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IVCA Newsletter – January 7, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | January 7, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: The Best Quotes and Perspectives of 2025

IVCA Announces 2026 Board Leadership

Get ready for Summer 2026: Host an IVCA Scholar and Help Shape the Future of PE/VC

Round Two Applications Now Open for the 2026 IVCA Scholar Program!


Legislative News

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


IVCA Events

Check back for our 2026 Calendar of Events!


Other Events of Interest

January 30, 2026 – VC University Bootcamp – Application Deadline


Industry News

First Analysis invests in supply chain test automation platform Cycle Labs

Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of PROS Holdings, Inc.

Monroe Capital Supports Growth of Recognize Partners’ SDG Corporation

Azul Closes Strategic Investment from Thoma Bravo

Wind Point Partners Combines Turf Masters with Portfolio Company ExperiGreen

Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Verint, a Leader in AI-Driven Customer Experience Automation

GTCR Partners with Ownership Works to Advance Employee Ownership Across its Portfolio

Agent Capital Awarded “Partner of the Year” by Penn Center for Innovation, University of Pennsylvania

Runway Growth Capital Welcomes Ryan McCarthy as Managing Director

RCP Advisors Recognized by Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management and Crain’s 2025 Best Places to Work in Chicago

Monroe Capital Launches Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund (MLEND)

Water Street Healthcare Port Co Hansen Hunter and LTC Consulting Join Forces

Victory Park Capital Announces New Warehouse Facility with Zip, Expanding Long-Standing Partnership


Professional Advisor News

Sidley Represents BioRender in Investment Valuing Company at $900 Million

Ropes & Gray Advised McNally Capital on Airforce Turbine Service Acquisition

Sidley Represents Aboitiz Equity Ventures on Their Strategic Partnership With Global Infrastructure Partners in Aboitiz InfraCapital

Ropes & Gray Advised Steward Partners in Securing Strategic Capital from Ares

Sidley Represents Armis in Its US$7.75 Billion Sale to ServiceNow

Ropes & Gray Names New Leadership Team for Corporate Practices to Accelerate Opportunity and Outcomes for Clients

Sidley Represents ABM In Its US$275 Million Acquisition of WGNSTAR

TPG to Acquire Majority Stake in Conservice

Sidley Represents Lumexa Imaging in US$462.5 Million Initial Public Offering

Ropes & Gray Advised Specialty Alliance in $15 Million Cosan Strategic Growth Investment

Sidley Represents Apollo Funds in Majority Investment in Prosol Group

Oriflame Closes Transformative Recapitalisation Transaction, Delivering Approximately €500 Million Debt Reduction


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 – Associate & Principal Roles in Chicago

Decasonic – AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant

NEWS ARCHIVE:

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 07/20/22

By IVCA Admin | July 20, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, July 20, 2022CALM BEFORE THE STORM The Illinois General Assembly is in recess.…

IVCA Introduces the 2022 IVCA Scholars

By IVCA Admin | July 20, 2022

July 6, 2022 IVCA is proud to announce the class of 2022 IVCA Scholars! Begun in 2007, the IVCA Scholar Program is a 10-week, internship…

Sun, fun and golf at the 2022 IVCA Invitational on July 18th

By IVCA Admin | July 20, 2022

July 20, 2022 180 golfers enjoyed 18 holes during a sunny day of networking and competition at the 2022 IVCA Invitational Golf event at Olympia…

IVCA Feature: Where Chicago Ranks in the Top 300 Incubators/Accelerators According to Fallory.com

By IVCA Admin | July 20, 2022

July 20, 2022 The IVCA continues its 2022 series on Accelerators/Incubators, in relationship to the current class at Techstars Chicago. In March of 2022, the…

IVCA Newsletter July 6, 2022

By IVCA Admin | July 6, 2022

Association News IVCA Feature: Becoming a Mentor in the TechStars Chicago Accelerator IVCA Introduces the 2022 IVCA Scholars Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 07/06/22

By IVCA Admin | July 6, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, July 6, 2022 HIGHLAND PARK Readers of this newsletter live in Highland Park or…

IVCA Introduces the 2022 IVCA Scholars

By IVCA Admin | July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 IVCA is proud to announce the class of 2022 IVCA Scholars! Begun in 2007, the IVCA Scholar Program is a 10-week, internship…

IVCA Feature: Becoming a Mentor in the TechStars Chicago Accelerator

By IVCA Admin | July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 In the last issue of the IVCA newsletter, the Techstars Chicago Accelerator “Class of 2022’ – the 12 companies currently going through…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 06/22/22

By IVCA Admin | June 22, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, June 22, 2022 BAILEY SURGES TO LEAD FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION Downstate State Senator Darren…

Find out “How to be an Upstander When You See Bias in Action” on June 29th!

By IVCA Admin | June 22, 2022

June 22, 2022 Registration is available below for upcoming dates in our Series of “Inclusion in Action” program! June 29, 2022 – IVCA Webcast: Inclusion…