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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:

Only 8 days until May 25th for “2023 M&A Deal Terms Study – Negotiating to Mitigate Risk”

By Kathy Pyne | May 17, 2023

May 17, 2023 Join IVCA on Thursday, May 25th for “2023 M&A Deal Terms Study – Negotiating to Mitigate Risk“ Date: Thursday, May 25, 2023Location: …

IVCA Newsletter – May 17, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | May 17, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: The Debate Over DEI, As Reported in the Online PressOnly 8 days until May 25th for “2023 M&A Deal Terms Study…

IVCA Newsletter – May 3, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | May 3, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: The Debate Over ESG, As Reported in the Online Press New IVCA Event!  Join us on May 25th for “2023 M&A…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 05/03/2023

By Kathy Pyne | May 3, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, May 3, 2023 IVCA BILL PARTNERSHIP IVCA leaders and members are actively negotiating…

New IVCA Event!  Join us on May 25th for “2023 M&A Deal Terms Study – How It Relates To Your Business”

By Kathy Pyne | May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023 Join IVCA on Thursday, May 25th for “2023 M&A Deal Terms Study – How It Relates To Your Business“ Date: Thursday, May…

IVCA Feature: The Debate Over ESG, As Reported in the Online Press

By Kathy Pyne | May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023 It is a term that was first coined in 2005, through the United Nations. ESG … Environment, Social, Governance … were three…

IVCA Newsletter – April 19, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | April 19, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: Highlights of the 2023 IVCA Spring Luncheon … ‘Establishing a Private Equity Firm: Then, Now and in the Future’ June 26,…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 04/19/2023

By Kathy Pyne | April 19, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, April 19, 2023 PARTNERSHIP BILL IVCA continues to negotiate with the Illinois Department…

IVCA Feature: Highlights of the 2023 IVCA Spring Luncheon … ‘Establishing a Private Equity Firm: Then, Now and in the Future’

By Kathy Pyne | April 19, 2023

The season felt in full swing as the membership of the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) met for their annual Spring Lunch Luncheon on April…

Prairie Capital V Announces the Sale of Tower Engineering Professionals

By Kathy Pyne | April 18, 2023

April 11, 2023 – Prairie Capital, a Chicago-based middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Tower Engineering Professionals (“TEP” or…