DealStreetAsia launches Asia PE Leadership Summit in Hong Kong (May 20, 2026)

By Joji Philip

February 24, 2026

As global allocators reassess their strategies for Greater China, North Asia, and the wider region, DealStreetAsia is launching its Asia Private Equity Leadership Summit in Hong Kong on May 20, 2026.

This is a focused, editorially led summit built for private capital leaders tracking the next phase of capital allocation and deployment across Greater China, North Asia, India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

The Hong Kong launch builds on the decade-long success of our flagship Asia PE-VC Summit in Singapore, which has become one of the region’s largest independent private capital gatherings.

Our Singapore summit consistently attracts 1,400+ senior executives, including 300+ LPs, with a senior-heavy audience and strong C-suite participation year after year.

Why Hong Kong, and why now?

Hong Kong sits at the intersection of capital markets, cross-border structuring, North Asia dealmaking and global allocator access.

As firms revisit China exposure, reopen conversations, and reassess where liquidity may emerge, Hong Kong is the right place to have these discussions – in person, and with the right people in the room.

This is also what makes the Hong Kong summit different from our Singapore flagship:

  • Hong Kong (May 20): Greater China / North Asia, exits, liquidity, private credit, and GCC-Asia capital flows
  • Singapore (September 23 & 24): Broader Asia private capital gathering across PE, VC, LP and founder ecosystems

As with our Singapore summit, the Hong Kong agenda is being built by DealStreetAsia’s editorial team around the questions investors are actively debating and not generic conference themes.

Expect candid, practitioner-level conversations on questions such as:

  • Is China’s re-entry real, and where is conviction capital actually going?
  • What exit routes are genuinely open in 2026: IPOs, strategics, secondaries, GP-leds?
  • How are LPs recalibrating Greater China vs Developed Asia/India/SE Asia?
  • Where does private credit see the best risk-adjusted opportunities in North Asia?
  • How are GCC allocators and managers structuring partnerships in China and North Asia?
  • What does the post-reset VC and growth financing stack look like across Asia?

Core coverage areas at the Hong Kong summit

  • China re-entry in 2026 and beyond

    New playbooks for conviction capital, liquidity pathways and exit strategies.

  • Deep tech & AI in China and North AsiaHow policy, capital and platforms are shaping the next wave of investable tech.
  • Private equity in a constrained capital environmentControl and buyout opportunities, USD vs local funds, and alternative exit routes.
  • Private credit and special situations across North AsiaDirect lending, structured and asset-backed credit, and underwriting frameworks.
  • Secondaries and portfolio liquidityPortfolio rebalancing and sourcing secondary opportunities at attractive entry points.
  • Exits and public markets outlookCan Greater China IPOs sustain momentum and what does it mean for exit planning?
  • Middle East–China capital flows and partnershipsAllocation priorities, preferred structures and co-investment models.
  • Private wealth and semi-liquid private markets in AsiaHow evergreen structures are reshaping private market distribution in Asia.
  • Asia venture capital after the resetWhat it takes to scale and finance companies across Asia.

Why attend & who should attend?

The summit is designed for senior decision-makers across:

  • LPs (sovereign wealth funds, pensions, insurers, endowments, DFIs, family offices)
  • GPs (private equity, growth, private credit, secondaries, special situations)
  • Operating leaders and portfolio company executives
  • Advisers, service providers and market participants working across capital formation, exits and cross-border transactions

If your team is actively reassessing Greater China/North Asia exposure, liquidity planning, or cross-border allocation strategy, this is a high-signal room to benchmark views, pressure-test assumptions, and build the right relationships.

Expect decision-grade conversations, actionable insights, and curated networking with private capital leaders from across Asia and beyond.

Join us in Hong Kong on May 20, 2026.

Seats for the inaugural edition are limited, register early to secure your place.

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW