2024 IVCA Annual Awards Dinner sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Join us at the 23rd IVCA Awards Dinner, sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, which will be held on Monday, December 9, 2024 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E Delaware Place, Chicago!

Registration is now closed for this event!

IVCA is thrilled to announce the 2024 IVCA Awardees! This year’s honorees are:

• Stanley C. Golder Award:  James “Jim” Dugan, OCA Ventures
• Richard J. Daley Award:  Mitchell Petersen, Heizer Center, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Stephen S. Beitler Award:  James “Jim” Macdonald, First Analysis
• New IVCA Promoting Diversity Foundation Award:  Walter Florence, Frontenac

SCHEDULE for the evening:

• 5:30pm Cocktail Reception sponsored by White & Case
• 6:30pm Dinner & Awards Presentation
• 8:00pm Dessert Reception

Dress: Business attire

Tables and individual tickets are now on sale.

• Individual ticket prices:
  • IVCA Member:  $650 (You must log in to receive member pricing!)
  • Non member:  $750
• Tables of 10, may be purchased by contacting Kathy Pyne at kpyne@illinoisvc.org:
  • IVCA Member: $5,500
  • Non-member: $6,500

Any issues or questions, please contact Kathy Pyne at kpyne@illinoisvc.org.

Thank you to our event sponsors!

• Kirkland & Ellis LLP – Presenting Sponsor
• White & Case – Cocktail Reception Sponsor
• Gold Sponsors:
• 50 South Capital
• Adams Street Partners
• Andersen
• Baker Tilly
• Financial Investments Corporation/Concentric Equity Partners
• First Analysis
• Frontenac
• Growth Catalyst Partners
• Locke Lord LLP
• Mayer Brown
• Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
• OCA Ventures
• OceanM19
• Origin Ventures
• Plante Moran
• Prairie Capital
• Pritzker Private Capital
• RSM US LLP
• Shore Capital Partners
• Thoma Bravo
• Vedder Price
• Winston & Strawn LLP