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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 Newsletter – March 1, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | March 1, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: 2023 Investment Trends for Venture Capital and Private Equity, According to Financial Press Meet IVCA’s New Executive Director at Happy Hour…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/01/2023

By Kathy Pyne | March 1, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 1, 2023 VALLAS/JOHNSON RUNOFF While not a state office there is no…

IVCA Feature: 2023 Investment Trends for Venture Capital and Private Equity, According to Financial Press

By Kathy Pyne | March 1, 2023

As we are now two months into the new year, the trends for investments in the Venture Capital and Private Equity industries are emerging. What…

IVCA Newsletter – February 15, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | February 16, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: After the Cryptocurrency Collapse in 2022, What is the Future of the Market in 2023? Join IVCA on April 11th for…

Join IVCA on April 11th for “Establishing A Private Equity Firm: Then, Now, and in the Future”

By Kathy Pyne | February 15, 2023

On April 11, 2023, IVCA presents our annual Spring Luncheon! Join us for “Establishing A Private Equity Firm: Then, Now, and in the Future” with:…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/15/2023

By Kathy Pyne | February 15, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, February 15, 2023 BUDGET EDITION Governor JB Pritzker submitted his FY 24 budget…

IVCA Feature: After the Cryptocurrency Collapse in 2022, What is the Future of the Market in 2023?

By Kathy Pyne | February 14, 2023

The just past Super Bowls Ads were missing a significant player from 2022 … Cryptocurrency. After several celebrity-based endorsements during the big game last year,…

IVCA Newsletter – February 1, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | February 1, 2023

Association News IVCA Welcomes Christie Pruyn as Executive Director IVCA Feature: Back to the Office Perspectives in 2023, as Reported by the Online Financial Press…

IVCA welcomes Christie Pruyn as Executive Director

By Kathy Pyne | February 1, 2023

We are happy to announce that as of February 1st, 2023 Christie Pruyn has joined IVCA as our third ever Executive Director.  Christie comes to…

Linx Partners Launches LXP, A New Direct Investing Affiliate

By Kathy Pyne | February 1, 2023

Linx Partners is excited to announce the launch of LXP, a new affiliate platform focused on direct, partnership-oriented investments through single-purpose funds, utilizing the proven…