Private Capital Summit
Exits are slower. Rates aren't going back to zero. AI is rewriting which businesses are worth owning. The easy money era is over, and the firms that win the next cycle won't be the ones waiting for conditions to normalise - they'll be the ones that figured out how to make money in this one.
The FT Live and Latham & Watkins Private Capital Summit brings the people actually making these calls - investors, dealmakers, founders, advisers - into one room to talk about where the returns really are, not where the market wishes they were.
* Eligibility criteria: This summit is strictly reserved for senior professionals from leading private capital firms. Attendees will include senior decision-makers primarily from the PEI 300 and PDI 200. Each application will be reviewed by the event organisers to ensure the seniority and relevance of attendees.
Key Themes
Capital allocation, dealmaking and the search for returns
Where the money is actually going in private markets right now — and how buyout firms are adapting when the exit window won't open.
Private credit's moment: structural shift or cycle-driven?
Is private credit reshaping the market, or riding the latest cycle?
AI, deep tech and Europe's growth story
Can AI and digital infrastructure deliver Europe's next generation of returns, or is the market running ahead of reality?
2025 Highlights
Watch the highlights from the 2025 edition and relive the key discussions, insights and networking moments.
Expert Corner - Private Capital Summit 2025
A conversation on the forces reshaping private markets, featuring insights from the FT and Latham & Watkins.
Why Attend?
Gain Insight
Understand how macroeconomic headwinds, shifting trade policies and valuation challenges are redefining risk and return across private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure.
Build Relationships
Connect with global fund leaders, institutional investors and policymakers through keynote interviews, panel debates and curated networking, including the closing drinks reception.
Spot Opportunities
Explore the next wave of private capital themes — from AI infrastructure and European defence to listed strategies and firms opting to stay private.
“The speaker line up was incredible and having journalists run the panels meant that the conversations felt more insightful than many other conferences I've attended.”
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