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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 – 10/01/2025

By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 2025

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, October 1, 2025 LINING UP FOR VETO SESSIONLegislators and the governor return…

Deadline Extended: IVCA Rising Star Award

By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 2025

The 2025 IVCA Rising Star Award recognizes a rising private equity or venture capital firm that is demonstrating exceptional promise and leadership in Illinois’s investment…

Only 6 days left until October 7th’s IVCA Panel: Leveraging AI to Transform VC & PE Firms sponsored by Ropes & Gray

By Kathy Pyne | October 1, 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 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,…