IVCA Newsletter – January 21, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: 2026 Predictions for Venture Capital and Private Equity

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Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 01/21/2026

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IVCA Events

Check back for our 2026 Calendar of Events!

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Other Events of Interest

January 30, 2026 – VC University Bootcamp – Application Deadline

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Industry News

Water Street Invests in Pillr Health

Wind Point Partners to Acquire The Hiller Companies

Monroe Capital Closes $6.1 Billion in New Investable Capital for its Private Credit Strategy

Origin Ventures Invests in R2: the New Frontier of Security

Nichols Cauley, Partners Risk Services, and JGH Consulting Merge to Establish New Platform in Partnership with Madison Dearborn Partners

Monroe Capital Supports Coalesce Capital’s Acquisition of DecisionHR Holdings, Inc.

GTCR Completes Sale of Worldpay to Global Payments

Thoma Bravo Port Co UserTesting Acquires User Interviews to Strengthen the Industry’s Most Comprehensive Customer Insights Solution for the AI Era

CORE Industrial Partners Portfolio Company AxioAero Group Acquires Airway Aerospace LLC

Thoma Bravo Port Co Majesco Closes Acquisition of Vitech, Advancing Cloud and AI-Native Innovation for Insurance and Pension & Retirement

Periscope Equity Announces 2025 Team Promotions

PPC Names Ted Buell Senior Director, Chief Digital Officer

Prospect Partners Promotes Colin O’Donnell to Director

Baird Capital Finalist for Real Deals’ Private Equity AwardPitchBook: Paul Hsu shares about crypto IPOs and timing the public markets

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Professional Advisor News

Highland Rim Capital Closes $208M Debut Fund Above Target; Eaton Partners Acts as Placement Agent

BDO’s 2026 Private Equity Predictions

Gordon Brothers Invests in Rachel Zoe With Guidance From Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advised Tanabe Pharma Corporation in the $2.5 Billion Sale of Global Rights to its RADICAVA Business to Shionogi

From Diligence to Post-Closing: What’s Shifting in 2026 Health Care Transactions – Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advises Temasek on Joining AI Infrastructure Partnership

Growing Health-Care, Private Equity Scrutiny Shadows 2026 Deals – Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advised Gauge Capital in Ecosystems Strategic Growth Investment

Beyond the 50 Percent Rule: OFAC’s Recent Private Equity Enforcement Action Shows Why Ignoring Indirect Sanctions Risk Can Be Costly – Troutman Pepper Locke

Bain Capital Made Strategic Investment in American College of Education

LongRange Capital to Acquire 24 Hour Fitness

Coalesce Capital Announced Majority Investment in Marshall & StevensTPG Makes Majority Investment in Trustwell

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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.

7wire Ventures – Associate & Principal Roles in Chicago

Decasonic – AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant