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IVCA Newsletter – March 4, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | March 5, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of McNally Capital

Coming up next week! Webcast – Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance

Opportunity for VCs: BoilerLaunch Student Startup Pitch Event


Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/04/2026

New California Reporting Requirements May Affect Illinois VC Firms


IVCA Events

March 11, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #2 Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance


Other Events of Interest

March 5, 2026 – Venture Forward’s “VC Power Hour”

July 20 – 26, 2026 – TECHICAGO Week 2026


Industry News

Uber to Acquire OCA Ventures Port Co Parking App SpotHero

Wynnchurch Capital to Acquire Arcosa Marine

Cincinnati’s FinOpsly raises $4.45 million Seed Round to automate the “Control Plane” of AI and cloud costs; Hyde Park Venture Partners Participates

Patriot Capital Announces Investment in Flash-Rite

Baird Capital Invests in autoLOTO

Monroe Capital Supports First Reserve’s Acquisition of WGI, Inc.

The Vistria Group Announces New Partnership with Lumen Holdings to Capitalize on Growth in Specialty MGA Market

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

Benford Capital Port Co Argus Monitoring Solutions Expands North American Platform with Acquisitions of Civionic Engineering & Consulting and Piedmont Geologic

Frontenac Port Co Dealer Services Network Expands Footprint with Acquisition of MVD Express

Monroe Capital Selected as the 2025 CLO Manager of the Year by Private Debt Investor

Pfingsten Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms for Founders in the Middle Market™ List


Professional Advisor News

Ropes & Gray Advised Management on the Proposed Acquisition of Aluminium Dunkerque by Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) from American Industrial Partners (AIP)

BDO Private Equity Perspectives Podcast Episode 55A – Tariffs, Interest Rates, and Dry Powder:  Lessons from 2025 for the Year Ahead

Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of SB 21: The Amended Section 144 Safe Harbors Are Here to Stay – Troutman Pepper Locke

Vedder Represents L Squared Capital Partners in its Acquisition of Functional Devices

GI Partners to Acquire Charles River Laboratories’ CDMO and Cell Solutions Businesses

Food and Beverage Industry Updates 2026 – Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advised Secured Lenders in PosiGen Chapter 11 Proceedings

Materiality Scrape Meets the Absence of Changes Representation: Delaware Superior Court Establishes Order of Operations for Deal Attorneys – Troutman Pepper Locke

New Mountain Capital Portfolio Company Azuria Water Solutions Acquires Waterline Renewal Technologies

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

Michael Beauvais Honored by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a 2026 Go To Lawyers for Business Transactions


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: Shoshana Vernick, Co-Founder/Managing Director of Avathon Capital, 2025 IVCA Foundation Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 17, 2025

For the 25th Anniversary year, the IVCA recently honored their 2025 awardees at the IVCA Awards Dinner – which took place on December 8th –…

Relive the Celebration: 25 Years of IVCA Impact & Award Winners

By Kathy Pyne | December 16, 2025

Celebrating 25 Years of IVCA Excellence!The IVCA Annual Awards Dinner marked a milestone – 25 years of impact on Illinois’ private equity and venture capital…

IVCA Newsletter – SPECIAL EDITION – December 3, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | December 10, 2025

Association News IVCA Celebrates 25 Years of Impact at Annual Awards Dinner Blast from the Past: A Decade of Influence That Shaped IVCA IVCA Profile:…

Blast from the Past: A Decade of Influence That Shaped IVCA

By Kathy Pyne | December 3, 2025

Monday, December 8th | Four Seasons Chicago As IVCA celebrates its 25th Anniversary, we’re taking a moment to look back at the milestones that built…

IVCA Celebrates 25 Years of Impact at Annual Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 3, 2025

Monday, December 8th Four Seasons Chicago This year’s event will bring together more than 400 attendees, including legislators, policymakers, and top executives from leading firms…

IVCA Profile: Bruce N. Barron, Founding Partner at Origin Ventures, 2025 Richard J. Daley Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 3, 2025

For the 25th Anniversary year, the IVCA has announced their 2025 honorees at the upcoming (December 8th) IVCA Awards Dinner recently, and the recipient of…

IVCA Profile: Robert P. Morgan, Managing Director at 50 South Capital, 2025 Stanley C. Golder Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

By Kathy Pyne | December 3, 2025

For the 25th Anniversary year, the IVCA has announced their 2025 honorees at the upcoming (December 8th) IVCA Awards Dinner recently, and the recipient of…

IVCA Newsletter – November 12, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | November 13, 2025

Association News Celebrating 25 Years of Impact – Secure Your Sponsorship Today IVCA Profile: Private Equity Portfolio Company of the Year at the upcoming 2025…

IVCA Profile: Venture Capital Portfolio Company of the Year at the upcoming 2025 IVCA Awards Dinner is Simple Mills

By Kathy Pyne | November 12, 2025

Now let’s meet the 2025 Venture Capital Portfolio Company of the Year, Simple Mills. IVCA celebrates Simple Mills, along with Sponsors: Kirkland & Ellis LLP,…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 11/12/2025

By Kathy Pyne | November 12, 2025

IVCA Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin, IVCA Legislative Liaison, Stricklin & Associates STATE TREASURER TO RUN UNOPPOSED The office of Illinois State Treasurer is the constitutional…