LP–GP meetings · 2026 edition
IPEM Global 2026
IPEM Global brings together private-market investors, fund managers and service providers for a concentrated programme of meetings and market discussion.
Audience
Institutional LPs, Family offices, Fund-of-funds.
What to expect
The published programme centres on private equity, venture capital, secondaries. The audience includes Institutional LPs, Family offices, Fund-of-funds, so conversations can cover both manager opportunities and the practical portfolio questions around them.
Notable about this edition
The first day includes an LP-only Congress, while the wider programme adds a new AI Summit alongside its venture, emerging-manager, secondaries and private-debt tracks. The split gives LPs a peer setting before the full market opens.
Source: IPEM Global 2026 programmeFrontierspace perspective
Why it may matter to an LP
For an LP, the useful part is the ability to compare manager conversations across private equity, venture and secondaries in one setting. It can be a practical place to test how a manager explains deployment, liquidity, portfolio construction and alignment.
Use meetings to test a live investment question
The value is usually in the quality of a few conversations, not the number of badges collected. Set a clear screen before the event and use meetings to compare how managers think about the same market, risk or portfolio problem.
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Set a short list of manager questions before arriving.
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Ask how each strategy fits your existing private-market programme.
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Leave room for follow-up meetings after the event rather than trying to decide on the day.