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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 Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 01/07/2026

By Kathy Pyne | January 7, 2026

IVCA Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin, IVCA Legislative Liaison, Stricklin & Associates LEGISLATURE READIES FOR RETURN TO SESSION The Illinois General Assembly begins its work in…

Wind Point Partners Port Co SIGMA Acquires Masonry Supply, Inc.

By Kathy Pyne | January 7, 2026

SIGMA acquires manufacturer and supplier of waterworks castings and polymer enclosures Cream Ridge, N.J., January 7, 2026 – Sigma Companies International Corp. (“SIGMA”), a portfolio…

PPC Invests in NaturPak

By Kathy Pyne | January 6, 2026

New Partnership Leverages PPC’s Experience in the Food Manufacturing and Private Label Sector CHICAGO – (January 6, 2026) – PPC, a leading family investment firm…

IVCA Announces 2026 Board Leadership

By Kathy Pyne | January 6, 2026

Effective January 1, 2026, the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) is pleased to announce its Board and Executive Committee leadership for the year ahead. Ira…

IVCA Newsletter – December 17, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | January 6, 2026

Association News Relive the Celebration: 25 Years of IVCA Impact & Award Winners IVCA Profile: Shoshana Vernick, Co-Founder/Managing Director of Avathon Capital, 2025 IVCA Foundation…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 12/16/2025

By Kathy Pyne | December 17, 2025

IVCA Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin, IVCA Legislative Liaison, Stricklin & Associates LANDMARK TRANSIT PLAN BECOMES LAW Governor Pritzker and legislative leaders yesterday celebrated signing into…

IVCA Profile: Recipient of The IVCA Rising Star Award is M25 Ventures, honored 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 –…

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:…