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FEATURE ARTICLE:

IVCA Newsletter – February 18, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | February 19, 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 State Legislative Issues – 02/18/2026


IVCA Events

March 4, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #1  The State of the Business Insurance Market

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


Other Events of Interest

March 4, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #1  The State of the Business Insurance Market

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


Industry News

Gies Business launches U of I’s first student-led venture capital fund

Arbor Investments Announces Acquisition of Furlani Foods

Baird Capital Invests in Rapid Energy

Aleysian Enters Next Chapter of Growth with Strategic Acquisition by Concentric Equity Partners; Appoints Jon Klinepeter as CEO

First Analysis invests in behavioral health platform TPN.health

H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of CargoTuff

HPA Backs AI-Native DFIR Platform Revolutionizing Catastrophic Breach Recovery

Compa raises $35M for faster compensation data

Regenity Biosciences receives strategic investment from Cinven, adding new partner alongside Linden Capital Partners

Monroe Capital Supports Fusion Capital Partners’ Acquisition of Excel Testing and Engineering Holdings LLC

Horizon Technology Finance and Monroe Capital Support OSSIO with a $50 Million Credit Facility for Continued Growth

Monroe Capital Supports Golden Bear Partners’ Investment in CST Academy

S2G Investments Backed Once Upon a Farm Lists on NYSE in IPO

TRM Labs Announces $70M Series C to Scale AI Solutions to Disrupt Criminal Networks and Counter National Security Threats; Thoma Bravo Participates

Janus Henderson Affiliates Privacore Capital and Victory Park Capital Launch First Interval Fund focused on Private Asset-Backed Credit

Deerpath Capital – A Hard Look at Software

Frontenac Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market™ List

Pfingsten Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market™ List for Tenth Consecutive Year

Shore Capital Partners Closes Second Industrials Fund Amid Strong LP Demand for Sector-Focused Strategy

Thoma Bravo Port Co Proofpoint Acquires Acuvity to Deliver AI Security and Governance Across the Agentic Workspace

Wynnchurch Capital Port Co ISS Acquires MSHS Pacific Power Group


Professional Advisor News

2025 Market Update for the Americas  | Lockton

Vedder Represents Industrial Service Solutions in its Acquisition of MSHS Pacific Power Group

Ropes & Gray Private Equity Group Named Law360 2025 Private Equity Group of the Year

Vedder Represents CGI in its Pending Acquisition of Stratfield Consulting

Audax Private Equity Completes Sale of Colony Hardware

Ropes & Gray Advised Silver Lake in Waymo’s $16 Billion Financing Round

European Wax Center to Be Taken Private by General Atlantic in All-Cash Transaction

Ropes & Gray Recognized as a Leading International Law Firm in Chambers Global 2026


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.

7wire Ventures – Principal Role in Chicago

Decasonic – AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant

NEWS ARCHIVE:

IVCA Newsletter – November 1, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | November 1, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: Startling Geo-Economic Issues Upcoming in 2024 Announcing the 2023 IVCA Award recipients! Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 11/01/2023

By Kathy Pyne | November 1, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, November 1, 2023 1st VETO SESSION Staying true to their statements before the…

IVCA Feature: Startling Geo-Economic Issues Upcoming in 2024

By Kathy Pyne | October 31, 2023

November 1, 2023 Right after Halloween, the day reserved for the more unnerving elements in the atmosphere, the economic flow of worldwide markets are dealing…

Announcing the 2023 IVCA Award recipients!

By Kathy Pyne | October 31, 2023

November 1, 2023 Congratulations to our 2023 IVCA Award recipients! Join us on Monday, December 4, 2023, to celebrate their accomplishments at the 2023 IVCA…

IVCA Newsletter – October 18, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | October 19, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: Issues for VC & PE Related to Artificial Intelligence Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 10/18/2023 IVCA…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 10/18/2023

By Kathy Pyne | October 18, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, October 18, 2023 LEGISLATIVE LEADERS KEEP LID ON BUDGET Illinois lawmakers return to…

IVCA Feature: Issues for VC & PE Related to Artificial Intelligence

By Kathy Pyne | October 18, 2023

October 18, 2023 Artificial Intelligence (or AI) …. there is not a day that doesn’t go by in our modern life where either the topic…

IVCA Newsletter – October 4, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | October 4, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: Venture Capital and Private Equity Podcasts & Vodcasts Online, and Latest Episodes Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues…

IVCA Feature: Venture Capital and Private Equity Podcasts & Vodcasts Online, and Latest Episodes

By Kathy Pyne | October 4, 2023

October 10, 2023 The hottest cultural phenomenon post the millennium is undoubtably the podcast, and its YouTube-type video sibling the “vodcast.” For the price of…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 10/4/2023

By Kathy Pyne | October 4, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, October 4, 2023 VETO SESSION ON THE HORIZON On October 24-25-26 the Illinois…