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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 Newsletter – January 4, 2023

By Kathy Pyne | January 4, 2023

Association News IVCA Feature: 2023 Predictions for Venture Capital and Private Equity, by the Online Financial Press On December 5th, IVCA and over 400 IVCA…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 01/04/2023

By Kathy Pyne | January 4, 2023

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, January 4, 2023 LAME DUCK OPENS Legislators and the governor are in Springfield…

IVCA Newsletter – December 21, 2022

By Kathy Pyne | December 27, 2022

Association News IVCA Feature: The Best Quotes and Perspectives of 2022 On December 5th, IVCA and over 400 IVCA Members Celebrated 3 Great Awardees IVCA…

On December 5th, IVCA and over 400 IVCA members celebrated 3 great Awardees

By Kathy Pyne | December 27, 2022

After hearing an update from IVCA Chair Jennifer Steans on the State of our Association, we presented the Portfolio Company of the Year Awards.  The…

IVCA Feature: The Best Quotes and Perspectives of 2022

By Kathy Pyne | December 21, 2022

December 21, 2022 Happiest of Holidays and peace in the coming New Year of 2023 to the membership of the IVCA. As we keep moving…

Feature: End of Year 2022 Report on Venture Capital and Private Equity

By IVCA Admin | December 7, 2022

December 6, 2022 With three weeks left in 2022, the reports are coming in on the time period for Venture Capital and Private Equity. Each…

IVCA Completes its 2022 Diversity Programs: Missed the Events? We have the recordings here!

By IVCA Admin | December 7, 2022

January 4, 2023 On November 18th, IVCA presented its 4th in the series for the IVCA Diversity Program Series. If you missed them, we have…

Mark your calendars! June 26, 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event

By IVCA Admin | December 7, 2022

January 4, 2023 Mark your calendars for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023, as we return to Olympia Fields Country Club! Last…

December 7, 2022 – BDO’s Annual Private Equity Fund CFO Roundtable

By IVCA Admin | December 7, 2022

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 BDO USA, LLP invites you to join us at the exclusive Dalcy event hall in the historic Fulton Market District for…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 12/7/22

By IVCA Admin | December 7, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, December 7, 2022 ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS CHANGE LEADERS In the wake of a disappointing season…