Asia’s private capital markets are entering a new cycle.
Capital is becoming more selective. DPI, exits and fund discipline matter more than ever. LPs are reworking their Asia allocation thesis. Private credit, secondaries, private wealth, family offices and GCC capital are becoming more important to the region’s private markets conversation.
That is the focus of DealStreetAsia’s 11th Asia PE-VC Summit, taking place in Singapore on September 23-24, 2026.
This year’s summit has been redesigned to give delegates a sharper view of where private capital is moving across Asia. The programme will bring together 150+ senior speakers across private equity, LPs, secondaries, private credit, venture capital, founders, private wealth, family offices, real assets and cross-border capital flows.
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What this year will cover
Day 1
Private Equity & Investment Summit
Day 1 will be anchored around institutional private equity and investment themes across Asia.
Panel topics include:
- Asia private equity reset: Deployment, exits, DPI, fund size discipline and return expectations
- China PE: Underwriting the market differently in a more complex environment
- India PE: Succession, buyouts, platforms and the exit question
- Southeast Asia PE: Consolidation, strategic sales and the mid-market opportunity
- Private credit within the PE capital stack
- Infrastructure, data centres, energy transition and real assets
- Asia-Gulf capital flows and strategic industrial partnerships
- Sports, entertainment and the IRL economy as an emerging private capital theme in Asia
LP, Liquidity & Secondaries Forum
The Day 1 parallel track will focus on LP allocation, liquidity and capital flows into Asian private markets.
Panel themes:
- How global LPs are rebuilding their Asia allocation thesis
- China in the LP portfolio: Re-entry, reduction or precision exposure
- Secondaries, continuation vehicles and LP-led liquidity
- Co-investments and direct exposure
- Manager concentration versus emerging managers
- DFIs, anchor LPs and the fundraising gap for the middle market
- What LPs now expect from Asian GPs on DPI, exits and fund discipline
Day 2
VC, Founders & AI/Deep Tech Forum
Day 2 of the summit will open with the summit’s founder economy and venture capital focus, before alternating between PE, VC and LP themes through the day.
Panel themes:
- Southeast Asia venture and the founder economy
- Healthcare PE: Ageing Asia, healthcare platforms and resilient sector returns
- Deep tech across Asia: Greater China, India, Japan and Southeast Asia
- The LP View on Asia venture capital
- Developed Asia/Japan: Succession, carve-outs, governance, domestic capital and control deals
- China VC: State capital, hard tech, RMB/USD dynamics and go-global strategies
- GCC/Middle East capital and Asia connection
- AI and private markets: Value creation, disruption risk and new underwriting questions
Private Wealth, Family Offices & Capital Formation Forum
The Day 2 parallel track will begin with private wealth and family office themes, but will also include broader LP and capital formation discussions.
Panel themes:
- Private wealth and family offices as a serious capital channel for private markets
- Family offices as LPs, co-investors and direct investors
- Private wealth as institutional-style capital for Asian GPs
- Evergreen funds, semi-liquid products and liquidity mismatch
- Private credit and private wealth: Yield, risk, product design and suitability
- Co-investments and club deals for family offices
- Wealth, LPs and new capital pools for Asian private markets
For LPs, GPs, allocators, family offices, founders, private wealth platforms, corporate investors and advisers, the summit is designed to provide a clear view of the capital flows, fund strategies, exits and investment themes shaping Asia’s private markets.
