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IVCA Newsletter – October 29, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | October 29, 2025

Association News

Announcing the 2025 IVCA Award Recipients

IVCA Recap: Panel Event ‘Leveraging AI to Transform VC & PE Firms’


Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 10/29/2025


IVCA Foundation News

IVCA Foundation Awards Grant to Chicago:Blend


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

First Analysis advised, invested in healthcare tech provider Intelligent Locations

GTCR Announces $200 Million Strategic Minority Investment in Solmetex

RoundTable Healthcare Partners Completes Sale of Stake in Designs for Health Following a Successful Partnership

Origin Ventures Closes $140M Sixth Fund

Monroe Capital Supports Growth of Anderson Global

GTCR Completes Investment in JMG Group

Wynnchurch Capital Port Co FloWorks Acquires Slater Controls

RiverGlade Capital Announces Promotion of Dan Skowronski to Partner

Periscope Equity Hires Jonathan Levinsky as Head of Talent to Join Operations Team

Baird Capital’s Ben Hanessian Featured on PE Hub’s Disruption Matters

Shore Capital Partners Named to Inc.’s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors List

Avathon Capital Named to Inc.’s Founder-Friendly Investors List for Third Consecutive Year

Deerpath Capital Among Top U.S. Direct Lenders

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

Victory Park Capital selected to Inc. Magazine’s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors List


Professional Advisor News

Sidley Represents Webcor in Its Acquisition of GCON

Preparing for Q1 2026: The New Era of ILPA Reporting and Performance Templates – BDO

Troutman Pepper Locke Represents OrderMyGear in Merger With Inktavo

Ropes & Gray Advised Bain Capital in Investment in Kailera Therapeutics’ $600 Million Series B Financing

Sidley Represents Neuberger and LuminArx in the US$165 Million Series G Preferred Equity Investment in Upgrade

Troutman Pepper Locke Advises Vance Brothers, a Division of The Sterling Group Portfolio Company Pavement Preservation Group, in Acquisition of Circle C Paving

Ropes & Gray Advised Real Chemistry in Spring & Bond Acquisition

Sidley Represents Piere in Its Seed Financing Round

Troutman Pepper Locke Advises Genesis Park in Strategic Investment in Redhawk Federal Solutions

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

Sidley Represented Ampa in Its US$8.5 Million Seed Funding Round

Riveron Partnered with Eden Data to Enhance Risk Advisory Solutions

Sidley Represents RoundTable Healthcare Partners in the Sale of Designs for Health

Ropes & Gray Ranks Among UK’s Leading Law Firm Firms in Chambers UK 2026

Sidley Represents Church Brothers Farms in Its Acquisition of the Mann Packing Vegetable Business

Bloomberg Law Highlights How Ropes & Gray Leverages AI to Expand M&A Capabilities and Add Client Value

Machinify Acquired Performant Healthcare for Approximately $670 Million

Eight Ropes & Gray Attorneys Recognized as Leading Dealmakers by Lawdragon


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

NEWS ARCHIVE:

IVCA Profile: For International Women’s Day, Founder & Managing Partner Constance Freedman of Moderne Ventures

By Kathy Pyne | March 13, 2024

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IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/13/2024

By Kathy Pyne | March 13, 2024

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Pritzker Private Capital Port Co Sugar Foods Acquires Concord Foods

By Kathy Pyne | March 12, 2024

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IVCA Newsletter – February 28, 2024

By Kathy Pyne | February 28, 2024

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By Kathy Pyne | February 28, 2024

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IVCA Feature: For Women’s History Month, Online Articles Highlighting Women’s Participation in Venture Capital and Private Equity

By Kathy Pyne | February 28, 2024

February 28, 2024 As March begins the celebration of Women’s History Month, as well as International Women’s Day on March 8th, the contributions of women…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/28/2024

By Kathy Pyne | February 28, 2024

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IVCA Newsletter – February 14, 2024

By Kathy Pyne | February 15, 2024

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IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/14/2024

By Kathy Pyne | February 14, 2024

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Prairie Capital Announces the Recapitalization of Upshop

By Kathy Pyne | February 14, 2024

February 13, 2024 – Prairie Capital, a Chicago-based middle-market private equity firm, has sold its majority position in Upshop (the “Company”), a Prairie Capital VI…