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Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, June 5, 2024 IVCA CONTINUES WORK WITH IDOR ON PARTNERSHIP ISSUES Our work is ongoing with the Illinois Department of Revenue regarding implementation of the Qualified Investment Partnership legislation passed in 2023. Longtime readers of this column will remember the issue surfaced around…

June 5, 2024 As the new member participants in the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) keeps expanding, the current membership are given new opportunities for networking, in addition to optimizing support and partnerships, which leads to guidance and new ideas for Venture Capital, Private Equity and support industries. The latest new member is Deloitte, a…

May 22, 2024 One of the harbingers of spring and summer is the annual Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) Spring Luncheon, which took place on May 8th, 2024, at the downtown Chicago Club. The event was sponsored by advisory and assurance firm Baker Tilly and the law firm Ropes & Gray, and featured the topic…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, May 22, 2024 IDOR RULEMAKING/LEGISLATION ON PARTNERSHIPS The Illinois Department of Revenue has developed rules for implementing the Qualified Investment Partnership legislation IVCA helped pass in 2023. Friday May 17, via the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, IVCA and the Illinois Taxpayers Federation…

Proven Track Record of Building and Strengthening Long-Term Relationships with Key Partners to Advance Firm’s Differentiated Family Direct Investing Strategy CHICAGO – (May 21, 2024) – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced the promotion of Rebecca Converse to Partner in addition to her current role as Head of Global Strategic…

May 8, 2024 Join us for a fun and energizing day of golf, networking, and fundraising at the 2024 IVCA Invitational golf event in support of the IVCA Promoting Diversity Foundation on Monday, June 24, 2024, at Olympia Fields Country Club.   The Foundation funds year-round diversity initiatives focused on: Please contact Kathy Pyne at…

May 8, 2024 Today, May 8th, is the 2024 IVCA Spring Luncheon, sponsored by Ropes & Gray and Baker Tilly. The topic is the “State of the Debt Market.” As funding has shifted from banks being a primary lending vehicle to private credit filling the gap, the perspective at the luncheon is how this trend…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, May 8, 2024 HOME STRETCH / PHOTO FINISH? The legislative session just Saturday’s Kentucky Derby could be a photo finish. Clearly the legislative horses are heading for the clubhouse turn and preparing for a stretch run toward the May 24 targeted adjournment. Built…

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Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, April 124, 2024 BEAR DOWN, OR UP? Does it have the same odds as a hail Mary pass, recovering an onside kick, a 70 yard field goal, or is momentum moving in the favor of the mega-development proposed by the Chicago Bears and…