IVCA - Illinois Venture Capital Association
IVCA Newsletter May 20, 2008

Association News

MVS Presenter Updates: LiquidTalk CEO David Peak
CHICAGO – In the new series MVS Presenter Updates, we take a look at the progress made by Chicago-based LiquidTalk after founder and CEO David Peak presented his company’s plan at the 2006 Midwest Venture Summit.
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IVCA Releases First-Quarter Private Equity Monitor Reviewing Venture, Private Equity Investments
CHICAGO – VC investment in “green” companies in Illinois continued to expand at the start of 2008. Such investments reached $60.3 million in the first quarter of 2008, according to the IVCA’s first-quarter 2008 Private Equity Monitor.
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IVCA Toolkit Series Luncheon on May 28: Using Management Assessments Tools to Maximize IRR
CHICAGO – As the private equity landscape has become increasingly competitive, so too has the importance of understanding the strengths and weaknesses of a management team before investing. The IVCA will hold a luncheon on May 28, 2008 to discuss using management assessment tools to maximize IRR.
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IVCA Hosts Annual Baseball Outing on June 19 For White Sox Game
CHICAGO – For this year’s IVCA annual baseball event, it’s the Chicago White Sox. Bring your family and friends! Join us at U.S. Cellular Field on June 19, 2008 and watch the White Sox play Pittsburgh from the luxury of the Miller Lite Extra Base/Lower Terrace Suite!
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Industry News

Duchossois Group Acquires Milestone AV Technologies
ELMHURST, Ill. – The Duchossois Group has announced that it has acquired Milestone AV Technologies – North America’s leading producer of mounting solutions – from private equity investors led by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe.
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Sandbox Industries Launches Marbles Brain Fitness
CHICAGO – Sandbox Industries has just launched Marbles Brain Fitness. Marbles Brain Fitness is the first retailer offering a complete range of games, books, software and more to promote brain fitness.
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The Accomplishment Gene: SanoGene CEO Also Looks at Deals For Local VC Firm
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Thoma Cressey Fund VIII Acquires Majority Interest in Manatron
CHICAGO – Thoma Cressey Fund VIII has acquired a majority interest in Manatron, which is a leading provider of integrated, enterprise-level property tax solutions for state and local governments.
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Baird Announces Sale of Redfield to Leupold & Stevens, Weaver to Alliant
CHICAGO – Baird’s investment banking group has announced the sale of Redfield to Leupold & Stevens and the sale of Weaver to Alliant Techsystems.
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2006 MVS Business Plan Winner Announces Partnership With Cato
CHICAGO – SanoGene Therapeutics has obtained exclusive rights from the University of Illinois to worldwide patent applications covering the methods and compositions of multi-targeted short interfering RNA constructs used to inhibit tumor formation and regress pre-formed tumors.
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Why U.S. Highways Are Falling Into Private Equity Hands
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Entrepreneur Looks For Repeat Performance
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Three New Private Equity Partners Join Chicago Office of McGuireWoods
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Carlyle to Acquire Booz Allen Unit For $2.54 Billion
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Ex-Goldman Partner McGoldrick Seeks $5 Billion For Buyout Fund
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Open Book: Important Lessons From a Venture Capital Pioneer
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Ascent Equity Capital Announces Increase Size of First Fund to $5 Million
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NVCA Joins NewSchools Venture Fund to Raise K-12 Education Infrastructure Fund
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Chicago Community Ventures News: Emerging Initiative, ComEd Donation, Governor’s Awards
CHICAGO – Chicago Community Ventures has announced a new SBA initiative called Emerging 200, a ComEd donation of $300,000 to help small businesses and non-profits pay their electricity bills and the Governor’s Home Town Awards.
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Elixir Calls Off IPO Plans
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Belfast David Takes on Tech Goliaths
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The Kopley Group Hires Vice President, Strategic Planning to Oversee All Divisions
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