Where the private markets community can work out what comes next

Two days of open discussion between the investors, managers and advisers shaping how sustainability is approached across European private markets.

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600 senior private markets professionals in the room

200 LPs and allocators, a third of the audience

$1.5tn of capital represented by attending investors

17 years of the Responsible Investment Forum: Europe

The 2026 programme

Five questions the market is working through

Raised by our speakers and delegates, each one runs through both days and all four streams.

01
How is sustainability showing up in what a deal is worth?

Pricing, diligence and exit evidence from GPs across a range of positions.
02
Who owns AI risk inside a portfolio company?

Governance, oversight and early accounts of what firms have learned so far.
03
How are global managers handling regulatory divergence?

Operating across European rules and a different American environment without duplicating everything.
04
Where is physical climate risk being priced in?

Adaptation capital, insurance and the assets that are becoming harder to underwrite.
05
What are LPs asking managers for now?

Allocator panels and closed roundtables on where reporting expectations are settling.

What's on the Agenda?

Highlights from each day

Plenary

Sustainability in a shifting political climate: an investor reality check

09:25 · Coller Capital · CPPIB · HarbourVest · Ardian

Plenary

What the data shows: findings from the EDCI portfolio dataset

11:05 · BCG · Pictet · Apollo Global Management

Track A

Value creation and protection: three portfolio case studies

14:30 · Novata · Andera Partners · Altor · Helios

Off-the-record

ESG war rooms: four closed-door working sessions

16:50 · Chatham House rules

Plenary

Responsible AI: governance framework, investment risk, or value lever?

09:10 · Hg · StepStone · Permira · Stirling Square

Infrastructure

The new era for sustainable infrastructure

09:10 · PRI · Quinbrook · Macquarie · Antin

Private debt

Sustainability-linked lending: does any of it change behaviour?

09:45 · Bridgepoint · Allianz Global Investors

Debate

Oxford-style debate: this house believes defence is an impact investment

12:15 · Prow Capital · Invest Europe

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Day two, in parallel

Two dedicated streams, included in every ticket

Responsible Investment Forum A full day on energy security, data centre demand, adaptation finance and project debt. 9 sessions · 20+ speakers See the stream

Responsible Investment Stream A morning on underwriting ESG risk, sustainability-linked lending and what allocators want next. 3 panels · 10+ speakers See the stream

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How AI is transforming emerging markets impact

Emerging consumers are much more positive about AI than those in developed markets, and with good reason, LeapFrog founder and CEO Andy Kuper tells The New Private Markets Podcast.

09 Sept 2026

UK commits £400m to Tropical Forest Forever Facility

Capital will be provided as a loan and not a grant, reflecting ‘the UK’s new approach to climate finance’.

08 Sept 2026

Why sustainability is a key driver of value in sports assets

In the increasingly institutional world of sports franchise investment, there is a clear connection between sustainability and financial value, writes Charlotte Peyraud of Houlihan Lokey.

08 Sept 2026

Braswell steps up to M&G impact head

M&G first recruited Braswell, a New Private Markets influencer, as an impact strategy adviser at the start of the year.

08 Sept 2026

MainePERS readies $80m commitment to Capricorn funds

The $23bn public pension has allocated $160m to previous Capricorn vehicles, including co-investments.

08 Sept 2026

In brief: Nigeria’s CCA comes to first close of second fund

The Lagos-based manager draws on commitments from the Dutch Good Growth Fund and local pension plans, alongside returning investors, to raise $76m for CCAGF II.

08 Sept 2026

In brief: Revaia names co-head for energy transition fund

Marc-Étienne Mercadier joins the French investment firm to direct growth equity investments in European decarbonisation companies alongside Jean-Patrice Bellier.

08 Sept 2026

Permira registers first energy transition fund

The firm has been shaping its approach to climate investment for three years.

04 Sept 2026

Alantra’s energy transition deal has echoes of the past

A portfolio acquisition this week harks back to a watershed moment in the growth of the secondaries market and may point to growth in impact.

03 Sept 2026

Mustard Seed targets €300m final close by year-end

The firm held a €150m first close this week and is in discussions with some large institutions, co-founder Stanislas de Joussineau tells New Private Markets.

03 Sept 2026

Two days. The whole market in one room.

Early bird rates are available until Friday, September 11. Group rates start from three delegates.

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Where the private markets community can work out what comes next

Five questions the market is working through

How is sustainability showing up in what a deal is worth?

Who owns AI risk inside a portfolio company?

How are global managers handling regulatory divergence?

Where is physical climate risk being priced in?

What are LPs asking managers for now?

Highlights from each day

Sustainability in a shifting political climate: an investor reality check

What the data shows: findings from the EDCI portfolio dataset

Value creation and protection: three portfolio case studies

ESG war rooms: four closed-door working sessions

Responsible AI: governance framework, investment risk, or value lever?

The new era for sustainable infrastructure

Sustainability-linked lending: does any of it change behaviour?

Oxford-style debate: this house believes defence is an impact investment

The people making the decisions, on the record

A sample of the allocators already registered to attend

Two dedicated streams, included in every ticket

Read the coverage behind the programme

How AI is transforming emerging markets impact

UK commits £400m to Tropical Forest Forever Facility

Why sustainability is a key driver of value in sports assets

Braswell steps up to M&G impact head

MainePERS readies $80m commitment to Capricorn funds

In brief: Nigeria’s CCA comes to first close of second fund

In brief: Revaia names co-head for energy transition fund

Permira registers first energy transition fund

Alantra’s energy transition deal has echoes of the past

Mustard Seed targets €300m final close by year-end

Two days. The whole market in one room.

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