Key Takeaways
- • The 12th International Funds Summit will take place on 16 November 2026 at Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa in Limassol, Cyprus, under the theme "The European Alternative Funds Landscape."
- • Organisers Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) and Invest Cyprus expect more than 30 speakers, over 350 participants and representation from more than 50 companies.
- • Agenda priorities include private credit (direct lending, asset-backed finance, infrastructure and real assets), private equity exit routes and distributions, and AIFMD II and cross-border distribution rules.
- • The programme includes a session on India as an investment destination and on the potential use of Cyprus alternative investment funds for India-focused strategies.
- • Sessions are conducted in English and offer up to five CPD units.
Summary
The 12th International Funds Summit, scheduled for 16 November 2026 in Limassol, Cyprus, is framed around the question of where capital will flow next and how financing costs and liquidity will shape investment decisions, according to the event's promotional material. The Summit is organised by the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) and Invest Cyprus, with IMH as coordinator. Gold sponsors include Athlos Capital, Eurobank Cyprus, KPMG Cyprus and PwC Cyprus, and silver sponsors include Alpha Bank and Alter Domus.
The programme centres on the investment outlook for 2027, with discussions on macroeconomic forces shaping European private markets, changing valuations and institutional allocation priorities. Private credit is a featured theme, covering direct lending, asset-backed finance, specialised credit strategies and financing for infrastructure and real assets, with credit risk assessment central to the discussion.
In private equity, sessions will address value creation, longer holding periods, evolving exit routes and the relationship between reported performance, realised proceeds and investor distributions. Regulatory sessions will examine AIFMD II, cross-border distribution and competition between fund jurisdictions for their effects on operating models, fundraising and market access.
The agenda also includes India as an investment destination, spanning technology, infrastructure, renewable energy and healthcare, and the use of Cyprus funds for India-focused strategies. Artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure in investment analysis and fund operations will also be examined. The event supports Cyprus's stated ambition to position itself as a European funds jurisdiction. Attendees will include fund managers, institutional investors, policymakers and financial services professionals.
The programme centres on the investment outlook for 2027, with discussions on macroeconomic forces shaping European private markets, changing valuations and institutional allocation priorities. Private credit is a featured theme, covering direct lending, asset-backed finance, specialised credit strategies and financing for infrastructure and real assets, with credit risk assessment central to the discussion.
In private equity, sessions will address value creation, longer holding periods, evolving exit routes and the relationship between reported performance, realised proceeds and investor distributions. Regulatory sessions will examine AIFMD II, cross-border distribution and competition between fund jurisdictions for their effects on operating models, fundraising and market access.
The agenda also includes India as an investment destination, spanning technology, infrastructure, renewable energy and healthcare, and the use of Cyprus funds for India-focused strategies. Artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure in investment analysis and fund operations will also be examined. The event supports Cyprus's stated ambition to position itself as a European funds jurisdiction. Attendees will include fund managers, institutional investors, policymakers and financial services professionals.
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