The 2025 GP/LP Event Landscape: Trends Shaping IR Strategy

Fundraising in 2025 is no longer just about the pitch deck—it’s about showing up in the right rooms, with the right message, at the right time.

The GP/LP event landscape is evolving fast. LPs are expanding their manager rosters, allocating more to emerging managers, and sharpening their expectations on transparency, engagement, and thematic alignment.

For investor relations professionals and fundraising GPs, event strategy is now capital strategy.

Macro Trends Reshaping the GP/LP Event Circuit

1. LPs Are Expanding Networks—With Focus

New data from LP surveys suggests increased appetite for non-legacy GPs. Institutional allocators are actively seeking new relationships—especially with managers that offer thematic alignment, differentiated sourcing, or niche geographic access.

2. AI and Data-Driven Fundraising Take Center Stage

Panels on AI in private markets are now mainstream, not marginal. From LP monitoring to co-invest sourcing and predictive capital mapping, AI-enabled workflows are dominating conference agendas. In Mercer’s latest global asset manager study, 91% of firms said they are integrating AI into investment or fundraising operations.

3. ESG and Impact Mandates Are Now Institutional

ESG is no longer opt-in. Across North America and Europe, 46% of institutional LPs cite climate risk as a central allocation filter. Events like Impact Investor Global Summit and TIDE Spark are drawing increasingly sophisticated allocators with real mandates—not just marketing decks.

4. Intimacy Over Scale

While megaconferences remain important, closed-door roundtables, LP-hosted retreats, and private salons are becoming more influential. These invite-only formats enable relationship-building beyond stage panels. For emerging managers, access to these settings can be more valuable than exposure at traditional main-stage events.

5. Global Expansion and New Hubs

Geographic dispersion is accelerating. In 2025, high-conviction allocators are attending key events not just in New York and San Francisco, but also in Singapore, Dubai, Paris, Warsaw, and Toronto. This shift reflects LP demand for local intelligence and diversified sourcing.

Top GP/LP Fundraising Events to Attend in 2025

This curated event calendar focuses on capital access, emerging manager relevance, and LP density—three factors critical to Fund I–III GPs and IR leads building cross-border traction.

Q1 2025 – Foundation Building

• iConnections Global Alts, Jan 27–30 – Miami Beach
• IPEM Cannes, Jan 28–30 – Cannes
• Women’s Venture Capital Summit, Feb 4–6 – Half Moon Bay
• Next Wave Summit, Feb 11–12 – New York City
• Private Capital Summit Europe, Feb 13 – London
• Yale SOM PE/VC Symposium, Feb 21 – New York City
• Upfront Summit, Feb 26–27 – Los Angeles
• PEI Nexus, Mar 10–12 – Orlando
• SuperReturn North America, Mar 17–19 – Miami
• Vestbee CEE VC Summit, Mar 25–26 – Warsaw

Q2 2025 – Global Expansion

• McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Conference, Apr 29–30 – Dallas
• Emerging Markets PE Forum, Apr 8–10 – Dubai
• Milken Global Conference, May 4–7 – Los Angeles
• Invest Europe Investor Forum, May 5–7 – Brussels
• Bridge Conference, May 8–9 – San Francisco
• Impact Investor Global Summit, May 20–21 – London

Q3–Q4 2025 – Strategic Consolidation

• SuperReturn International, Jun 2–6 – Berlin
• SuperVenture, Jun 2–4 – Berlin
• TIDE Spark, Jul 9–10 – Dana Point
• SuperReturn Asia, Sep 16–19 – Singapore
• Future Proof Festival, Sep 7–10 – Huntington Beach
• Diverse VC Emerging Managers Conference, Sep 10 – San Francisco
• IPEM Paris, Sep 24–26 – Paris
• ILPA Summit, Nov 12–14 – New York
• Global ARC, Oct 20–22 – Boston
• GCM Grosvenor SEM Consortium, Oct 27–29 – New York
• Women’s Private Capital Summit, Nov 19–20 – Miami

Full calendar available upon request.

Why Event Strategy Is Now Fundraising Strategy

Emerging managers

Target events with active LP matching or no-fee access for diverse GPs. Focus on forums that explicitly support Fund I–III dialogue—not just mega-funds.

Thematic investors

Leverage vertical conferences (AI, Climate, Infrastructure) to attract aligned LPs beyond generalist pools.

Women- and diverse-led funds

Track sponsor-backed pathways like Women’s Private Capital Summit, Kayo, and FundWomen Week. These events often come with built-in allocator support.

Global GPs

Balance SuperReturn and iConnections events with regional hubs like Dubai, Singapore, and Brussels to build multi-jurisdiction LP traction.

Meet Altss at the Center of It All

Altss supports IR teams and fund managers before, during, and after every key investor event.

Whether you're preparing for SuperReturn or following up from Milken, Altss provides:

• Real-time visibility into 1.5M+ verified LP contacts
• 6,000+ family offices across five continents
• OSINT-powered signals showing mandate shifts, co-invest behavior, and fund launches
• Custom LP lists to tailor follow-up after every summit

If your team is preparing for capital formation in 2025, Altss gives you the data advantage to make every meeting count.

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