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FEATURE ARTICLE:
Association News
IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of McNally Capital
Coming up next week! Webcast – Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance
Opportunity for VCs: BoilerLaunch Student Startup Pitch Event
Legislative News
IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/04/2026
New California Reporting Requirements May Affect Illinois VC Firms
IVCA Events
Other Events of Interest
March 5, 2026 – Venture Forward’s “VC Power Hour”
July 20 – 26, 2026 – TECHICAGO Week 2026
Industry News
Uber to Acquire OCA Ventures Port Co Parking App SpotHero
Wynnchurch Capital to Acquire Arcosa Marine
Patriot Capital Announces Investment in Flash-Rite
Baird Capital Invests in autoLOTO
Monroe Capital Supports First Reserve’s Acquisition of WGI, Inc.
Thoma Bravo to Acquire WWEX Group and Combine with Auctane to Form Global Logistics Leader
Frontenac Port Co Dealer Services Network Expands Footprint with Acquisition of MVD Express
Monroe Capital Selected as the 2025 CLO Manager of the Year by Private Debt Investor
Pfingsten Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms for Founders in the Middle Market™ List
Professional Advisor News
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of SB 21: The Amended Section 144 Safe Harbors Are Here to Stay – Troutman Pepper Locke
Vedder Represents L Squared Capital Partners in its Acquisition of Functional Devices
GI Partners to Acquire Charles River Laboratories’ CDMO and Cell Solutions Businesses
Food and Beverage Industry Updates 2026 – Troutman Pepper Locke
Ropes & Gray Advised Secured Lenders in PosiGen Chapter 11 Proceedings
Materiality Scrape Meets the Absence of Changes Representation: Delaware Superior Court Establishes Order of Operations for Deal Attorneys – Troutman Pepper Locke
Ropes & Gray at with.Intelligence’s 19th Annual Women’s Private Equity Summit
Job Postings
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NextGen Growth Partners – Director, BD
7wire Ventures – Principal Role in Chicago
NEWS ARCHIVE:
Coming up next week! Webcast – Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance
Presented in partnership with Webcast #2: Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance Wednesday, March 11 | 12:00 PM CT | 45 minutes OverviewTransaction liability insurance,…
IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/04/2026
IVCA Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin, IVCA Legislative Liaison, Stricklin & Associates IVCA OPPOSES BILLS TARGETING PE ROLE IN LAW FIRMS Policy makers in Illinois and…
IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of McNally Capital
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 California Reporting Requirements May Affect Illinois VC Firms
California has enacted new venture capital reporting rules that may apply to many Illinois‑based VC firms, even if you do not operate in California. Under…
Opportunity for VCs: BoilerLaunch Student Startup Pitch Event
BoilerLaunch, a student‑run startup pitch competition organized by Purdue University’s entrepreneurial community, will be hosted in downtown Chicago this spring. The event brings together a…
IVCA Newsletter – February 18, 2026
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…
IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/18/2026
IVCA Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin, IVCA Legislative Liaison, Stricklin & Associates PRITZKER DELIVERS BUDGET ADDRESS TO ILLINOIS AND BEYOND Widely expected to win a third…
Next IVCA Event, March 4th! IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series
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…
VC University Request for Mentors
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…
IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Hughes & Company
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…

