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IVCA Newsletter – March 4, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | March 5, 2026

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

March 11, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #2 Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance


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

Cincinnati’s FinOpsly raises $4.45 million Seed Round to automate the “Control Plane” of AI and cloud costs; Hyde Park Venture Partners Participates

Patriot Capital Announces Investment in Flash-Rite

Baird Capital Invests in autoLOTO

Monroe Capital Supports First Reserve’s Acquisition of WGI, Inc.

The Vistria Group Announces New Partnership with Lumen Holdings to Capitalize on Growth in Specialty MGA Market

Thoma Bravo to Acquire WWEX Group and Combine with Auctane to Form Global Logistics Leader

Benford Capital Port Co Argus Monitoring Solutions Expands North American Platform with Acquisitions of Civionic Engineering & Consulting and Piedmont Geologic

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

Ropes & Gray Advised Management on the Proposed Acquisition of Aluminium Dunkerque by Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) from American Industrial Partners (AIP)

BDO Private Equity Perspectives Podcast Episode 55A – Tariffs, Interest Rates, and Dry Powder:  Lessons from 2025 for the Year Ahead

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

New Mountain Capital Portfolio Company Azuria Water Solutions Acquires Waterline Renewal Technologies

Ropes & Gray at with.Intelligence’s 19th Annual Women’s Private Equity Summit

Michael Beauvais Honored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a 2026 Go To Lawyers for Business Transactions


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 Newsletter – June 19, 2024

By Kathy Pyne | June 20, 2024

Association News IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Michigan Capital Network Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 06/19/2024 IVCA Events June…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 06/19/2024

By Kathy Pyne | June 19, 2024

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, June 19, 2024 IVCA CONTINUES IDOR DISCUSSION IVCA experts will convene next week…

IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Michigan Capital Network

By Kathy Pyne | June 18, 2024

June 19, 2024 As the new member participants in the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) keeps expanding, the current membership are given new opportunities for…

Pritzker Private Capital Names Anna Edgcomb and Alyson Brown Vice Presidents

By Kathy Pyne | June 18, 2024

Expands Team to Support PPC’s Strategic Initiatives in Manufactured Products and Services Sectors CHICAGO – (June 12, 2024) – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in…

IVCA Newsletter – June 5, 2024

By Kathy Pyne | June 5, 2024

Association News IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Deloitte Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 06/05/2024 IVCA Events June 24, 2024…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 06/05/2024

By Kathy Pyne | June 5, 2024

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, June 5, 2024 IVCA CONTINUES WORK WITH IDOR ON PARTNERSHIP ISSUES Our work…

IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Deloitte

By Kathy Pyne | June 5, 2024

June 5, 2024 As the new member participants in the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) keeps expanding, the current membership are given new opportunities for…

IVCA Newsletter – May 22, 2024

By Kathy Pyne | May 22, 2024

Association News IVCA Feature: Highlights of the 2024 IVCA Spring Luncheon … ‘State of the Debt Market’’ Yes! Sponsorships are still available for the 2024…

IVCA Feature: Highlights of the 2024 IVCA Spring Luncheon … ‘State of the Debt Market’’

By Kathy Pyne | May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 One of the harbingers of spring and summer is the annual Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) Spring Luncheon, which took place on…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 05/22/2024

By Kathy Pyne | May 22, 2024

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, May 22, 2024 IDOR RULEMAKING/LEGISLATION ON PARTNERSHIPS The Illinois Department of Revenue has…