The season felt in full swing as the membership of the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) met for their annual Spring Lunch Luncheon on April 11th, 2023, at the Chicago Club. The event was sponsored by advisory and assurance firm Baker Tilly and the law firm Ropes & Gray, featuring the topic “Establishing a Private…

April 11, 2023 – Prairie Capital, a Chicago-based middle-market private equity firm, is pleased to announce the successful sale of Tower Engineering Professionals (“TEP” or the “Company”), a Prairie Capital V portfolio company.  This exit highlights Prairie’s investment strategy of partnering with founders and management teams to build market-leading companies in high-growth industries. Prairie sold…

March 1, 2023 We still have sponsorships available so reach out to us today for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023. We return to Olympia Fields Country Club! View event details HERE! IVCA is now soliciting for our Sponsors!  Firms interested in sponsoring, please contact Kathy Pyne for information regarding levels…

On April 11, 2023, IVCA presents our annual Spring Luncheon! Join us for “Establishing A Private Equity Firm: Then, Now, and in the Future” with: Private equity fundraising has been on a tear over the past decade, but will the growth continue? This candid discussion focuses on the path to establishing a firm and the…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, April 5, 2023 CHICAGO CHOOSES JOHNSON Chicago Teachers Union executive and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson rolled to victory last night and will be the new Mayor of the City of Chicago. The mayor-Elect soundly defeated his runoff competitor Paul Vallas. Johnson was…

COLUMBUS, Ohio – April 5, 2023 – Plaskolite LLC (“Plaskolite”), a global leader in manufacturing engineering thermoplastics, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the land, buildings and equipment of a facility in Matamoros, Mexico from Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a specialty material solutions provider. This facility specializes in the production of cell…

The new member participants in the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) keeps expanding, giving the current membership new opportunities for networking, in addition to offering support and partnerships. This advantage keeps evolving the association and its advocation of Venture Capital, Private Equity and satellite industries. The latest new member is Buoyant Ventures, investing in solutions…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 15, 2023 IVCA PARTNERSHIP BILL CLEARS SENATE COMMITTEE On a unanimous vote with no debate the Senate Revenue Committee approved  SB 1880 to modernize the definition of an investment partnership to include private equity funds. The bill has enjoyed similar acceptance previously…