2026

Apex Invest Europe (Oct 6–7, Zurich, Switzerland): European leg of the Apex Invest series, structured around one-on-one allocator meetings with a 2:1 LP-to-GP ratio. PEM members have access to a referral code via the platform.
Private Equity Insights UK (Oct 6, London, UK): One of the largest events in the PE Insights series and exceptional value for the LP density. Note the date has moved from November to October.
Private Wealth US Fall Retreat (Oct 7–9, Orlando, USA): Markets Group's leading US retreat for RIAs and wealth managers.
SuperReturn Middle East (Oct 13–15, Dubai, UAE): The hub for private capital in the Middle East, with dedicated summits on private credit, infrastructure, tech & VC and a family office forum. Note the earlier dates than previously published.
SuperReturn Global Infrastructure (Oct 13–15, London, UK): SuperReturn's dedicated infrastructure event, covering fundraising, energy transition and digital infrastructure.
PDI DACH Forum 2026 (Oct 13–14, Munich, Germany): PEI's meeting place for DACH private credit capital and global fundraising strategy.
AIMA Global Investor Forum 2026 (Oct 14–15, Toronto, Canada): AIMA's allocator-focused forum, drawing family offices, pensions and institutional investors.
Kayo New York Private Equity Forum (Oct 15, New York, USA): Kayo has replaced its large annual conference with a series of intimate, regionally focused gatherings of around 100 senior leaders.
11th Annual LPGP Connect Private Debt Chicago (Oct 21, Chicago, USA): LPGP Connect's Midwest private credit event.
RAISE Global Summit 2026 (Oct 21–22, San Francisco, USA): The premier community for LPs and emerging VC managers, returning to the Presidio with curated 1:1 LP/GP meetings.
ALTSSG (Oct 22, Singapore): Markets Group's Singapore alternatives forum, co-hosted with CAIA Singapore.
FII 10th Edition (Oct 26–29, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia): The Future Investment Initiative marks its tenth anniversary — a global platform for investors, innovators and policymakers rather than a fundraising event, but a significant presence for firms with Gulf ambitions.
McGuireWoods Independent Sponsor Conference 2026 (Oct 27–28, Dallas, USA): Independent sponsors and capital providers gather for panels and speed-networking.
3rd Annual LPGP Connect Private Debt Los Angeles (Oct 29, Los Angeles, USA): LPGP Connect's West Coast private credit edition.

November 2026

SuperReturn Europe (Nov 3–6, Amsterdam, Netherlands): SuperReturn's dedicated European conference, with a new Pan-European Exchange Summit and specialist streams. One of the most senior and LP-dense European events outside Berlin.
ILPA Summit (Nov 3–5, New York, USA): ILPA's curated GP-LP engagement summit. For managers admitted to the programme, one of the most direct LP access opportunities on the calendar.
IPEM Future 2026 (Nov 3–4, Dubai, UAE): A new hybrid-format IPEM event hosted by DIFC during Dubai Future Finance Week.
Infrastructure Investor America Forum and PERE America Forum 2026 (Nov 4–5, New York, USA): PEI's North American infrastructure and real estate forums, both with strong LP-to-GP balance.
ALTSTX (Nov 9–10, Dallas, USA): Markets Group's forum for Texas-based pensions, endowments and family offices — one of the most significant pools of institutional LP capital in the US.
Apex Invest Middle East (Nov 9–10, Abu Dhabi, UAE): Middle East edition of the Apex Invest series, with a structured allocator meetings programme. Referral code available on the platform.
Private Equity Insights Nordic (Nov 11, Stockholm, Sweden) and UK Private Family Office Forum (Nov 11, London, UK): A cost-efficient Nordic PE conference, and a closed-door Markets Group family office day.
Private Equity Wire US Summit 2026 (Nov 12, New York, USA): A free one-day summit with boardroom panels and one-on-one meetings — a strong value-to-cost ratio.
Inversion Summits Fall Summit 2026 (Nov 15–18, Austin, USA): A curated 1:1 LP/GP summit for established multi-asset managers, with entry criteria on fund size and track record.
Private Equity San Francisco Forum (Nov 16–17, San Francisco, USA): Markets Group's West Coast hub for growth equity and venture networking.
Global Alts Asia (Nov 16–18, Singapore): The APAC edition of the iConnections and MFA series at Marina Bay Sands, with structured allocator meetings.
SuperReturn Private Credit North America (Nov 16–18, New York, USA) and SuperReturn Secondaries North America (Nov 17–18, New York, USA): SuperReturn's North American credit and secondaries conferences run back to back in New York. Note the private credit dates have moved a day earlier.
Responsible Investment Forum: Europe (Nov 17–18, London, UK): New Private Markets' flagship, examining how sustainability is shaping value creation and capital allocation.
7th Annual LPGP Connect CFO/COO Private Equity New York (Nov 18, New York, USA): A complimentary event for CFOs, COOs and operations leaders — useful for firms whose brand work touches the finance and ops audience.
Slush 2026 (Nov 18–19, Helsinki, Finland): The world's largest venture capital gathering and most founder-focused event.
3rd Annual Saudi Arabia Investors Forum (Nov 19, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia): Markets Group's forum for sovereign wealth funds, pensions and family offices in the Kingdom.

December 2026

SuperReturn Africa (Dec 1–3, Cape Town, South Africa): The leading private capital conference for Africa, with a strong DFI presence.
Private Equity Latin America Forum (Dec 1–2, São Paulo, Brazil): Markets Group's 17th LatAm forum, an investor-focused gathering covering corporate investment, infrastructure and development banks.
Women in Private Markets Summit (Dec 2–3, London, UK): PEI's flagship European diversity event, adding new Private Wealth and Private Markets Operations streams for 2026.
SuperReturn Japan (Dec 2–3, Tokyo, Japan): SuperReturn's Japan event, covering the domestic outlook, secondaries, private credit and private wealth.
Small & Emerging Manager Summit (Dec 7–9, Ponte Vedra, USA): Capital Allocators' summit for smaller and emerging managers.
ALTSMIA (Dec 7–8, Miami, USA) and ALTSME (Dec 15, Abu Dhabi, UAE): Markets Group's Miami and Middle East alternatives forums close out the year.

Looking Ahead: January – June 2027

IMN Winter Real Estate Private Funds (Jan 20–22, Laguna Beach, USA): IMN's 22nd annual real estate private funds gathering.
SuperReturn Saudi Arabia 2027 (Jan 25–26, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia): SuperReturn's Gulf event, which drew a strong showing of Saudi and GCC LPs in 2026.
European Private Credit Conference on Direct Lending (Jan 26, London, UK): DealCatalyst's fourth annual conference on European middle-market direct lending.
Asia Private Equity Forum 2027 (Jan 28, Hong Kong): HKVCA's annual forum on private markets trends across China, India and North and Southeast Asia.
SuperReturn North America 2027 (Feb 1–3, Miami, USA): North America's leading private capital conference.
IPEM Wealth (Feb 2–4, Cannes, France): IPEM's flagship for private markets and private wealth — one of the largest wealth-focused gatherings in Europe.
Global Alts Miami 2027 (Feb 22–25, Miami Beach, USA): The world's largest cap intro event for alternatives, with an extensive one-on-one meetings programme. Essential for any team with a North American LP mandate.
Infrastructure Investor Global Summit 2027 (Feb 22–25, Berlin, Germany): The flagship gathering of the Infrastructure Investor community.
PERE Asia Summit 2027 (Mar 1–3, Singapore) and NEXUS 2027 (Mar 1–4, Scottsdale, USA): PEI's Asian real estate summit and its flagship US LP-GP event, which features an institutional LP council and a 2:1 LP-to-GP ratio.
Women's Private Equity Summit 2027 (Mar 7–10, Phoenix, USA): With Intelligence's flagship US summit, drawing over a thousand investment professionals.
SuperReturn Private Credit Europe 2027 (Mar 8–9, London, UK) and SuperReturn Secondaries Europe 2027 (Mar 9–10, London, UK): Europe's premier private credit and secondaries conferences, back to back in London.
Responsible Investment Forum: New York 2027 (Mar 9–10, New York, USA): PEI's flagship US event for sustainable finance and responsible investment.
Global Alts Europe 2027 (Apr 28–29, Paris, France): iConnections' European edition at the Carrousel du Louvre, with a 1:1 LP/GP ratio.
GP Stakes News Conference 2027 (May 18, New York City, USA): The world's largest, invite-only conference focused on GP Stakes and other GP Ownership strategies.
Impact Investor Global Summit 2027 (May 18–19, London, UK): PEI's summit for impact and transition investing.
U.S. Private Credit Industry Conference on Direct Lending 2027 (May 20–21, Nashville, USA): DealCatalyst's sixth annual conference for direct lending funds, BDCs and their bank partners.
SuperReturn International 2027 (Jun 7–11, Berlin, Germany): The world's largest private capital conference returns to Berlin, with SuperReturn Energy Transition (Jun 7–8) and SuperReturn Venture (Jun 8–10) running alongside on separate passes.
Global Alts New York 2027 (Jun 8–9, New York, USA): Two days of one-on-one meetings and thought leadership from iConnections and MFA.

A.J. Sanderman