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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:

Pritzker Private Capital Raises $3.4 Billion from Premier Family and Institutional Investors

By Kathy Pyne | August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025 Pritzker Private Capital Raises $3.4 Billion from Premier Family and Institutional Investors Oversubscribed PPC IV Surpasses Target and Substantially Exceeds PPC III,…

IVCA Newsletter – August 6, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | August 7, 2025

Association News IVCA Feature: Profiles of the 2025 IVCA Scholars Participants, Part Two Send us Your Nomination for the 2025 IVCA Portfolio Company of the…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 8/6/2025

By Kathy Pyne | August 6, 2025

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, August 6, 2025 SENATE PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER VIE FOR STATE CENTRAL POST…

Send us Your Nomination for the 2025 IVCA Portfolio Company of the Year Awards

By Kathy Pyne | August 6, 2025

The Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Portfolio Company of the Year Awards, with one recognizing excellence in Private…

IVCA Feature: Profiles of the 2025 IVCA Scholars Participants, Part Two

By Kathy Pyne | August 6, 2025

August 6, 2025 All through the summer of 2025 the IVCA Scholar Program has been up and running with twenty participants in a diverse and…

IVCA Newsletter – July 23, 2025

By Kathy Pyne | July 24, 2025

Association News IVCA Feature: Profiles of the 2025 IVCA Scholar Participants, Part One IVCA Celebrates 25 Years Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 IVCA Portfolio…

IVCA Feature: Profiles of the 2025 IVCA Scholar Participants, Part One

By Kathy Pyne | July 22, 2025

July 23, 2025 All through the summer of 2025 the IVCA Scholar Program has been up and running with twenty participants in a diverse and…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 7/23/2025

By Kathy Pyne | July 22, 2025

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, July 23, 2025 POLITICS IVCA ally Illinois State Representative Margaret Croke is…

IVCA Advocacy in Action: Upcoming Legislator Lunch with IL State Sen. Robert Martwick and IL State Rep. Terra Costa Howard

By Kathy Pyne | July 22, 2025

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 At the core of IVCA’s mission is our commitment to advocating for Illinois’ venture capital and private equity community. On July 15,…

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2025 IVCA Portfolio Company of the Year Awards

By Kathy Pyne | July 22, 2025

The Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Portfolio Company of the Year Awards, with one recognizing excellence in Private…