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Association News IVCA Profiles: New IVCA Chair Ira Weiss of Hyde Park Venture Partners C’mon folks, let’s get you signed up! 2026 IVCA Spring Event Featuring the NVCA is next week, April 22nd! IVCA’s May Event! Register Now! May 28th Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices IVCA Foundation News Sponsorship Opportunities Now Open: 2026 IVCA Invitational Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 04/15/2026 Bills to rein in outside investment in law firms advance in California, Illinois IVCA Events April 22, 2026 – IVCA Spring Event Featuring the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) May 28, 2026 – IVCA Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices 2026 IVCA Invitational Golf Even t Other Events of Interest April 28, 2026 – SBA’s Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program July 20 – 26, 2026 – TECHICAGO Week 2026 Industry News First Analysis portfolio company Bindplane has been acquired by Dynatrace BPOC Completes Sale of Midwest Products & Engineering Concentric Equity Partners and Summer Street Capital Partners Announce Exit of Frontier Waste Solutions The Edgewater Funds Announces Investment in AFT Industries, Inc. Thoma Bravo Announces Agreement to Combine HCSS with the Nemetschek Group’s Build & Construct Segment and Create Next Global Construction Technology Leader GTCR Completes Acquisition of Zentiva, a Leading European Generics Pharmaceutical Company Water Street Partners with Brundage Group Thoma Bravo and Google Cloud Launch Strategic Partnership to Deliver on the Promise of AI for Enterprise Software Frontenac Announces Recapitalization of Honk Technologies Monroe Capital Supports EagleTree Capital’s Acquisition of The Opus Group Eric Shan and Cameron Raglin Join 7wire Ventures Mayriver Capital Port Co Cashco Acquires 3B Controls to Expand its Tank Safety and Storage Portfolio for Chemical, Petrochemical, Biogas and Other High Value Industrial Applications Baird Capital Portfolio Company Newmarket Strategy Acquires Visible Analytics PPC Port Co. C.H. Guenther Accelerates Growth with Acquisition of Mejicano Foods, Expanding Tortilla Platform Across North America Professional Advisor News AI in the Middle Market: What PE Investors Should Actually Be Paying Attention To – Vokal Ropes & Gray Advised Advent in Its Investment in Defense Tech Company Shield AI Buyer Beware – When Unclaimed Property Comes with The Deal – Andersen Ropes & Gray Advised AppViewX in AI Cybersecurity Acquisition Unlocking Value in Distressed Companies: Debt-for-Equity and Loan-to-Own Strategies – Troutman Pepper Locke Ropes & Gray Advises Cordillera Investment Partners on New Strategic Investment in Northridge Ropes & Gray Advises BV Investment Partners in Sale of CallTower Ropes & Gray Advised Hitachi Rail in Agreement to Acquire Clever Devices Ropes & Gray Advised Advent in its Investment in Defense Tech Company Saronic Ropes & Gray Named Finalist in Asian Legal Business’ SE Asia Law Awards 2026 Ropes & Gray Advised InfraVia Critical Metals Fund on its Agreement to Invest in Carester, a Leader in Rare Earth Recycling and Separation Job Postings Please view the full details for each Job Posting listed below, on our website HERE . Once at Job Postings please scroll down the pages to view the jobs. They are listed chronologically as received, most current first. NextGen Growth Partners – Director, BD Gies College of Business – Specialized Faculty (Open rank, non-tenure rank) Dept. of Finance, Venture Capital 7wire Ventures – Principal Role in Chicago Decasonic – AI Operations Manager TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant

Association News IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Vokal IVCA Event #1! Register Now! 2026 IVCA Spring Event Featuring the National Venture Capital Association on April 22nd! IVCA Event #2! Register Now! IVCA’s May 28th Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices IVCA Foundation News Sponsorship Opportunities Now Open: 2026 IVCA Invitational Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 04/01/2026 – IVCA Cautions Against Anti PE Measures In The Legislature IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 04/01/2026 – Proposed Measures of Concern Have Not Advanced IVCA Events April 22, 2026 – IVCA Spring Event Featuring the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) May 28, 2026 – IVCA Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices 2026 IVCA Invitational Golf Even t Other Events of Interest July 20 – 26, 2026 – TECHICAGO Week 2026 Industry News Arbor Investments Named Agribusiness Fund Manager of the Year CORE Industrial Partners Completes the Sale of PrecisionX Group Frontenac Announces Recapitalization of Bill Gosling Outsourcing GTCR Appoints Donnie Phillips as Chief Administrative Officer and Managing Director Monroe Capital Supports Edustaff’s Acquisition of E-Therapy Pfingsten Port Co Environmental Lights Partners with Nova Flex RCP Advisors Managing Partner, Alex Abell, Featured on the How I Invest Podcast The Edgewater Funds Announces Nationwide Cooling Group, LLC’s Acquisition of Protecall Corp Wynnchurch Port Co Archer Foodservice Partners to Acquire Sterno Foodservice Business Professional Advisor News Following IVCA’s recent insurance webinars, Lockton has shared an insurance market intelligence resource for IVCA members BDO PRivate EQuity PErspectiveS podcast – Lessons Learned, Exits Reimagined: PE’s 2026 Playbook – Part B California Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of Fair Investment Practices by Venture Capital Companies Act Pending Rulemaking Process Ropes & Gray Advised Audax Private Equity on Acquisition of AKAM Troutman Pepper Locke Advises Hull Street Energy in Agreement to Acquire Power Plants in Illinois and Ohio From Rockland Capital Ropes & Gray Ranked in Chambers Europe 2026 Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Franchise FastLane in Acquisition of Franchise Creator Ropes & Gray Named a Finalist in Three Categories in Asian Legal Business‘ ALB China Law Awards 2026 Leveraging Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors in Distressed Deals Ropes & Gray Advised Advent on Acquisition of Salt & Stone IEEPA Tariff Refunds May Come With an Unforeseen Cost — Exposure to Consumer Class Actions Ropes & Gray Advised QHP Capital on $1.1 Billion Continuation Vehicle for Azurity Pharmaceuticals Time Back on the Clock: Delaware Court of Chancery Equitably Extends Earnout Period to Remedy Buyer’s Breach Ropes & Gray Ranked in Legal 500 EMEA 2026  Job Postings Please view the full details for each Job Posting listed below, on our website HERE . Once at Job Postings please scroll down the pages to view the jobs. They are listed chronologically as received, most current first. NextGen Growth Partners – Director, BD Gies College of Business – Specialized Faculty (Open rank, non-tenure rank) Dept. of Finance, Venture Capital 7wire Ventures – Principal Role in Chicago Decasonic – AI Operations Manager TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant

Association News Sign up for the 2026 IVCA Spring Event Featuring the National Venture Capital Association on April 22th! Register for IVCA’s May 28th Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices IVCA Foundation News IVCA Profiles: New IVCA Foundation Board Members Libby Baker & Kelly Zitlow Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/18/2026 Legislative Alerts — Key Bills to Watch in Springfield IVCA Events April 22, 2026 – IVCA Spring Event Featuring the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) May 28, 2026 – IVCA Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices 2026 IVCA Invitational Golf Even t Other Events of Interest July 20 – 26, 2026 – TECHICAGO Week 2026 Industry News Pfingsten Completes Patriot Compressor Parts Acquisition HPA Invests in Digit’s AI Operating System for Manufacturers and Distributors Decasonic led Giant’s $8M funding round Patriot Capital Announces Investment in Agathos AEC Monroe Capital Supports IMMEC’s Investment in Helton Electrical Services Thoma Bravo to Acquire WWEX Group and Combine with Auctane to Form Global Logistics Leader Wynnchurch Port Co Trimlite Acquires Harris Door & Millwork RiverGlade Port Co Dynamic Access Acquires PICC Stat in Minnesota Wynnchurch Port Co Hydraulic Technologies Acquires Foxtrot Industriel PPC Port Co ProAmpac Completes Acquisition of TC Transcontinental Packaging Frontenac Port Co Monterey Bay Herb Co. Acquires NP Nutra, Expanding Leadership in Nutraceutical Ingredients Wynnchurch Port Co ORS Nasco Acquires AD Member Supply and Alliance Distribution Partners H.I.G. Capital Wins PE Hub’s 2025 Small-Cap North America Deal of the Year Award Victory Park Capital Announces Key Promotions, Including New CFO and CCO Professional Advisor News Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Automated Financial Systems in Sale to OceanSound Partners BDO PRivate EQuity PErspectiveS podcast – Lessons Learned, Exits Reimagined: PE’s 2026 Playbook – Part B Ropes & Gray Advised on $3.9 Billion Select Medical Take-Private Merger Agreement Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Granting a Security Interest Can Constitute a ‘Transfer,’ With Significant Implications for Financing Transactions Ropes & Gray at with.Intelligence’s 19th Annual Women’s Private Equity Summit California Venture Capital Reporting Law Ropes & Gray Advised PK Consumer Health on its Acquisition of HealthAid, a Leading UK VMS Player Lakeview Capital to Sell MyMochi Ice Cream to Morinaga Ropes & Gray Represents Biocare Medical in Sale to Agilent for $950 Million Altamont Capital Invests in Corrugated Box Manufacturer Key Container  Job Postings Please view the full details for each Job Posting listed below, on our website HERE . Once at Job Postings please scroll down the pages to view the jobs. They are listed chronologically as received, most current first. NextGen Growth Partners – Director, BD Gies College of Business – Specialized Faculty (Open rank, non-tenure rank) Dept. of Finance, Venture Capital 7wire Ventures – Principal Role in Chicago Decasonic – AI Operations Manager TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant

Association News IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Decasonic Next IVCA Event, March 4th! IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series Coming up next week! Webcast – Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance Opportunity for VCs: BoilerLaunch Student Startup Pitch Event

Association News IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Decasonic Next IVCA Event, March 4th! IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/18/2026 IVCA Events March 4, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #1  The State of the Business Insurance Market March 11, 2026 – IVCA… The post IVCA Newsletter – February 18, 2026 appeared first on IVCA - Illinois Venture Capital Association.

IVCA Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin, IVCA Legislative Liaison, Stricklin & Associates PRITZKER DELIVERS BUDGET ADDRESS TO ILLINOIS AND BEYOND Widely expected to win a third term in November and to then announce at some point for a presidential run, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker today delivered his FY 2027 budget address to an audience of Illinois… The post IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/18/2026 appeared first on IVCA - Illinois Venture Capital Association.

The Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA), in partnership with Lockton, presents a two‑part webcast series focused on the insurance and risk issues facing today’s private equity firms. These sessions provide strategic updates for senior leaders and practical insights for professionals involved in deal execution and portfolio management. Presented in partnership with If you’d like me… The post Next IVCA Event, March 4th! IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series appeared first on IVCA - Illinois Venture Capital Association.

Venture Forward is seeking VC investors to volunteer 3-4 hours as mentors for scholarship recipients in Cohort 21 of our flagship program, VC University. This commitment involves 1 virtual hour per month from April to June 2026 (totaling 3-4 hours). Mentors must be full-time, active investors (or retired/part-time with 15+ years of experience), based in… The post VC University Request for Mentors appeared first on IVCA - Illinois Venture Capital Association.

Throughout 2026, new member participants in the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) will keep it expanding. These new members also will give the current membership new opportunities for networking … in addition to optimizing support and partnerships … which leads to guidance and new ideas for Venture Capital, Private Equity and the support industries. The… The post IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Hughes & Company appeared first on IVCA - Illinois Venture Capital Association.