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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 – 06/08/22

By IVCA Admin | June 8, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, June 8, 2022 GOVERNOR SIGNS IVCA BILL Easily the most significant legislative initiative…

Next Event June 29: How to be an Upstander When You See Bias in Action – Register Today!

By IVCA Admin | June 8, 2022

June 8, 2022 Registration is available below for upcoming dates in our Series of “Inclusion in Action” program! June 29, 2022 – IVCA Webcast: Inclusion…

IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of 5th Century Partners

By IVCA Admin | June 8, 2022

June 8, 2022 The new member participants in the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) keeps expanding, giving the current membership new opportunities for networking, in…

IVCA Newsletter May 25, 2022

By IVCA Admin | May 25, 2022

Association News IVCA Feature: Highlights of 2022 IVCA Spring Luncheon … “What Limited Partners are Talking About” Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 05/25/22

By IVCA Admin | May 25, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, May 25, 2022 IVCA BILL AWAITS GOV SIGNATURE The IVCA bill to improve the…

IVCA Feature: Highlights of 2022 IVCA Spring Luncheon … “What Limited Partners are Talking About”

By IVCA Admin | May 25, 2022

May 25, 2022 For the first time since 2019, the IVCA Spring Luncheon convened in person on May 18, 2022, at The Chicago Club, and…

IVCA Newsletter May 11, 2022

By IVCA Admin | May 11, 2022

Association News IVCA Feature: First Quarter 2022 Report Card for Venture Capital & Private Equity Sign up! “What Limited Partners are Talking About” Find out…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 04/27/22

By IVCA Admin | May 11, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, April 27, 2022 PRITZKER BANKS ON CREDIT UPGRADE Illinois Governor JB Pritzker last…

Sign up!  “Web3 is coming. Are your teams ready?” on July 12th

By IVCA Admin | May 11, 2022

April 27, 2022 IVCA invites you to attend our July 12th Luncheon, “Web3 is coming. Are your teams ready?” Bloomberg has described Web3 as an idea…

Sign up! IVCA Diversity Series Continues – Register Here for 6/29, 9/8 and 11/18 Sessions!

By IVCA Admin | May 11, 2022

April 27, 2022 Registration is available below for upcoming dates in our Series of “Inclusion in Action” program! In an effort to develop a common…