LP–GP meetings · 2026 edition
McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Conference: Beyond Buyouts 2026
A curated two-day programme for LPs actively making primary fund commitments and emerging managers across venture capital, growth equity, private credit and real assets.
Audience
Institutional LPs, Fund-of-funds, Family offices.
What to expect
The published programme centres on venture capital, growth equity, emerging managers. The audience includes Institutional LPs, Fund-of-funds, Family offices, so conversations can cover both manager opportunities and the practical portfolio questions around them.
Frontierspace perspective
Why it may matter to an LP
It is one of the clearer opportunities for an LP to meet Funds I-III managers in a structured format while keeping a consistent screen around team quality, strategy, portfolio design and fund terms.
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 manager-selection criteria before scheduling meetings.
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Ask what is genuinely differentiated about the investment process.
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Leave enough time after the event to obtain and review supporting materials.