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IVCA Newsletter – March 18, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | March 18, 2026

Association News

Sign up for the 2026 IVCA Spring Event Featuring the National Venture Capital Association on April 22th!

Register for IVCA’s May 28th Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices


IVCA Foundation News

IVCA Profiles: New IVCA Foundation Board Members Libby Baker & Kelly Zitlow


Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/18/2026

Legislative Alerts — Key Bills to Watch in Springfield


IVCA Events

April 22, 2026 – IVCA Spring Event Featuring the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)

May 28, 2026 – IVCA Education Session: Fundraising Market Conditions & Best Practices

2026 IVCA Invitational Golf Event


Other Events of Interest

July 20 – 26, 2026 – TECHICAGO Week 2026


Industry News

Pfingsten Completes Patriot Compressor Parts Acquisition

HPA Invests in Digit’s AI Operating System for Manufacturers and Distributors

Decasonic led Giant’s $8M funding round

Patriot Capital Announces Investment in Agathos AEC

Monroe Capital Supports IMMEC’s Investment in Helton Electrical Services

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

Wynnchurch Port Co Trimlite Acquires Harris Door & Millwork

RiverGlade Port Co Dynamic Access Acquires PICC Stat in Minnesota

Wynnchurch Port Co Hydraulic Technologies Acquires Foxtrot Industriel

PPC Port Co ProAmpac Completes Acquisition of TC Transcontinental Packaging

Frontenac Port Co Monterey Bay Herb Co. Acquires NP Nutra, Expanding Leadership in Nutraceutical Ingredients

Wynnchurch Port Co ORS Nasco Acquires AD Member Supply and Alliance Distribution Partners

H.I.G. Capital Wins PE Hub’s 2025 Small-Cap North America Deal of the Year Award

Victory Park Capital Announces Key Promotions, Including New CFO and CCO


Professional Advisor News

Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Automated Financial Systems in Sale to OceanSound Partners

BDO PRivate EQuity PErspectiveS podcast – Lessons Learned, Exits Reimagined: PE’s 2026 Playbook – Part B

Ropes & Gray Advised on $3.9 Billion Select Medical Take-Private Merger Agreement

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Granting a Security Interest Can Constitute a ‘Transfer,’ With Significant Implications for Financing Transactions

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

California Venture Capital Reporting Law

Ropes & Gray Advised PK Consumer Health on its Acquisition of HealthAid, a Leading UK VMS Player

Lakeview Capital to Sell MyMochi Ice Cream to Morinaga

Ropes & Gray Represents Biocare Medical in Sale to Agilent for $950 Million

Altamont Capital Invests in Corrugated Box Manufacturer Key Container


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 Profile: Jennifer Steans, Recipient of the 2023 Richard J. Daley Award at the Upcoming IVCA Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | November 15, 2023

November 15, 2023 It’s that time of year, to reflect back upon the many successes in the Venture Capital and Private Equity industries, in addition…

IVCA Profile: Outgoing Executive Director Maura O’Hara, on Her 20 Years with the Illinois Venture Capital Association

By Kathy Pyne | November 15, 2023

November 15, 2023 One of the key tributes at the upcoming IVCA Awards Dinner will be for Maura O’Hara, who has shepherded the association as…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 11/15/2023

By Kathy Pyne | November 15, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, November 15, 2023 VETO SESSION ROUND UP The Veto session ended on November…

IVCA Newsletter – November 1, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | November 1, 2023

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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

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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…