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Private equity conferences are a valuable weapon in the arsenal of any private equity practitioner.
As Dale Carnegie once said:
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
Meeting these people is the first step to showing interest, and that happens at private equity conferences. And an election year tends to make these even more interesting.
Below, we look at the top private equity conferences in the US and the top private equity conferences in Europe to give you a headstart.
SuperReturn North America is considered one of the elite private equity and venture capital events in the U.S., and usually features a string of leading figures from the industry. It covers topics like fundraising, investment strategies, and market trends. With over 600 senior-level participants, this is a prime event for networking. The event includes various interactive formats, such as workshops, debates, and social events. Key event topics this year include: “6 days after the elections: What is next for private markets in the post-election year?” and “The art and science behind effectively deploying dry powder.”
Date and Location: November 12-13, 2024, Marriot Marquis, New York
Admission Fee: $3,699.
Format: In person.
Who is this conference for: Senior-level stakeholders in the private equity industry.
Get your tickets: SuperReturn North America 2024
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This event is specifically focused on the financial and operational decision makers in the private equity industry. As such, the topics discussed tend to be more quantitative in nature, although there is always plenty of topics focusing on fundraising and compliance issues as well. The event features expert-led panels and keynotes. Topics up for discussion in the February 2025 event include: “How to optimize your back office” and “A benchmark against your peers about how your firm stacks up.”
Date & Location: 4-5 February, Hilton Midtown, New York,
Admission Fee: $3,550.
Format: In person
Who is this conference for: CFOs and COOs at US private equity firms.
Get your tickets: Private Funds CFO COO Forum
The Milken Institute Investors Sumposium is one of the most prestigious events in the financial world, and attracts an impressive list of attendees from the broader field of finance. This year, the event will be hosted in Mexico City, and as a result, most of the topics are Mexico-centric. The conference is themed: “ "Building Bridges: Pathways to Inclusive Growth," and will explore the country’s strategic role as a premier nearshoring hub, leveraging its proximity to the United States, economic openness, and skilled workforce.
Date & Location: 24 October, 2024; Hilton Hotel, Mexico City.
Admission Fee: On inquiry.
Format: In person
Who is this conference for: Private equity practitioners
Get your tickets: Milken Institute Global Investors Symposium
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference is an annual event organized by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Wharton’s prestige in academia enables it to attract some big names in academia as opposed to practice, giving this conference a differential when compared to others on this list. That said, it has also been successful in attracting alumni, many of whom are in practice at the biggest private equity firms in the world. 2024’s event was held in March, and details have not yet been announced for 2025.
Date & Location: March/April 2025.
Admission Fee: ~$200.
Format: Hybrid.
Who is this conference for: Everybody in the PE industry and academia.
Get your tickets: Wharton Private Equity
For private equity funds with a focus or interest in ESG (Environmental, Social, Governmental) factors, this is the highest profile event on the calendar. This event brings together leading private equity firms, institutional investors, and industry experts to discuss best practices, challenges, and the evolving landscape of responsible investment.The 2025 event is themed: 2Showing the alpha in sustainability and topics include Why and how sustainability drives returns in private markets, and How US and global managers and investors are approaching decarbonization and net-zero.
Date & Location: 4-5 March 2025; Convene,117 West 46th Street.
Admission Fee: $3,780.
Format: In person.
Who is this conference for: Private equity practitioners with an eye on ESG.
Get your tickets: PEI Responsible Investment Forum.
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PEI Nexus is a new and innovative event hosted by Private Equity International (PEI), designed to be a central meeting point for the private equity industry's most influential professionals. Held annually, this event brings together General Partners (GPs), Limited Partners (LPs), and other key stakeholders for a series of high-impact discussions, networking opportunities, and collaborative sessions. A preliminary agenda for the 2025 event is already in place and includes topics such as ‘HNWI capital as the new holy grail for secondaries’, and ‘The sourcing model upgrades needed to secure highly competitive deals.’
Date & Location: 10-12 Marrch 2025; Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL.
Admission Fee: $2,095.
Format: In person
Who is this conference for: Institutional managers, emerging managers, and PE service providers.
Get your tickets: PEI Nexus 2025
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The Private Equity Wire US Leadership Summit is a prominent event designed for senior leaders in the private equity industry. Organized by Private Equity Wire, a leading digital news and analysis platform, this summit is considered one of the gold standard events for practitioners in the private equity industry. As the flagship event of the industry’s main publication, the topics are as creative as you might expect. 2024’s agenda topic themes include: “Next generation investing: Impact is more than just an asset class”, “Pockets of recovery: Drivers of a more active deal landscape,” and “Where it’s due: Tracking indicators for private credit.”
Date & Location: October 24, 2024; Convene, 101 Park Ave, New York
Admission Fee: Available on inquiry.
Format: In person.
Who is this conference for: Fund managers, service providers, and others.
Get your tickets: Private Equity Wire
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If there’s anybody that can guarantee high quality content, it’s the Financial Times. This event has been described by its creators as bringing the newspaper’s newsletter to life, and brings together top dealmakers, including leading activist investors, private capital managers, investment banks and family offices, for exclusive, detailed discussions on the opportunities, and risks, in the current investment environment. Key themes this year include the M&A comeback, interest rate normalisation, and AI and dealmaking. Key speakers include Bill Ford, Chairman and CEO and General Atlantic and Jonathan Lavine, Chair of Bain Capital.
Date & Location: Biltmore Hotel, London, United Kingdom, October 8, 2024
Admission Fee: £699.
Format: In person
Who is this conference for: Everybody with a stake in high-quality due diligence.
Get your tickets: Due Diligence Live
SuperReturn International, borne out of its US equivalent, claims to be the largest private equity-themed event in the world. It tends to act as a hub for the great and the good in European private equity, so shouldn’t be missed for practitioners looking to extend their network. Themes for the 2025 event include “Private Credit: Changing Faster Than You Think”, “Eye on the Prize: The Evolution of GP-LP Dynamics”, and “Rethinking due diligence: From risk assessment to value creation.” There is also a keynote interview with Harvey Schwartz, CEO, Carlyle, which provides some indication of the quality of speakers present.
Date & Location: Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany; 3-6 June, 2025.
Admission Fee: £1,999 (one day) to £5,498 (one day).
Format: In person.
Who is this conference for: All stakeholders in private equity.
Get your tickets: SuperReturn International
IPEM describes itself as ‘the premier relationship broker for global private equity” so accordingly, there is an emphasis on networking with other private equity professionals at this event. This year’s theme is ‘Forging Confidence’ and topics will centre on the importance of confidence against external headwinds - several of which Europe continues to face. Keynote speakers include Elif Aktug, Managing Director at Pictet Advisors, Claire Ngo, Advisory Director at Temasek, and Deborah Zurkow, Global Head of Investment at Allianz.
Date & Location: September 9-11, 2024 – Palais des Congrès, Paris, France
Admission Fee: €3,100
Format: In person.
Who is this conference for: For anybody in private equity looking to extend their network.
Get your tickets: IPEM 2025
The BVCA Summit is composed of four individual but connected events: the UK Pensions Summit, Limited Partner Summit, LP-GP Summit Dinner, and concludes with private capital's flagship event, the Summit Main Conference. Although the UK industry is the focus, there’s enough insight on offer here to attract professionals from other countries. One such example is a presentation titled “The evolution of Returns,” given by Warburg Pincus, Senior Vice President Head of Quantitative Research, Rudiger Stucke.
Date & Location: 3 separate locations in London,
Admission Fee: Structured admission fees beginning at £499 + VAT for small cap GPs, moving to £2,999 for advisers and banks.
Format: In person
Who is this conference for: UK-based private equity practitioners
Get your tickets: BVCA Summit
Spread over two days in Paris, this event combines a series of social events, discussions, presentations, and the flagship award ceremony for private equity professionals in Europe. The well-structured agenda covers themes such as ‘GPs desperately seeking LPs’, ‘a successful common-sense approach to ESG’, and ‘High-potential sectors.’ The hosts are usually quite coy about providing speaker details in advance, but a list of the event’s partners (Deloitte, BDO, White & Case, Edmond de Rotschild, and Simon Kuchner, among others) hints at the quality of speakers which will be on offer.
Date & Location: Paris; November 13-14 2024.
Admission Fee: Available by inquiry.
Format: (in person, hybrid, virtual..)
Who is this conference for: LPs, GPs, Corporate executives, Restructuring experts, Investment professionals, Advisors.
Get your tickets: Private Equity Exchange
2024 marks the 7th year of this event, which has become one of the most highly-respected on the private equity events calendar. There is a broad range of speakers, mostly taken from the elite of the United Kingdom’s private equity funds, but also several from the European private equity scene. Questions on the agenda this year include: “How are leading fund managers taking the offensive amidst these times of economic uncertainty? How are the private markets responding in different geographies? How are leading fund managers taking the offensive in this new climate?”
Date & Location: Convene 133 Houndsditch, London; September 13-14, 2024.
Admission Fee: $5,000.
Format: In person.
Who is this conference for: Private Equity GPs and other qualified investors.
Get your tickets: Markets Group Private Equity Forum
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