KAYO 13TH ANNUAL PRIVATE EQUITY SERIES

A Series of Regional Forums | Fall 2026

DISCOVER THE FORUMS

a regional series – on purpose

Traditional large private equity conferences have continued to pack 500+ people into crowded rooms where attendees struggle to stand out, compete awkwardly with their closest rivals, settle for surface-level engagement, and endure one-size-fits-all programming that misses the nuance of regional markets and relationships.

For 13 years, women have been convening at Kayo’s Private Equity Summit for it’s small-scale, focused and welcoming environment. In 2026, Kayo is replacing one large annual conference with a curated series of intimate forums in key cities – with global perspectives – and designed around the conversations that move deals forward.

No ballrooms. No badge scanners. No horrendous travel. No wasted days.

These Forums will be the most impactful business development and networking events on your Fall calendar – hands down.

Registration* officially opens in June.

request a pass

*Attendance is highly curated. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis

the format

4 CITIES. 4 FORUMS. ONE NETWORK

 

1 day events with expert-led panel discussions and curated structured networking. You’ll spend the day with:

GPs from funds across the region
Relevant content built around your market, and from global perspectives
Structured networking designed to produce real introductions

DOWNLOAD EVENT BROCHURE

BOSTON, MA

September 15, 2026

Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA

VIEW MORE

DALLAS, TX

September 24, 2026

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
The Quad
2699 Howell Street
Dallas, TX

VIEW MORE

NEW YORK, NY

October 15, 2026

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
One Bryant Park
Bank of America Tower
New York, NY

VIEW MORE

CHICAGO, IL

November 3, 2026

AON Center
200 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL

VIEW MORE

Katie, W Capital Partners

“A great reminder of how many bright, accomplished and kind women there are in our industry.”

Dana, Morgan Stanley

“Extremely insightful and helpful on both a professional and personal level.”

Suzanne, Kinzie Capital

“The conference just keeps getting better.”

who attends

Attendance is curated — not gated for its own sake, but because the value of the room depends on who’s in it.
Pass requests are reviewed for best fit. These Forums are built for:

INVESTORS & ASSET MANAGERS

Private equity, private credit, corporate M&A, secondaries, and other asset managers

LIMITED PARTNERS

Endowments, foundations, pensions, insurance, OCIOs, family offices and other institutional investors.

ADVISORS & CAPITAL MARKETS

Investment bankers and equity and debt capital market professionals

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Select advisors to asset managers and allocators including attorneys, consultants, accounting, insurance and others.

past attendees

Imagine the connections you’ll make

  • Abry Partners

  • Advent International

  • AE Industrial Partners, LP

  • Akin

  • ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC

  • Ares Management Corporation

  • Audax Private Equity

  • Bain Capital

  • Bank of America

  • BayPine

  • Benefit Street Partners (BSP)

  • Berkshire Partners

  • BlackRock

  • Blackstone

  • Charlesbank Capital Partners

  • Citigroup (Citi)

  • Claritas Capital

  • Clearlake Capital Group

  • Equality Asset Management

  • Eurazeo Capital

  • Evercore

  • Fidelity Investments

  • Forvis Mazars

  • Freeman Spogli

  • Goldman Sachs

  • Goodwin (Procter LLP)

  • Grant Thornton

  • HarbourVest Partners

  • Harris Williams

  • Hildred Capital Management

  • Intermediate Capital Group (ICG)

  • Joele Frank

  • Kain Capital

  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP

  • Latham & Watkins

  • Lincoln International

  • Lockton

  • Macquarie Group

  • Madison Dearborn

  • Marsh

  • Matrix Capital Markets Group

  • Mill Point Capital

  • Mizzen Capital

  • Moelis & Company

  • Monomoy Capital Partners

  • Monument Group

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP

  • Mubadala Capital

  • MUFG

  • Northeastern University

  • Palladium Equity Partners

  • Pennybacker Capital

  • Pitchbook

  • Platinum Equity

  • Roark Capital

  • Rockefeller Capital Management

  • Ropes & Gray LLP

  • RSM US LLP

  • St Cloud Capital

  • Stephens

  • Sterling Investment Partners

  • Stifel Financial Corp.

  • STNL Advisors

  • Summit Partners

  • The Carlyle Group

  • TPG

  • Trivest Partners

  • Webster Equity Partners

  • Wells Fargo & Company

  • Wind Point Partners

  • Yellow Wood Partners

  • Yukon Partners

  • ZMC

BECOME A CO-SPONSOR

Each Forum is anchored by a Lead Sponsor — a top-tier firm hosting in their own office space — who shapes the local agenda alongside Kayo. Co-Sponsors are non-competing service providers: investment banks, lenders, consultants, public relations, executive search and insurance providers, each with dedicated positioning and no category competition on the floor.

Apply

APPLY TO SPEAK

Looking to advance yourself through a speaking opportunity? The agenda is under curation and our programming team is looking for speakers to take the podium.

APPLY TO SPEAK

trailblaze together

ATTEND

Invest in yourself while you network with other trailblazers.

SPEAK

Get behind the podium to advance your career.

SPONSOR

Be the company that walks beside women in your industry.