IVCA Newsletter December 3, 2008

Association News

2008 IVCA Award Winner Q&A: Kirkland & Ellis Partner Kevin Evanich
CHICAGO – In anticipation of the 2008 IVCA Awards Dinner on Dec. 8, 2008, the IVCA is profiling this year’s winners. This week, we honor Kevin Evanich. He’s a partner with the Venture Capital Group at Kirkland & Ellis.
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2008 IVCA Award Winner Q&A: Industry Pioneer Dick Thomas
CHICAGO – In anticipation of the 2008 IVCA awards dinner on Dec. 8, 2008, the IVCA is profiling this year’s winners. This week, we honor Dick Thomas. Thomas is an industry pioneer and the retired chairman of the First Chicago NBD Group.
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2008 IVCA Award Winner Q&A: IVCA Chairman Keith Crandell
CHICAGO – In anticipation of the 2008 IVCA Awards Dinner on Dec. 8, 2008, the IVCA is profiling this year’s winners. This week, we profile Keith Crandell. He’s a partner at ARCH Venture Partners and the chairman of the Illinois Venture Capital Association.
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IVCA Welcomes Water Street Healthcare Partners as New Member
CHICAGO – The IVCA is pleased to welcome Water Street Healthcare Partners as a new member. Water Street Healthcare Partners is a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on health care.
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Industry News

GTCR Announces Partnership to Form Excelus HR
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Prairie Capital IV Purchases $22.5 Million in Notes, Stock Issued By Cole Taylor Bank
CHICAGO – Prairie Capital IV has purchased $22.5 million in senior subordinated notes and convertible preferred stock issued by Cole Taylor Bank and Taylor Capital Group.
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Final Deadline For WBTshowcase Submissions is Dec. 22, 2008
CHICAGO – Submissions are currently being sought for the seventh-annual WBTshowcase from March 24, 2009 to March 25, 2009 in Arlington-DFW.
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Steven Kaplan on Harvard’s Sale of Private Equity Stakes
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Q&A: Thoma Cressey Bravo-Based Vision Solutions on Disaster Recovery
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Charter High School to Open in Loop With Help from GTCR’s Bruce Rauner
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A New Venture Capital Solution?
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J.P. Morgan is Top Rated in Private Equity Fund Administration Survey
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How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns
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InterAct911 Completes $28 Million Growth Equity Financing
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – InterAct911 Corporation, which is the parent company of InterAct Public Safety Systems, has announced that it has closed on a $28 million equity round of capital led by new investors Foundation Capital and Bay Partners.
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Buyouts, Banks
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Blackstone Group Goes Nimble
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Emerging Markets
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Small Carmakers Vie For Green Car Loans
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Grant Thornton White Paper: Why IPOs Are in the ICU
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Huffington Post Deal: $25 Million at $100 Million Valuation
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