IVCA Newsletter – December 4, 2024

Association News

New event for 2025! Impact of the 2024 Presidential Election on the Investment Community

IVCA Profile: Professor Mitchell Petersen of the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, 2024 Richard J. Daley Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

IVCA Profile: Jim Macdonald, Managing Director of First Analysis Venture Capital, Stephen S. Beitler Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

IVCA Profile: Walter Florence, Managing Partner of Frontenac, 2024 First Time Promoting Diversity Award Recipient at the IVCA Awards Dinner

Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 12/4/2024

IVCA Events

December 9, 2024 – IVCA Annual Awards Dinner presented by Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

January 16, 2025 –  Impact of the 2024 Presidential Election on the Investment Community hosted and presented by Sidley Austin

Other Events of Interest

December 10, 2024 – BDO’s Annual Private Equity Fund CFO Roundtable

Industry News

Wind Point Partners Acquires Velocity Rail Solutions

GTCR makes $1.33 billion investment in Tricentis

Monroe Capital Supports Shamrock Capital’s Acquisition of DE-YAN

Shore Capital Partners Announces Recapitalization of Point C through its Healthcare Advantage Fund

Growth Catalyst Partners Acquires InspiredMinds!, the World’s Largest Ecosystem of AI Leaders and Innovators

Monroe Capital Supports Zenyth Partners’ Helping Hands Family

Frontenac Port Co Motion & Control Enterprises Acquires North East Technical Sales, Inc.

Svoboda Capital Port Co Horwitz, LLC. Announces Acquisition of Preferred Electric, Expanding Electrical Operations and Strengthening Client Offerings

Wynnchurch Port Co FloWorks Acquires Applied Controls

Thoma Bravo Port Co N‑able Acquires Existing Strategic Partner Adlumin, Adding Cloud-Native XDR and MDR Capabilities to Its End-to-End Security and IT Management Platform

Wynnchurch Capital Exits TH Holdings

Thoma Bravo Completes Sale of Veriforce to Apax Partners

Wynnchurch Capital Exits Infra Pipe Solutions

Professional Advisor News

Considerations for a Successful Private Equity Exit | BDO

Sidley Represents Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia in Molson Coors’ Acquisition of Majority Interest in ZOA Energy

Ropes & Gray Advises AEA Investors and Battery Ventures on Sale of Process Sensing Technologies

Due Diligence Considerations for Add-on Acquisitions | BDO

Sidley Represents Olive & June in Its US$240 Million Sale to Helen of Troy

Ropes & Gray Advises Hearthside on $3 Billion Restructuring

Sidley Represents OMERS Life Sciences in the US$650 Million Strategic Financing of Verona Pharma

Ropes & Gray Advises Leonard Green & Partners on Their Investment in Court Square Capital Partners’ Continuation Fund

Sidley Represents J.S. Held LLC in Its Acquisition of Luttrell Wegis LLP

Ropes & Gray Advises Hearthside on $3 Billion Restructuring

Sidley Represents Stonepeak in Its Acquisition of Fleet Companies

In Law360, Deborah Gersh and Tim McCrystal Discuss Private Equity Creative Deal Structuring in Health Care

Sidley Represents Lovell Minnick Partners in Its Growth Investment in Cohen & Company

ZeroFox Announces Divestment of Subsidiary IDX to Kingswood Capital Managemen t

Dragoneer Investment Group Partners with KKR in Acquisition of Instructure Holdings

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.

 NEW! 50 South Capital – Associate Analyst, Alternative Investment Research

 N ew! Kinzie Capital Partners – Vice President Investment Team

 New! Modern e Ventures – Associate/Sr. Associate , Investment Team

 N ew! Moderne Ventures – Principal/Partner , Investment Team

 N ew! Moderne Ventures – Associate , Capital Formation & Investor Relations

 IL DCEO – Venture Capital Program Investment Manager

 Sandbox Industries – Vice President position (Clinical Innovation)

 Onward Capital – Vice President position

 Sandbox Industries – Associate position