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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:

Register today! “What Limited Partners are Talking About” on May 18th!

By IVCA Admin | April 13, 2022

April 13, 2022 IVCA returns in-person for the 2022 IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon sponsored by Baker Tilly and Ropes & Gray! To Register Open to IVCA members and non-members alike, “What Limited Partners…

IVCA Feature: Incubators and Accelerators in Place for Chicago for 2022

By IVCA Admin | April 13, 2022

April 13, 2022 In the previous IVCA newsletter feature, the deadline for the TechStars accelerator was highlighted, and more information about which entrepreneurs, start-up and companies will…

IVCA Newsletter April 13, 2022

By IVCA Admin | April 13, 2022

Association News IVCA Feature: Incubators and Accelerators in Place for Chicago for 2022 Register today! “What Limited Partners are Talking About” on May 18th! IVCA…

Apply Now: Venture Forward’s LP Office Hours in Chicago

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 Emerging VC fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds: are you interested in connecting with LPs and experienced GPs? If so, we encourage you…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/30/22

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 30, 2022 IVCA BILLS IN THE MIX AS ADJOURNMENT IS IN SIGHT…

New Event on the IVCA Calendar!  July 12th “Web3 is coming. Are your teams ready?”

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 IVCA adds another event to our calendar on July 12th, “Web3 is coming. Are your teams ready?” Bloomberg has described Web3 as an…

IVCA Diversity Education Programs Continues – Register Now for Upcoming Events!

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 Registration is available for upcoming dates in our Series of “Inclusion in Action” programs! In an effort to develop a common language…

The In-Person IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon Returns on May 18th!

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 IVCA returns in-person for the 2022 IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon sponsored by Baker Tilly! Open to IVCA members and non-members we will…

IVCA Feature: Techstars Chicago to Facilitate a Hybrid Program for 2022

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022Last week (March 23rd) applications closed for the 2022 Techstars Chicago, the process that determines its “Class” of companies for the the new…

IVCA Newsletter March 30, 2022

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

Association News IVCA Feature: Techstars Chicago to Facilitate a Hybrid Program for 2022 The In-person IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon Returns on May 18th! IVCA Diversity…