Best Private Equity Events and Communities in Los Angeles (2026–2027)

Los Angeles has a deeper private equity ecosystem than its reputation as a startup and entertainment market suggests. Private equity firms, investment banks, independent sponsors, private credit investors, family offices and advisers meet throughout the year across Los Angeles. Many of the most important events use Los Angeles in their branding even when the actual venue is in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood or another part of the greater LA market.

For private equity professionals deciding where to spend their time, the more useful question is not simply which event is biggest. It is which room has the people you actually need to meet.

Los Angeles private equity events at a glance

Some of the strongest options include:

1. ACG Los Angeles
2. M&A SoCal
3. ACG Los Angeles Private Equity & Investment Banker Roundtable
4. SuperReturn US West
5. ACG Private Equity C-Suite Network Los Angeles
6. LPGP Connect CFO/COO Private Markets Los Angeles
7. LPGP Connect Private Debt Los Angeles
8. Independent Sponsor Forum Los Angeles
9. Los Angeles Family Office & High Net Worth Conference
10. Family Office Forum Los Angeles

The right choice depends heavily on whether you are a PE investor, operating partner, investment banker, fund CFO, private credit investor, independent sponsor or LP.

ACG Los Angeles

Best for: Middle-market private equity, M&A and year-round deal relationships.

ACG Los Angeles is one of the most established dealmaking communities in Southern California. The chapter says it brings together more than 600 members spanning private equity, investment banking, executives and advisers.

Unlike a once-a-year conference, ACG LA operates throughout the year, with networking, industry programs and dedicated private equity events.

Its value is breadth. A PE professional can meet investment bankers, lenders, lawyers, accountants, corporate development leaders and other people involved across the transaction lifecycle.

For someone building a long-term Los Angeles middle-market network, ACG is one of the obvious places to start.

M&A SoCal

Best for: Private equity deal sourcing and middle-market M&A.

M&A SoCal is one of the major Southern California events for private equity firms, investment bankers and other deal professionals. The 2026 conference ran September 14 to 16 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

Its private equity registration is specifically structured for PE firms and capital providers, while its DealSource program facilitates direct meetings between market participants. This is less about general business networking and more about transactions.

For PE professionals looking for bankers, intermediaries, buyers, sellers and potential deal flow, M&A SoCal belongs high on the Los Angeles calendar.

ACG Los Angeles Private Equity & Investment Banker Roundtable

Best for: Direct relationships between PE firms and investment bankers.

ACG Los Angeles also runs a dedicated Private Equity Roundtable series, including a PE/IB Poker Tournament and a DealSource gathering at The Regent in Santa Monica, which organizers describe as bringing together more than 250 PE, investment banking and M&A professionals for two days of networking and one-to-one meetings.

The series is deliberately selective. Many events are invitation-only for private equity and investment banking professionals, with service providers accessing the audience largely through sponsorship.

That filtering is important. Private equity executives often get more value from a tightly defined room than from a much larger finance conference.

SuperReturn US West

Best for: GPs, LPs and larger private-markets relationships.

SuperReturn is one of the most recognizable global brands in private capital. SuperReturn US West brings that model to Los Angeles, convening private equity managers, institutional investors and other senior private-markets participants.

The 2026 event ran September 14 to 15 at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.

For fundraising, LP relationships, market intelligence and conversations with larger fund managers, this is a very different room from a local dealmaking event.

A simple distinction is useful: ACG is particularly strong around deals and the middle market. SuperReturn is particularly strong around private capital and the GP-LP ecosystem.

ACG Private Equity C-Suite Network Los Angeles

Best for: PE CFOs, COOs, CCOs and General Counsel.

Not every important private equity conversation is about buying companies.

The business of running a PE firm has become increasingly complex, particularly around fund finance, regulation, technology, cybersecurity, compliance and liquidity. ACG's Private Equity C-Suite Network, or PECS, focuses specifically on executives responsible for those issues.

Its Los Angeles event on October 13, 2026 is aimed at senior executives including CFOs, COOs, CCOs and GCs from private equity firms. Topics include liquidity, longer hold periods, continuation vehicles, secondaries, NAV financing and other fund-level issues.

For someone running the management company rather than sourcing deals, this may be more valuable than a traditional PE conference.

LPGP Connect CFO/COO Private Markets Los Angeles

Best for: Fund operations and private-markets infrastructure.

LPGP Connect takes another specialist approach. Its CFO/COO Private Markets Los Angeles conference focuses on the operational side of private markets, including fund administration, valuations, audits, talent, technology and LP-GP relationships.

The October 29, 2026 event is being held at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and is expected to draw more than 200 attendees, including over 150 CFOs, COOs and finance, operations, compliance and risk executives.

It is particularly relevant for CFOs, COOs, CCOs, CTOs and executives responsible for how an investment firm actually operates.

LPGP Connect Private Debt Los Angeles

Best for: Private credit, direct lending and institutional capital.

Private credit now has its own increasingly distinct ecosystem. LPGP Connect's Private Debt Los Angeles brings together LPs, GPs, direct lenders, private credit managers and advisers.

The October 2026 event is also based at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and focuses on capital deployment, private debt opportunities and developments across the credit markets.

For PE firms increasingly using private credit in acquisitions, refinancing or portfolio-company capital structures, that makes it relevant beyond pure credit managers.

Independent Sponsor Forum Los Angeles

Best for: Independent sponsors and capital providers.

Independent sponsors operate differently from traditional committed private equity funds, and they need a different network.

The Independent Sponsor Forum Los Angeles, run in partnership with the Small Business Investor Alliance, is specifically designed to connect vetted independent sponsors with capital providers. Its November 17, 2026 Los Angeles event uses an invitation-only format.

For lower-middle-market professionals pursuing deal-by-deal acquisitions, this is one of the more targeted events available.

Los Angeles Family Office & High Net Worth Conference

Best for: Family-office capital and private investors.

Family offices are increasingly important participants in private markets, both as LPs and as direct or co-investors.

The Los Angeles Family Office & High Net Worth Conference brings together family offices, private investors and advisers. The November 19, 2026 event is at The Maybourne Beverly Hills.

It is not a pure private equity event. That is precisely why it can be useful.

PE professionals looking beyond the traditional institutional LP base may find family-office events valuable for building relationships with a different source of long-duration private capital.

Family Office Forum Los Angeles

Best for: Family offices, wealth owners and private-market relationships.

Prestel & Partner's Family Office Forum Los Angeles is another relevant crossover event for the private equity ecosystem.

Its model emphasizes a relatively small group of family offices, wealth owners and selected experts rather than a large exhibition-style conference. The next Los Angeles Forum is set for June 2 to 3, 2027, at The Maybourne Beverly Hills.

For PE professionals interested in direct investors, co-investment relationships or long-term family capital, it belongs on the broader Los Angeles private-markets calendar.

Why so many "Los Angeles" private equity events are actually in Beverly Hills

There is an important geographic point for anyone searching for private equity events in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is the market. Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and nearby districts are often the venue.

For example:

• SuperReturn US West uses Los Angeles positioning but meets at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
• LPGP Connect's Los Angeles conferences take place at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
• M&A SoCal was held at The Beverly Hilton.
• ACG's DealSource gathering was held at The Regent in Santa Monica.
• ACG's PE/IB Poker Tournament was held in West Hollywood.

That is why searching only for "Beverly Hills private equity events" can miss much of the market.

Most organizers treat Los Angeles as the primary geographic identity, even when the event itself takes place in one of the surrounding business districts.

Which Los Angeles private equity event should you attend?

Start with what you actually want from the room.

For deal sourcing

Look at M&A SoCal and ACG's PE/IB Roundtable events.

For GP-LP relationships

SuperReturn US West is one of the clearest choices.

For PE CFOs and fund executives

ACG PECS and LPGP Connect CFO/COO Private Markets Los Angeles are highly targeted.

For private credit

LPGP Connect Private Debt Los Angeles.

For independent sponsors

Independent Sponsor Forum Los Angeles.

For family-office relationships

The Los Angeles Family Office & High Net Worth Conference and Family Office Forum Los Angeles.

For year-round middle-market relationships

ACG Los Angeles has an advantage because it is a continuing community rather than a single annual conference.

Private equity communities matter as much as conferences

The largest event is not always the most valuable room.

Private equity is relationship-driven, and many of the important conversations around sourcing, diligence, portfolio operations, talent and exits happen in smaller settings after people already know one another.

That creates a role for continuing communities alongside major conferences. Open Future Forum's Private Equity Executive Forum, for example, is built around small, off-the-record gatherings for senior private equity executives, operating partners, investment professionals and selected leaders serving the PE ecosystem. Its focus is recurring peer relationships around value creation, portfolio leadership, AI and the investment lifecycle rather than conference scale. See also The Private Equity Portfolio Executive Network for how this extends to CEOs, CFOs and CISOs of PE-backed companies.

The two models are complementary. A major conference can give a private equity executive broad market coverage. A smaller recurring community can provide the candid relationships that become more valuable between transactions.

The bottom line

Los Angeles has several distinct private equity networks operating on top of one another.

There is the middle-market deal ecosystem around ACG and M&A SoCal. There is the GP-LP ecosystem around SuperReturn. There is a growing private credit market. There are specialist networks for PE CFOs, COOs and General Counsel. There is a substantial independent sponsor community. And there is the family-office and private-capital market, particularly around Beverly Hills.

The best private equity event in Los Angeles therefore depends less on the size of the conference than on the job you are trying to get done.

For senior PE professionals, the strongest calendar will usually combine both: large events for coverage and small, trusted rooms for relationships.

Last updated: October 4, 2026