Once again, IPEM has positioned itself as the world’s leading private markets gathering in Paris with a robust representation of Amundi Alternative and Private Assets’ senior investment experts on keynote panel discussions, and the strong presence of its teams.
IPEM Paris 2026: a leading Private Markets gathering
On September 9th and 10th 2026, 6,000 Delegates including 1,500 investors and 900 asset managers from 2,400 firms spanning across 50 countries gathered at the IPEM Paris conference ‘Mastering the course’ in Palais des Congrès Paris, to cover Private Equity, Multi-manager strategies, Impact Investing, Private Debt and Infrastructure:
- What are the drivers, trends and outlook of evergreen[1] funds?
- How can Europe’s fragmentation be both a macroeconomic weakness and a private equity opportunity?
- In a world of perpetual crises where massive disruptions and accelerations are reshaping the landscape, how can private asset players adapt and use strategic selectivity to stand out?
Amundi Alternative and Private Assets in the spotlight
Amundi together with Crédit Agricole Group[2] stood out as one of the most visible exhibitors at the conference, which is a reflection of the increasing role that the Group has been taking in the private markets’ industry over the last decade in Europe.
This year, on September 10th, Alexandre Lefebvre, Head of Private and Alternative Assets at Amundi featured in a keynote panel. He talked about the drivers and outlook of evergreen[1] funds as well as the convergence of the public and private markets.
Claire Chabrier, Head of Direct Investing at Amundi Alternative and Private Assets, wrapped up the IPEM 2026 edition and discussed the outlook for private assets and the importance of adaptation, strategic selectivity and analysis in a world of perpetual crises where massive disruptions and accelerations shape the landscape.
Amundi Alternative and Private Assets’ capabilities were also showcased in a content session with Marie Pestalozzi on the trends, drivers and outlook of Private Equity.
Valuable client meetings and media coverage
The event was a resounding success for Amundi Alternative and Private Assets (APA) with a large number of client meetings taking place at the conference on APA’s areas of expertise with top tier[3] investors from across Europe.
Press meetings were also held at the conference with top publications including with Citywire on the key trends in private assets and the growth of evergreen[1] solutions.
The event also generated great media coverage including an article by Capital Finance (Les Echos) on the drivers and outlook of private assets.
APA’s presence and speakers were actively promoted via LinkedIn throughout the event.
Visit the IPEM Paris 2026 dedicated website here to find out more and visit Amundi Alternative and Private Assets’ dedicated webpage to learn more on Amundi’s capabilities on Private Assets.
[1] open-ended investment funds
[2] including Crédit Agricole CIB, CACEIS, Crédit Agricole d'Ile-de-France, Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring, IDIA Capital Investissement, Indosuez Wealth Management, Indosuez Corporate Advisory, LCL, CA Grands Crus.
[3] strategic clients
