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IVCA Newsletter – November 12, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | November 13, 2025

Association News

Celebrating 25 Years of Impact – Secure Your Sponsorship Today

IVCA Profile: Private Equity Portfolio Company of the Year at the upcoming 2025 IVCA Awards Dinner is Door and Window Guard Systems, Inc. (DAWGS)

IVCA Profile: Venture Capital Portfolio Company of the Year at the upcoming 2025 IVCA Awards Dinner is Simple Mills


Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 11/12/2025


IVCA Events

December 8, 2025 – IVCA Annual Awards Dinner – Join us!


Other Events of Interest

November 12, 2025 – BUILDING BLOCKS: The Fundamentals of M&A Transactions

December 9, 2025 – BDO’s 2025 Private Equity Fund CFO Roundtable


Industry News

MK Capital Announces Sale of OneCause to Bonterra

Wind Point Partners Acquires Buske

Monroe Capital Supports Osprey Landscape Group’s Acquisition of Earthworks, Inc.

Trading Technologies Announces Close of Investment from Thoma Bravo

Jeppesen ForeFlight Launches as a Standalone Company to Redefine the Future of Aviation Software – Thoma Bravo

Monroe Capital Supports Westbourne Capital Partners’ Acquisition of Harvey Vogel, a Metal Fabrication Company

Prospect Partners Port Co Entech Accelerates Florida Growth with Strategic Acquisition of LAN Infotech

The Edgewater Funds Announces Boulden Holdings, LLC’s Acquisition of Ace Precision Industries, Inc.

Ipsen to acquire ImCheck Therapeutics, expanding its leadership in oncology, strengthening its pipeline

Runway Growth Capital Recognized on Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors List for Third Consecutive Year

Monroe Capital Named to Inc.’s 2025 List of Founder-Friendly Investors

Pfingsten Named to Inc.’s 2025 List of Founder-Friendly InvestorsThoma Bravo Earns Spot on Inc.’s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors List for Third Consecutive Year


Professional Advisor News

Martin Partners Recruits Sandy Anaokar as Chief Commercial Officer to THC (Tend, Harvest, Cultivate)

Sidley Assisted Armis Security in Its US$435 Million Series E Funding

Troutman Pepper Locke Advises FORTH in Investment by Milestone Partners

Ropes & Gray Advised State Street Investment Management on Strategic Investment in Coller Capital

Sidley Represents Spacial on Its US$10 Million Seed Financing Round

The Tax Blueprint: Structuring Funds, Joint Ventures, and REITs (podcast)

TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Treville Capital Group, and Yadav Enterprises to Acquire Denny’s Corporation

State of Play in Navigating Distressed Middle Market M&A (podcast)

Ropes & Gray Advised New Mountain Capital in Sale of Pearce Services to CBRE

TPG to Acquire PTC’s Industrial Connectivity and IoT Businesses

Arcline Investment Management to Acquire Novaria Group for $2.2 Billion

Sidley Represents Bonaccord Capital Partners in Minority Investment in Kingswood Capital Management

Ropes & Gray Advised Avista Healthcare Partners on Strategic Partnership with PK Benelux

Sidley Represents Mubadala Capital as Lead Investor in Aquarian Capital’s US$4.1 Billion Take-Private of Brighthouse Financial

Ropes & Gray Represented Nexthink in Majority Investment by Vista Equity Partners

Sidley Represents Life360 in Its Acquisition of Nativo

Sidley Represents One Equity Partners in Brown & Root’s Acquisition of Specialty Welding and Turnarounds

Sidley Represents Denny’s Corporation in Its US$620 Million Take-Private Sale

Sidley Represents Qualcomm in Its Acquisition of ArduinoSidley Represents Apexium Financial in Its Sale to United Capital Financial Advisors


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.

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant

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By Kathy Pyne | October 15, 2025

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By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 2025

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Deadline Extended: IVCA Rising Star Award

By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 2025

The 2025 IVCA Rising Star Award recognizes a rising private equity or venture capital firm that is demonstrating exceptional promise and leadership in Illinois’s investment…

Only 6 days left until October 7th’s IVCA Panel: Leveraging AI to Transform VC & PE Firms sponsored by Ropes & Gray

By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 2025

Tuesday, October 711:30 AM – 1:30 PMThe Chicago Club | The Daniel Burnham Room | 81 E Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605 Join us…

IVCA Preview: Panel Event ‘Leveraging AI to Transform VC & PE Firms’ on October 7th, 2025 at the Chicago Club

By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 2025

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IVCA Newsletter – September 17, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | September 17, 2025

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