IVCA Newsletter – September 30, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: Previewing the IVCA CFO Summit, Key Issues for the CFO in 2026

The CFO's Role Has Never Been More Complex. Join Us October 22.

Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available for the 2026 IVCA Annual Awards Dinner

Legislative News

IVCA Continues Advocacy Following Illinois QSBS Rollback

Need more detail about QSBS? Illinois Workers and Businesses Benefit from VC Investment

IVCA Events

October 22, 2026 - IVCA CFO Summit

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

VC University: Scholarship Available (Oct. 7-14)

RiverGlade Capital Announces New Partnership With Senior Living Residences (SLR)

Pfingsten Invests in Next Point Bearing Group

5th Century Partners Completes Strategic Investment in ION PT Network

Tactacam Announces Sale to GTCR

Monroe Capital Supports Sweetmore Bakeries’ Acquisition of Fantasy Baking Co.

Pfingsten Invests in Next Point Bearing Group

RWX raises $12M as the engineering bottleneck moves from writing code to validating it; Hyde Park Venture Partners leads round

Monroe Capital Leads $60 Million Investment in 36th Street Capital

May River Capital Completes Sale of Dickson

H.I.G. Capital Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell General Datatech

Periscope Equity Announces Promotion of Eric Hinkle to Partner

Growth Catalyst Partners Announces Final Closing of GCP III with Capital Commitments at Hard Cap of $360 million

Wynnchurch Capital Port Co EMS Broadens Product Offering Across Fencing and Hurricane Protection with Acquisition of AMD Supply

High Street Capital Portfolio Company, Tramec, Exits Chicago Extruded Metals

Periscope Equity Port Co CyberMaxx Acquires Avertium to Deepen Security Capabilities for the Mid-Market

Thoma Bravo Port Co Trading Technologies Acquires TRAFiX, Expanding Multi-Asset OEMS Coverage to Global Equities and Equity Options

Professional Advisor News

Katten Advises Keypath Education on the Sale of Its North American Operations to Risepoint

Powering the Supercycle: Electrification, Talent, and the 2027 Industrial Outlook- Part B (September 28, 2026) | BDO

Second Circuit Affirms That Active Fund Managers Cannot Escape Self-Employment Tax as ‘Limited Partners’ in Soroban Capital Partners | Troutman Pepper Locke

Ropes & Gray Advised Genstar Capital in Growth Investment in Richey May

Sidley Represents Thompson Street Capital Partners and Portfolio Company Allyant in Acquisition of Braille Works

Ropes & Gray Advised Audax Private Equity in Acquisition of Integral Consulting

Sidley Represents Sheridan Capital Partners in Its Investment in PtEverywhere

Ropes & Gray Advised TPG on Financing for the Combination of Waste Eliminator and Liberty Waste Solutions

Sidley Represents Noetive in US$41 Million Series Seed Financing

Ropes & Gray Advised on Ready Capital Corp.’s $225 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering

Sidley Represents Certares on Single-Asset Continuation Fund of Guardian Alarm

Ropes & Gray Advised Bain Capital in Royalty Monetization of Parkinson’s Disease Therapy Tavapadon with DRI Healthcare Trust

Sidley Represents Cymphony in Its US$30 Million Series A Financing

Ropes & Gray Advised PSG Equity in Final Close of Third European Fund at Over €4.4 Billion

Sidley Represents Bluevine in Its US$340 Million Acquisition by Valley National Bank

Ropes & Gray Advised Bain Capital in its Agreement to Acquire SOLitude Lake Management from Rentokil Initial

Ropes & Gray Represented Lone View Capital in its investment in HappyCo

Ropes & Gray Advised Marguerite on its Investment in PHOCEA DC to Develop a Network of Sustainable Sovereign Data Centers in Marseille

Job Postings

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NEW! NextGen Growth Partners - Senior Analyst, Investments

Decasonic – AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant