IVCA Newsletter – July 8, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: On the Cusp of the IVCA Invitational, Golf Oddities on the Web

IVCA Foundation News

Last Call for Investor Foursomes

Golf Clinic at Olympia Fields – Limited Availability

Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues 07/07/26

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues 07/07/26 * PE Oversight Bill Goes to Governor

IVCA Events

July 13, 2026 - 2026 IVCA Invitational Golf Event

October 22, 2026 - IVCA CFO Summit

December 7, 2026 - IVCA Awards Dinner - SAVE THE DATE!

Other Events of Interest

July 20 - 26, 2026 - TECHICAGO Week 2026

July 29, 2026 - 2026 ILGIF Summit - Save the Date!

September 17, 2026 - McDermott's Chicago Private Equity Bootcamp - SAVE THE DATE!

Industry News

Svoboda Capital Partners Exits Its Investment in Horwitz LLC

Wynnchurch Capital Completes Sale of Aerospace and Defense Supplier Premier Forge Group

Monroe Capital Supports Littlejohn & Co., LLC’s Acquisition of Milrose Consultants

Digitt Secures $50 Million Facility from Victory Park Capital to Expand Credit Card Refinancing Platform in Mexico

HPA Portfolio Company Handspring Health Raises $19M Series B to Expand High-Quality Mental Health Care for Children and Families

Wynnchurch Port Co Principal Industries Acquires GENLED Brands, Strengthening Leadership in Signage and Architectural Illumination

Anish Aitharaju Joins 7wire Ventures as Investment Principal

Professional Advisor News

Ropes & Gray Represented PremiStar in Acquisition of Mechanical Service & Systems

Voyager Interests Acquires Rotorcraft Leasing Company With Guidance From Troutman Pepper Locke

Sidley Represents Mas Restaurant Group in Sale of 43 Taco Bell Locations in Ohio

Ropes & Gray Represented Neuberger in Investment in $780 Million Continuation Vehicle

Delaware’s New ABC Act: What Private Equity Practitioners Need to Know

Sidley Represents Best Celebrations in Acquisition by Animal Capital

Ropes & Gray Represented Ensemble Health in Strategic Investment from Thoreau

AI Heightens Old Compliance Risks For Investment Advisers

Sidley Represents Bio-Techne in US$11.3 Billion Acquisition by Merck KGaA

Ropes & Gray Advised New Mountain Capital and Cumming Group in Sale to Leonard Green & Partners

FUNDamental QuickStudy: SEC Division of Examinations Issues Risk Alert on Economic Conflicts of Interest for Investment Advisers

Sidley Represents Caidya in Strategic Combination With Simbec-Orion

Ropes & Gray Named Private Capital Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2026

Sidley Represents Policygenius LLC in Sale of Its Property and Casualty Insurance Portfolio

Ropes & Gray Advised Engineering Group on Agreement with Accenture for the Sale of Industries eXcellence Group

Sidley Represents South32 in Aluminum Value Chain Sale to Alcoa Valued up to US$5.6 Billion

Ropes & Gray Represents EBI in Acquisition of Xstim

Ropes & Gray Represents Sanofi Ventures in Its Investment in Bionyra Pharma’s $165 Million Series A Financing

Ropes & Gray Represents Golden Goose Management Team on HSG’s Majority Investment and Addition of Temasek as Minority Shareholder

Ropes & Gray Represented Patient Square Capital as Lead Investor in Osanni Bio’s $190 Million Series B Financing

Ropes & Gray Advised SOMACIS Group, a Bain Capital Portfolio Company, on the Acquisition of Group ACB

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.

Hyde Park Angels - HPA Venture Operations Manager

NextGen Growth Partners – Director, BD

Decasonic – AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant