LP–GP meetings · 2026 edition
SEM Consortium: Small and Emerging Managers Conference 2026
GCM Grosvenor’s institutional conference for investors, consultants and small or emerging managers across alternative investments.
Audience
Institutional LPs, Investment consultants, Fund-of-funds.
What to expect
The published programme centres on emerging managers, manager selection, private markets. The audience includes Institutional LPs, Investment consultants, Fund-of-funds, so conversations can cover both manager opportunities and the practical portfolio questions around them.
Frontierspace perspective
Why it may matter to an LP
The event is valuable for investors who want to understand the practices behind a sound emerging-manager allocation and meet teams in a setting designed around institutional investors rather than broad fundraising.
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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Decide what an emerging manager must add to your portfolio.
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Ask how the manager will remain focused as assets grow.
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Compare the opportunity with your diversification and governance capacity.