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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 Announces 2026 Board Leadership

By Kathy Pyne | January 6, 2026

Effective January 1, 2026, the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) is pleased to announce its Board and Executive Committee leadership for the year ahead. Ira…

IVCA Newsletter – December 17, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | January 6, 2026

Association News Relive the Celebration: 25 Years of IVCA Impact & Award Winners IVCA Profile: Shoshana Vernick, Co-Founder/Managing Director of Avathon Capital, 2025 IVCA Foundation…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 12/16/2025

By Kathy Pyne | December 17, 2025

IVCA Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin, IVCA Legislative Liaison, Stricklin & Associates LANDMARK TRANSIT PLAN BECOMES LAW Governor Pritzker and legislative leaders yesterday celebrated signing into…

IVCA Profile: Recipient of The IVCA Rising Star Award is M25 Ventures, honored at the IVCA Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 17, 2025

For the 25th Anniversary year, the IVCA recently honored their 2025 awardees at the IVCA Awards Dinner – which took place on December 8th –…

IVCA Profile: Shoshana Vernick, Co-Founder/Managing Director of Avathon Capital, 2025 IVCA Foundation Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 17, 2025

For the 25th Anniversary year, the IVCA recently honored their 2025 awardees at the IVCA Awards Dinner – which took place on December 8th –…

Relive the Celebration: 25 Years of IVCA Impact & Award Winners

By Kathy Pyne | December 16, 2025

Celebrating 25 Years of IVCA Excellence!The IVCA Annual Awards Dinner marked a milestone – 25 years of impact on Illinois’ private equity and venture capital…

IVCA Newsletter – SPECIAL EDITION – December 3, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | December 10, 2025

Association News IVCA Celebrates 25 Years of Impact at Annual Awards Dinner Blast from the Past: A Decade of Influence That Shaped IVCA IVCA Profile:…

Blast from the Past: A Decade of Influence That Shaped IVCA

By Kathy Pyne | December 3, 2025

Monday, December 8th | Four Seasons Chicago As IVCA celebrates its 25th Anniversary, we’re taking a moment to look back at the milestones that built…

IVCA Celebrates 25 Years of Impact at Annual Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 3, 2025

Monday, December 8th Four Seasons Chicago This year’s event will bring together more than 400 attendees, including legislators, policymakers, and top executives from leading firms…

IVCA Profile: Bruce N. Barron, Founding Partner at Origin Ventures, 2025 Richard J. Daley Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 3, 2025

For the 25th Anniversary year, the IVCA has announced their 2025 honorees at the upcoming (December 8th) IVCA Awards Dinner recently, and the recipient of…