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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:

2024 IVCA Invitational golf event set for Monday, June 24, 2024!

By Kathy Pyne | July 25, 2023

July 26, 2023 We are pleased to announce that June 24, 2024 is the date for 2024 IVCA Invitational Golf Event! Mark your calendars as…

ICYMI – Learn about Illinois’ expanded definition of “Investment Partnership”

By Kathy Pyne | July 25, 2023

July 26, 2023 In case you missed it, IVCA is offering a Zoom version!  Learn about Illinois’ expanded definition of “Investment Partnership” on August 1,…

IVCA Profile: Neal Sáles-Griffin, Managing Director of Techstars Chicago on the Upcoming 2023 Program

By Kathy Pyne | July 25, 2023

July 28, 2023 One of the most successful accelerator and founder facilitation programs in Chicago is Techstars, an annual mentorship course that allows entrepreneurs, start-ups…

IVCA Newsletter – July 12, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | July 12, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: VC & PE Midyear, End of 2nd Quarter Assessments in Online PressIntroducing the 2023 IVCA Scholars Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 07/12/2023

By Kathy Pyne | July 12, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, July 12, 2023 GOVERNOR PITCHES STATE ACROSS THE POND Illinois Governor JB Pritzker…

Introducing the 2023 IVCA Scholars  

By Kathy Pyne | July 11, 2023

July 12, 2023 The IVCA Scholar Program creates an inclusive industry with more gender, racial and ethnic diversity by providing students exposure to possible careers…

IVCA Feature: VC & PE Midyear, End of 2nd Quarter Assessments in Online Press

By Kathy Pyne | July 11, 2023

July 12, 2023 Half a year can race by pretty quickly, and so it has happened with 2023. In a year where there may have…

IVCA Newsletter – June 28, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | June 28, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: Highlights of an IVCA Education Luncheon …’2023 M&A Deal Terms Study – How It Relates To Your Business’ 2023 IVCA Scholar…

2023 IVCA Scholar Program Launches

By Kathy Pyne | June 28, 2023

June 28, 2023 IVCA welcomed it’s 2023 class of IVCA Scholars with a 3-day onboarding session June 20-23.  The goal of the sessions was for…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 06/28/2023

By Kathy Pyne | June 28, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, June 28, 2023 ISBI LOSES FARHADIEH The well-regarded leader of the Illinois State…