IVCA Newsletter – October 28, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Gresham Partners

CFO SUMMIT RECAP: IVCA CFO Summit Brings Together Finance and Operations Leaders

AWARDS DINNER - Awards Season Is Here: Celebrate Illinois' Top Private Capital Leaders

SCHOLARS PROGRAM: Applications Open for the 2027 IVCA Scholars Program

IVCA Academy: Discover Careers in Private Equity and Venture Capital Through IVCA Academy

Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues 10/28/2026

IVCA Events

November 11, 2026 - IVCA AI Education Series - Intro to AI for PE & VC Investors Presented by Vokal

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

Other Events of Interest

October 28 - 18th Annual Invest For Kids Conference

November 12 - Midwest BioBuilders Summit

December 8, 2026 - BDO’s Annual Private Equity Fund CFO Roundtable

Industry News

Frontenac Completes Sale of Motion & Control Enterprises

Shore Capital Partners Announces Sale of Texas MedClinic to HCA Healthcare

ARCH Venture-Backed City Therapeutics Announces Closing of $230.0 Million Upsized Initial Public Offering, Including Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

Prairie Capital Partners with Medefil

WILDE Raises $40 Million from S2G Investments to Accelerate Its Rise in Protein Snacking

Cressey & Company Promotes Janie Pelisek to Principal

RiverGlade Capital Announces Promotion of Colin McBride to Principal

GTCR Leads $200 Million Second Lien Term Loan for Sophos

Monroe Capital, PM Alpha and EBW Capital Launch Exchange Traded Note Linked to Monroe Capital’s Direct Lending Strategy

Thoma Bravo Port Co Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in a $6.3 Billion Transaction

Wynnchurch Port Co ORS Nasco Acquires Techniweld & PowerWeld and Three Essendant Brands

Professional Advisor News

Ropes & Gray Advises Bluegem Capital Partners on its Acquisition of Rispo Group, a Leading Italian Platform of Premium Frozen Specialties

Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Sale of a Buyer’s Indirect Parent Was Not a Change of Control Triggering a Contingent Payment

Sidley Represents MidOcean Partners in Joint Venture With Idea Financial to Fund Up to US$225 Million in Small Business Loans

Ropes & Gray Advised Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe in Approximately $2.8 Billion Sale of Equity Stake in CenterWell Senior Primary Care Joint Ventures

Evolution and Regulation of Private Fund Expense Practices: From Gross to Net-of-Expense Performance

Sidley Advises Churchill Asset Management on Lead Investment in Continuation Fund for Whitsons Culinary Group

Ropes & Gray Advised Heartland Dental in its Affiliation with Foundation Dental Partners

Troutman Pepper Locke Advises Wood Smith Henning & Berman on Formation of WSHB Support Services MSO With Charlesbank Capital Partners Investment

Sidley Represents Carlyle in US$7.7 Billion Personal Loan Portfolio Acquisition from Truist

Ropes & Gray Advised Silgan MCC on $5.88 Billion Financing for Acquisition of Trivium Packaging

Sidley Represents Nous Research in US$90 Million Series B Financing

Ropes & Gray Advised Musixmatch in its Acquisition of Music Reports

Sidley Represents Strategic Partnership Between Silgan and AIP in US$7.3 Billion Transaction to Create Diversified Global Metal Packaging Business

Ropes & Gray Advised Clinical ink and GI Partners in Strategic Investment from Ardan Equity and GI Partners

Sidley Advises Inspired Capital on New US$450 Million VC Fund

Ropes & Gray Advised Surgery Partners in $5.7 Billion Acquisition by HealthSpan Partners

Ropes & Gray Wins Two Deal of the Year Awards at the 2026 IFLR Americas Award

Ropes & Gray Advised Vitruvian Partners in $600 Million Angle Health Investment

2nd Annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Leadership Summit: Healthcare at an Inflection Point

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! Pritzker Alternative Strategies - Investment Analyst / Associate

NEW! 50 South Capital - Analyst, Investments

NextGen Growth Partners - Senior Analyst, Investments

Decasonic - AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative - Sr. Accountant