A business needs a loan to expand. A fund must decide whether to sell a stake or hold it for another year. An institutional investor is waiting for distributions from earlier investments before committing to new ones. The cost of money and the speed at which it returns to investors link all three decisions. They also explain why liquidity has become a central concern in private markets.
These questions will frame the 12th International Funds Summit, taking place on Monday, 16 November 2026, at Parklane Resort & Spa in Limassol. Under the theme “Alternative Funds Landscape and the New Capital Economy”, the event will bring together fund managers, institutional investors, regulators and industry professionals from Europe, the Middle East and beyond.
The Summit will open with Maria Panayiotou, President of CIFA and Summit Chairperson, and Marios Tannousis, CEO of Invest Cyprus. Loukas Lagoudis, Vice Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, will consider how supervision is adapting to the growth of private markets. Gordon Harding of PIMCO will set out the global economic outlook and its implications for bond investors as risks around energy prices and financing conditions widen.
In private credit, Alexandre Bartolini of GrowthPath Investments and Gabriella Kindert of Snappi Bank and CVI, in a discussion moderated by George Tsangarides of CIFA, will examine direct lending, asset-backed finance and infrastructure financing. As the market grows, the question is which lending terms justify the expected return. In private equity, Shirley Choo, Steven Dunne and Angele Paris will discuss when holding a business for longer creates value and when selling allows investors to put their capital back to work.
Fundraising presents a different set of choices: where to domicile a fund and how to reach investors. Bo Zhang, Daniel Schoneveld, Brian Higgins and Marios S. Georgiades, in a panel moderated by Zenon Papaphilippou, will examine how the European marketing passport and AIFMD II shape decisions about where funds are based and how they operate. The focus then turns to investment flows between India and Europe. Chrysilios Pelekanos, Panayiotis Chrysostomou and Sabhash Jangala, with Petros Mavrommatis moderating, will consider how Cyprus-based fund structures could support investment in both directions.
Technology raises another practical question: where can artificial intelligence make fund managers’ work better? Pangratios Vanezis, Dr Jeremy Sosabowski, Brian Walsh and Demetris Skourides, with Demetris Themistocleous moderating, will examine applications in risk assessment, portfolio monitoring and investor reporting. For delegates planning for 2027, the discussions offer a chance to compare approaches to three decisions that will shape their year: where to deploy capital, how to raise it and when to return it.
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CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Organisers: Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) and Invest Cyprus
Coordinator: IMH
Gold Sponsors: Athlos Capital, Bank of Cyprus, Eurobank Cyprus, KPMG Cyprus, PwC Cyprus
Silver Sponsors: Alter Domus, Alpha Bank
Sponsor: IMR
Supporters: Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Cyprus Bar Association, CFA Society Cyprus, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), Cyprus Fiduciary Association (CYFA), The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC), The Institute of Internal Auditors Cyprus
Media Sponsors: IN Business magazine, CBN portal, GOLD magazine
For more information contact ΙΜΗ:
Tel: 77777741
Email: events@imhbusiness.com
Website: www.cyprusfundssummit.com
