IVCA Newsletter – February 18, 2026
Legislative News
IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/18/2026
IVCA Events
March 4, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #1 The State of the Business Insurance Market
March 11, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #2 Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance
Industry News
Gies Business launches U of I’s first student-led venture capital fund
Arbor Investments Announces Acquisition of Furlani Foods
Baird Capital Invests in Rapid Energy
First Analysis invests in behavioral health platform TPN.health
H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of CargoTuff
HPA Backs AI-Native DFIR Platform Revolutionizing Catastrophic Breach Recovery
Compa raises $35M for faster compensation data
Monroe Capital Supports Golden Bear Partners’ Investment in CST Academy
S2G Investments Backed Once Upon a Farm Lists on NYSE in IPO
Frontenac Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market™ List
Pfingsten Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market™ List for Tenth Consecutive Year
Wynnchurch Capital Port Co ISS Acquires MSHS Pacific Power Group
Professional Advisor News
2025 Market Update for the Americas | Lockton
Vedder Represents Industrial Service Solutions in its Acquisition of MSHS Pacific Power Group
Ropes & Gray Private Equity Group Named Law360 2025 Private Equity Group of the Year
Vedder Represents CGI in its Pending Acquisition of Stratfield Consulting
Audax Private Equity Completes Sale of Colony Hardware
Ropes & Gray Advised Silver Lake in Waymo’s $16 Billion Financing Round
European Wax Center to Be Taken Private by General Atlantic in All-Cash Transaction
Ropes & Gray Recognized as a Leading International Law Firm in Chambers Global 2026
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 – Principal Role in Chicago