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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:

Preview: Honorees at IVCA Awards Dinner on December 5th, 2022

By IVCA Admin | November 23, 2022

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

By IVCA Admin | November 23, 2022

November 23, 2022 On November 18th, IVCA presented its 4th in the series for the IVCA Diversity Program Series. If you missed them, we have…

Leading Sports/Tech VC Firm KB Partners closes on $127 Million Fund II

By IVCA Admin | November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022 CHICAGO – November 22, 2022 – KB Partners announces its final closing on KB Partners Myriad Opportunity Fund II at $127 million,…

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

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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…