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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:

Frontier Waste Solutions Announces Equity Partners in Summer Street and CEP

By IVCA Admin | November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022 DALLAS – November 21, 2022 – Frontier Waste Solutions LLC (“Frontier”) is pleased to announce its management led partnership with an investment…

Preview: IVCA Diversity Program Series Part Four on November 18, 2022

By IVCA Admin | November 18, 2022

November 9, 2022One of the important challenges facing the Venture Capital and Private Equity industries – in fact, all of finance – goes by the…

Pritzker Private Capital Announces Leadership Transition as Co-Founder Paul Carbone Steps Back from Day-to-Day Management Activities

By IVCA Admin | November 17, 2022

November 17, 2022 CHICAGO – November 17, 2022 – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced that Co-Founder Paul Carbone,…

December 15, 2022 – Web3 Mainstream Adoption or How Web3 May Impact Your Portfolio

By IVCA Admin | November 9, 2022

The Conference Tower at UBS CenterOne North Wacker Drive, 2nd floorChicago, IL United States Thursday, December 15, 202211:30 AM – 1:30 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Web3…

December 5, 2022 – 2022 IVCA Awards Dinner presented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP

By IVCA Admin | November 9, 2022

The Four Seasons Chicago120 E. Delaware PlaceChicago, IL 60611United States Monday, December 05, 20225:30 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Join us on Monday, December 5th…

November 18, 2022 – IVCA Inclusion in Action, Part 4 – Strategies for Survival: Cultivating Mentors and Allies for Success

By Kathy Pyne | November 9, 2022

Friday, November 18, 202212:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Join IVCA for the fourth in our four-part series on Inclusion in Action:  Strategies for Survival:…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 11/9/22

By IVCA Admin | November 9, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, November 9, 2022 BLUE WAVE IN ILLINOIS / GOVERNOR EYES WHITE HOUSE Illinois voters…

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

By IVCA Admin | November 9, 2022

September 28, 2022 Mark your calendars for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023, as we return to Olympia Fields Country Club! IVCA…

Register today! November 18 Diversity Webcast: Strategies for Survival: Cultivating Mentors and Allies for Success

By IVCA Admin | November 9, 2022

September 28, 2022 Registration is open for the 4th and last in our Diversity Series “Inclusion in Action”! On November 18 via Zoom, IVCA presents…

Don’t have your table for the 2022 IVCA Awards Dinner? Get it now!

By IVCA Admin | November 9, 2022

November 9, 2022 Please join us to honor this year’s Awardees: Stephen V. King, AIM Clinics and TPC, by purchasing a table or individual tickets, which are now available by contacting Kathy Pyne.…