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IVCA Newsletter – March 18, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | March 18, 2026

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 Event


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

NEWS ARCHIVE:

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 1/22/2025

By Kathy Pyne | January 22, 2025

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, January 22, 2025 IVCA BILLS INTRODUCED IVCA will be working to advance…

IVCA Feature: 2025 Workplace Trends for Now and Evolving Forward

By Kathy Pyne | January 22, 2025

The Workplace. It has been redefined so many times in the past 10 years that if you stuck a time traveler from any decade from…

Sidley’s Wrap Up of the IVCA/Sidley January 16th event “Impact of the 2024 Presidential Election on the Investment Community”

By Kathy Pyne | January 22, 2025

January 22, 2025 IVCA and Sidley co-hosted a panel discussion on the “Impact of the 2024 Presidential Election on the Investment Community,” on January 16,…

IVCA Newsletter – January 8, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | January 9, 2025

Association News IVCA Feature: 2025 Predictions for Venture Capital and Private Equity Stay Ahead of the Curve: Insights on New Policies Affecting Private Equity &…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 1/8/2025

By Kathy Pyne | January 8, 2025

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, January 8, 2025 MORE WORK TO BE DONE IVCA worked closely with…

Stay Ahead of the Curve: Insights on New Policies Affecting Private Equity & Venture Capital

By Kathy Pyne | January 8, 2025

January 8, 2025 Join us for an insightful panel discussion that will dive into the impacts of the recent presidential election on the private equity…

IVCA Feature: 2025 Predictions for Venture Capital and Private Equity

By Kathy Pyne | January 8, 2025

The new year is is here … Happy 2025. As we begin another journey, what will be ahead in the new year, and how will…

Pritzker Private Capital Promotes Benjamin Barry, Phillip Iler and Mike Manno to Principal

By Kathy Pyne | January 7, 2025

January 7, 2025 CHICAGO – (January 7, 2025) – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced the promotions of Benjamin…

IVCA Newsletter – December 18, 2024

By Kathy Pyne | December 19, 2024

Association News New IVCA event on January 16th! Impact of the 2024 Presidential Election on the Investment Community IVCA Honors 2024 Awardees at December 9th…

Martin Partners Recruits Lynn Logerquist to Milton Industries as Controller

By Kathy Pyne | December 19, 2024

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Martin Partners has recruited Lynn Logerquist to Milton Industries as Controller.  Milton manufactures pneumatic tools and parts for a wide range…