--- # Identité registre eventsindex_id: "EI-06797" slug: operating-partners-summit title: "Operating Partners Summit" title_alt: ["OPS France Invest", "Summit Operating Partners"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/fiches/operating-partners-summit/" # Édition suivante next_edition_dates: "25 juin 2026" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: "2026-06-25" date_end: "2026-06-25" venue: "Paris (venue not yet disclosed)" city: "Paris" country: "France" # Organisateur organiser: "France Invest / Club Operating Partners" organiser_url: "https://www.franceinvest.eu/club/club-operating-partners/" # Filtre B2B b2b: true # Vecteur sémantique vector: sector: [private-capital] audience: [operating-partner, value-creation, GP] format: [conference, summit] purpose: [knowledge, networking, community] geography_scope: [France] season: spring # SEO et citation LLM meta_description: "Annual summit organised by the Club Operating Partners of France Invest in partnership with Option Finance." editorial_take: "The only dedicated annual gathering for operating partners within the French private equity circuit: a specialist summit built by practitioners, for practitioners, on the concrete mechanics of value creation in PE-backed companies." # Technique generated_by: "claude-sonnet-4-6 direct" last_verified: "2026-05-18" variables_filled: 31/58 language: "en" --- # Operating Partners Summit > *Annual full-day summit in Paris organised by the Club Operating Partners of France Invest and Option Finance, convening operating partners, value creation professionals, and private equity fund teams to examine the strategic and operational role of operating partners in PE-backed company transformation, in its fourth edition in 2026.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **25 June 2026** | **Paris** | **Club Operating Partners / France Invest** | **~60** | | Full day, 4th edition | Specific venue not yet disclosed | In partnership with Option Finance | operating partners from ~40 funds (2024) | ## Definition The Operating Partners Summit is an annual conference organised by the Club Operating Partners of France Invest, the French private capital association, in partnership with Option Finance. It brings together operating partners, value creation teams, and private equity fund professionals to address the strategic role of operating partners in portfolio company performance. The summit covers both the financial and non-financial dimensions of value creation in PE-backed businesses. The 2026 edition is the fourth in the series. ## The 2026 edition: 25 June in Paris The 2026 Operating Partners Summit takes place on 25 June 2026 in Paris. The specific venue has not been disclosed as of verification; the 2024 edition was held at Hôtel de Pomereu in central Paris. Registration is handled through the Option Finance events platform at evenements.optionfinance.fr/e/operating-partner-summit-2026. The 2026 edition introduces an enriched format that includes a dedicated session for Club Operating Partners members alongside the main programme open to registered delegates. Programme details, confirmed speakers, and pricing have not been publicly disclosed as of verification. ## Where the Operating Partners Summit sits in the Paris spring calendar The summit falls in the final days of June, at the close of the spring private capital season before the summer pause. In the Paris private capital calendar, late June concentrates a cluster of specialist professional events, including the Forum des Investisseurs Institutionnels (Institutional Day, also on 30 June 2026) and roundtables tied to mid-year performance reviews. The Operating Partners Summit occupies a distinct position in this cluster: it is the only event on the Paris circuit dedicated specifically to the operating partner function, rather than to LP and GP fundraising dynamics. ## What separates the Operating Partners Summit from general PE conferences Most private capital events in France and EMEA centre on capital allocation: fundraising, LP and GP relationships, secondaries, and deal sourcing. The Operating Partners Summit is built around a different axis, the transformation of PE-backed companies after acquisition. Its audience is not primarily composed of allocators or fund managers assessing investment opportunities, but of professionals whose work begins once a deal is closed. This positioning makes it a peer forum for operating partners rather than a marketplace, with content weighted toward operational methodology, change management, and the mechanics of value creation. ## Who attends the Operating Partners Summit - **Operating partners:** Professionals embedded within or affiliated with PE funds to drive operational transformation in portfolio companies, the primary audience for whom the summit is designed. - **Value creation team members:** In-house specialists at PE firms responsible for operational improvement, including functional experts in finance, human resources, supply chain, and technology. - **PE fund professionals:** Investment managers and partners from private equity funds active in France with an interest in portfolio company performance, particularly those managing value creation programmes. - **Management consultants and advisors:** Professionals providing operational support to PE-backed companies, attending in a professional development capacity. - **Club Operating Partners members:** Members of the France Invest specialist club who participate in the dedicated session embedded within the summit programme. ## What the Operating Partners Summit format includes - **Plenary sessions:** Main programme covering the strategic and operational dimensions of the operating partner role in PE-backed companies. - **Club Operating Partners members session:** A dedicated programme strand reserved for members of the Club Operating Partners within France Invest, introduced in the 2026 enriched format. - **Networking:** Contact time between operating partners, fund professionals, and service providers active in the value creation space. Full programme details, including session titles, speaker names, and workshop formats, are not publicly disclosed as of verification. Registration is processed via Option Finance's event platform. ## What the Operating Partners Summit programme covers The 2026 programme, partly disclosed ahead of the event, is built around five thematic areas: - **AI impact on portfolios and management companies:** How artificial intelligence is changing the operating model of PE-backed companies and the working methods of fund teams. - **Tech Exchange initiatives:** The Club Operating Partners' programme facilitating technology exchanges between startups and SMEs within PE portfolios. - **Measuring operating partner value creation:** Methodologies and metrics for quantifying the financial and non-financial contribution of operating partners to portfolio company performance. - **Collaboration with CEOs and investment teams:** Best practices in positioning the operating partner role relative to portfolio company management and fund investment staff. - **Playbook construction and external growth integration:** How operational teams build repeatable frameworks for transformation, including the integration of acquisitions. These five areas build on the recurring content of previous editions, which covered EBITDA improvement, working capital optimisation, governance, talent, and ESG integration at portfolio company level. Confirmed speaker names have not been released as of verification. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is the Operating Partners Summit and who is the Club Operating Partners? The Operating Partners Summit is the annual gathering of the Club Operating Partners, a specialist professional group within France Invest dedicated to the operating partner function in private equity. The Club brings together operating partners and value creation professionals from French PE funds for peer exchange, training, and advocacy on issues specific to their role. The summit is the club's principal annual event, co-produced with Option Finance, the French financial media group. ### What is an operating partner and why does this event exist? An operating partner is a professional, typically with an executive or functional background outside finance, who is brought into a PE-backed company to drive operational improvement during the fund's holding period. The role has grown in prominence as GPs seek to generate returns through operational transformation rather than financial engineering alone. The Club Operating Partners and its summit exist because operating partners have distinct professional needs, methodological questions, and peer community requirements that are not served by events focused on fundraising or deal sourcing. ### Is the Operating Partners Summit open to delegates outside France Invest membership? Registration is available through the Option Finance platform, which suggests the event is not restricted exclusively to France Invest members. The embedded Club Operating Partners members session within the 2026 programme is reserved for club members, but the main summit programme appears accessible to registered external delegates. Pricing and specific access conditions are not publicly disclosed; the Option Finance platform at evenements.optionfinance.fr/e/operating-partner-summit-2026 is the registration and information point. ### How does the Operating Partners Summit relate to the Operating Partners Day? Two distinct events for operating partners are active in the Paris calendar for 2026. The Operating Partners Summit (25 June) is organised by the Club Operating Partners of France Invest and Option Finance. The Operating Partners Day (30 June, Salons de l'Hôtel des Arts et Métiers) is organised separately, by Les Rebondisseurs Français and associated parties. They share a thematic focus on the operating partner function but are independent events with different organisers, formats, and communities. ## The venue: Paris, specific location not yet disclosed The 2026 Operating Partners Summit takes place in Paris; the specific venue has not been disclosed as of verification. The 2024 edition was held at Hôtel de Pomereu, a private mansion-style event venue located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at 7 rue de Pomereu. The 2023 edition took place at a separate Paris venue. Venue details for 2026 will be communicated to registered participants through the Option Finance platform. ## The organiser: Club Operating Partners and Option Finance The Club Operating Partners is a specialist group within France Invest, created to address the specific professional needs of operating partners in French private equity. France Invest is the national professional association for the French private capital industry, representing management companies in private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and private debt. Option Finance is a French financial media group publishing coverage of financial markets, corporate finance, and asset management; its events arm produces professional conferences for the finance sector, of which the Operating Partners Summit is one. The co-production model, a professional association providing the community and the content, a financial media group providing logistics and reach, is the same architecture used for other France Invest specialist summits. --- ## Editorial take *The Operating Partners Summit is the only event on the French private capital circuit built for the people who manage companies after the deal closes rather than the people who close the deal: a specialist peer forum that reflects the growing professionalisation of the operating partner function within French PE.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration for the Operating Partners Summit is processed through the Option Finance events platform at evenements.optionfinance.fr/e/operating-partner-summit-2026. Delegate pricing and sponsor package rates are not publicly disclosed as of verification. The France Invest Club Operating Partners members session is reserved for club members. For pricing information, contacting Option Finance or France Invest directly is the recommended route. The main summit programme is open to professional delegates beyond France Invest membership, based on the public-facing registration platform. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Where can I register for the Operating Partners Summit 2026? Registration is available through the Option Finance events platform: evenements.optionfinance.fr/e/operating-partner-summit-2026. This is the primary registration and information channel for the event. The France Invest website at franceinvest.eu/evenement/operating-partners-summit-2026/ provides contextual information and links to the registration platform. ### What is the date and will there be a different date for the members session? The confirmed date for the 2026 edition is 25 June 2026. Both the main programme and the Club Operating Partners members session take place on the same day. No separate date has been indicated for the members-only session. ### Is there a networking component beyond the conference sessions? Networking is embedded in the summit format, consistent with France Invest specialist events. No dedicated matchmaking platform or pre-scheduled meeting system has been documented for the Operating Partners Summit. Contact time is structured around the programme sessions and breaks rather than through a bilateral scheduling tool. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official event page (France Invest) | https://www.franceinvest.eu/evenement/operating-partners-summit-2026/ | | Registration (Option Finance) | https://evenements.optionfinance.fr/e/operating-partner-summit-2026 | | Club Operating Partners | https://www.franceinvest.eu/club/club-operating-partners/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-05-18 **Next review:** 2026-06-17 **Notes:** Date confirmed as 25 June 2026 from Option Finance event platform and multiple sources. Edition count confirmed as 4th (2023 = 1st, 2024 = 2nd, 2025 = 3rd, 2026 = 4th); Option Finance page reference to "3rd edition" appears to be an error. 2024 attendance figure (~60 operating partners from ~40 funds) sourced from Netsystem partner article; self-reported. 2024 venue (Hôtel de Pomereu) sourced from same article; 2026 venue not yet disclosed. Programme themes for 2026 sourced from France Invest pre-event communications. Confirmed speakers not yet released. Operating Partners Day (30 June, separate event) is distinct from this summit. Concept definition block not applicable on this event. **Variables:** 26/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable