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IVCA Newsletter – January 21, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | February 3, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: 2026 Predictions for Venture Capital and Private Equity


Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 01/21/2026


IVCA Events

Check back for our 2026 Calendar of Events!


Other Events of Interest

January 30, 2026 – VC University Bootcamp – Application Deadline


Industry News

Water Street Invests in Pillr Health

Wind Point Partners to Acquire The Hiller Companies

Monroe Capital Closes $6.1 Billion in New Investable Capital for its Private Credit Strategy

Origin Ventures Invests in R2: the New Frontier of Security

Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Establish New Platform in Partnership with Madison Dearborn Partners

Monroe Capital Supports Coalesce Capital’s Acquisition of DecisionHR Holdings, Inc.

GTCR Completes Sale of Worldpay to Global Payments

Thoma Bravo Port Co UserTesting Acquires User Interviews to Strengthen the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Customer Insights Solution for the AI Era

CORE Industrial Partners Portfolio Company AxioAero Group Acquires Airway Aerospace LLC

Thoma Bravo Port Co Majesco Closes Acquisition of Vitech, Advancing Cloud and AI-Native Innovation for Insurance and Pension & Retirement

Periscope Equity Announces 2025 Team Promotions

PPC Names Ted Buell Senior Director, Chief Digital Officer

Prospect Partners Promotes Colin O’Donnell to Director

Baird Capital Finalist for Real Deals’ Private Equity AwardPitchBook: Paul Hsu shares about crypto IPOs and timing the public markets


Professional Advisor News

Highland Rim Capital Closes $208M Debut Fund Above Target; Eaton Partners Acts as Placement Agent

BDO’s 2026 Private Equity Predictions

Gordon Brothers Invests in Rachel Zoe With Guidance From Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advised Tanabe Pharma Corporation in the $2.5 Billion Sale of Global Rights to its RADICAVA Business to Shionogi

From Diligence to Post-Closing: What’s Shifting in 2026 Health Care Transactions – Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advises Temasek on Joining AI Infrastructure Partnership

Growing Health-Care, Private Equity Scrutiny Shadows 2026 Deals – Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advised Gauge Capital in Ecosystems Strategic Growth Investment

Beyond the 50 Percent Rule: OFAC’s Recent Private Equity Enforcement Action Shows Why Ignoring Indirect Sanctions Risk Can Be Costly – Troutman Pepper Locke

Bain Capital Made Strategic Investment in American College of Education

LongRange Capital to Acquire 24 Hour Fitness

Coalesce Capital Announced Majority Investment in Marshall & StevensTPG Makes Majority Investment in Trustwell


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 Preview: Panel Event ‘Leveraging AI to Transform VC & PE Firms’ on October 7th, 2025 at the Chicago Club

By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 2025

October 1, 2025 The IVCA, along with sponsor Ropes & Gray and Baker Tilly, will be hosting the panel event, “Leveraging AI to Transform VC…

IVCA Newsletter – September 17, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | September 17, 2025

Association News IVCA 2025 Award Nominations Are Now Open! Register today for October 7th’s IVCA Panel: Leveraging AI to Transform VC & PE Firms sponsored…

IVCA 2025 Award Nominations Are Now Open!

By Kathy Pyne | September 17, 2025

Celebrate excellence in Illinois’s private equity and venture capital community by nominating a candidate or company for one of IVCA’s annual awards: Nomination Deadline: September…

Register today for October 7th’s IVCA Panel: Leveraging AI to Transform VC & PE Firms sponsored by Ropes & Gray

By Kathy Pyne | September 17, 2025

Tuesday, October 711:30 AM – 1:30 PMThe Chicago Club | The Daniel Burnham Room | 81 E Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60605 Join us…

IVCA Feature: Highlights of ‘Private Equity Policy Lunch: A Fireside Chat with the American Investment Council (AIC)’ September 9th, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | September 17, 2025

September 17, 2025 On September 9th at the Union League Club of Chicago, the IVCA and sponsor firm KPMG presented the “Private Equity Policy Lunch:…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 9/17/2025

By Kathy Pyne | September 17, 2025

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, September 17, 2025 IVCA ALLY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT One of the most effective…

Pritzker Private Capital Names Andrew Petri as Chief Financial Officer

By Kathy Pyne | September 16, 2025

Petri, An Experienced CFO, Will Lead PPC’s Finance and Accounting Functions CHICAGO -(September 15, 2025) – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing,…

IVCA Newsletter – September 3, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | September 4, 2025

Association News IVCA Preview: Moderator Lee M. Mitchell on ‘Private Equity Policy Lunch: A Fireside Chat with the American Investment Council (AIC)’ September 9th, 2025…

Join IVCA on Tuesday, September 9 for Private Equity Policy Outlook with the American Investment Council

By Kathy Pyne | September 3, 2025

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CTUnion League Club of Chicago | 65 W Jackson Blvd REGISTER HERE! Join IVCA and…

Pritzker Private Capital Port Co Valicor Environmental Services Acquires ECO-FIRST, Inc.

By Kathy Pyne | September 3, 2025

MONROE, OHIO – September 2, 2025 – Valicor Environmental Services (“Valicor”), one of the largest providers of centralized waste treatment and recycling services in North…