IVCA Newsletter – June 10, 2026

Association News

IVCA Profiles: Advocacy Partner David Stricklin of Stricklin & Associates

IVCA Foundation News

5 Weeks Out: Secure Your Spot at the IVCA Invitational

Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues 06/10/2026 - IVCA FACES HEADWINDS IN 2026 SESSION

IVCA Events

July 13, 2026 - 2026 IVCA Invitational Golf Event

October 22, 2026 - IVCA CFO Summit

Other Events of Interest

June 16, 2026 - Venture Summit [West]

July 20 - 26, 2026 - TECHICAGO Week 2026

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

Industry News

5th Century Partners Announces Final Close of Fund II Above Target at $276 Million

Two VC University Opportunities

Benford Capital Partners Recapitalizes CGRS

Alliance Clinical Network and Atlas Clinical Research Announce Strategic Merger

First Analysis portfolio company Dina has been acquired by Integrated Home Care Services

Frontenac Ranked 5th in HEC Paris-Dow Jones Small Cap Buyout Performance Report

Frontenac Port Co MCE Acquires Tripp Electric Motors, LLC

H.I.G. WhiteHorse Provides Financing to Novacel

Vinyl Equity raises $20M for transfer agent software; $20M Series A Funding Led by Jump Capital

May River Capital Announces Four Promotions Signaling Continued Firm Momentum

McNally Capital-Backed Foundral Acquires A. Hattersley & Sons

Periscope Equity Port Co Reservoir Communications Group Acquires Applied Patient Experience (“AppliedPX”) to Integrate Patient-Focused Evidence & Engagement Across Core Offers

Prospect Partners’ Brett Holcomb Featured on BluWave’s Karma School of Business Podcast

Runway Growth Capital and PitchBook Release 2025-2026 Venture Debt Review: Venture Debt Hits Record $68.8 Billion

Goshe Energy Storage Secures $40 Million Strategic Financing Facility from S2G Investments Alongside Energizing its First 100 MW Asset

S2G Investments Report Reveals Capital Concentration and Correlated Risk Across Energy Transition Private Markets

Kneat Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo in an All-Cash Transaction, Valuing Kneat at Approximately C$650 Million

Thoma Bravo Port Co Coupa Acquires Tonkean to Accelerate Agentic Intake and Orchestration for Global Trade

WWEX Group and Thoma Bravo Port Co Auctane Complete Merger

Water Street Port Co Pillr Health Acquires Cooper Strategy

Scratch Financial, Inc. announces purchase facility with Victory Park Capital to expand technology platform that offers financing options for veterinary care

Wynnchurch Capital Exits Labrie Environmental Group

Professional Advisor News

Ropes & Gray Advised Wynnchurch Capital on Sale of Labrie Environmental

Private Funds CFO: Fees & Expenses Survey 2026

Sidley Represents Private Equity at GS Alternatives in acquisition of FGI Worldwide

Ropes & Gray Represents Carlyle AlpInvest in Littlejohn & Co. Continuation Vehicle

Troutman Pepper Locke Advises Nautic Partners on Sale of HES Facilities Management to GI Partners

Sidley Represents Nourish in US$100M Series C financing

Ropes & Gray Advised Swoop in Acquisition of Nimble

Domtar Completes Sale of EAM to Saothair Capital Partners With Guidance From Troutman Pepper Locke

Sidley Represents Post Oak Energy on sale of Switchgrass

Ropes & Gray Advised Arca Space Capital on the Acquisition of Rogelfrut

Troutman Pepper Locke Represents the Valcourt Group in Continuation Vehicle Transaction With Littlejohn & Co.

Sidley Represents Restive Ventures in Fund Formation

Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Tecum Capital, Genesis Park, and SharpVue Capital in Procare Strategic Partnership

Sidley Represents Peach finance in acquisition by SoFi

Ropes & Gray Advised American Industrial Partners in Completing the Sale of Molycop to Tega Industries in Consortium with Apollo Funds

Sidley Represents Equity Group Investments on its exit of its investment in CBX

Peter Rosen Joins Ropes & Gray in New York, Strengthening Market-Leading Global Secondaries Practice

Blackstone Life Sciences Enters Financing Collaboration with Apogee Therapeutics for up to $1.3 Billion

Ropes & Gray Advised Littlejohn & Co. in Milrose Consultants Acquisition

Ropes & Gray Advised CIVC Partners in Strategic Investment in Nationwide Legal

Ropes & Gray Advises ABC Company on Investment in Tensotend and CSC Allestimenti

Ropes & Gray Advised Investor Advent International in Coralogix’s $200 Million Series F Fund

Ropes & Gray Advised GI Partners in Majority Investment in HES Facilities Management

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

7wire Ventures – Principal Role in Chicago

Decasonic – AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant