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Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, May 28, 2025 FINALE Legislators and the governor’s office are working to assemble an energy bill, pension changes, transit solutions, and the annual budget over the next few days before adjournment on May 31. This includes IVCA efforts to include in a…

May 28, 2025 Join us for an informal IVCA Happy Hour on Wednesday, June 18, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, generously hosted by our friends at Plante Moran. This casual gathering is a great opportunity to trade notes with your peers on what they’re seeing in the market and how they’re navigating through the…

May 28, 2025 Want to join the fun but haven’t mastered the game yet? We’ve got you covered! Our exclusive golf clinic is perfect for those eager to learn. Taught by Olympia Fields golf pros, this hands-on experience will help you master driving, putting, chipping, and technique—all while connecting with industry peers. Sign up for…

May 28, 2025 With governmental policies creating a new paradigm for human advocacy and aid, what can private industries like Venture Capital and Private Equity do for their investments – in both capital and services – for communities and their humanity. Several online articles look at this vital theme, and offer options. SSIR.org, ‘Can Venture…

May 27, 2025 We are humbled by the continued support of our limited partners. More than 23 years after launching our first fund-of-funds focused exclusively on the North American small company buyout market, RCP remains as committed as ever to our strategy as well as the managers with whom we partner,” said Tom Danis, Managing…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, May 14, 2025 IVCA TAX MEASURE IN CONSIDERATION IVCA’s legislative efforts this year have included adding a provision to the Illinois Income Tax Code which would prevent some taxpayers from being taxed twice on the same income. This is related to the…

May 14, 2025 Want to join the fun but haven’t mastered the game yet? We’ve got you covered! Our exclusive golf clinic is perfect for those eager to learn. Taught by Olympia Fields golf pros, this hands-on experience will help you master driving, putting, chipping, and technique—all while connecting with industry peers. Sign up for…

May 14, 2025 The up and down effects on the economy that President Trump’s tariffs have wrought has been in the financial debate since his April 2nd announcement of their implementation. In the days before that debate, there were many theoretical opinions on what would occur, but once the policies were actually affecting the Venture…

May 14, 2025 CHICAGO – (May, 13, 2025) – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC” or “the firm”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced that Andrew Farwell and Patrick Hodan have rejoined the firm as Vice Presidents on the investment team. Mr. Farwell and Mr. Hodan will help source and execute investments supporting PPC’s strategy…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, April 30, 2025 CARRIED INTEREST GETS MENTIONEDIt has been a year or two since this happened, but this week a tax advocacy organization released a list of revenue suggestions for Illinois lawmakers and policy makers to consider. Though we do not consider…