IVCA Newsletter November 17, 2009

Association News

IVCA Profile Q&A: Bryan Cressey, Cressey & Company Partner and Recipient of the 2009 Stanley C. Golder Medal at the Upcoming IVCA Awards Dinner
CHICAGO – Bryan Cressey has been a fixture in the private equity industry since his beginnings with First Chicago Equity Group. He is a builder of opportunity, having co-founded Golder Thoma Cressey & Rauner, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners and founded his current firm, Cressey & Co. His particular expertise in the healthcare services field is widely acknowledged.
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January 18th IVCA Panel to feature Masters of Private Equity
On January 18th at 5:30 PM, IVCA will host a panel discussion with two of the "Masters" profiled in book, The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing written by Robert Finkel of Prism Capital. The event, sponsored by Mayer Brown LLP, will be moderated by David Greising, the book's co-author.
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PPRT Repeal Awaits Governor's Signature

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Reminder! Please update your firm information for the 2010 IVCA Membership Directory!
Production is beginning on the printed 2010 IVCA Membership Directory. All primary contacts should update their firm information at www.illinoisvc.org by November 24, 2009.
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Reminder! All table guest lists are due from sponsors and table purchasers by Monday, November 23, 2009!

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IVCA Events

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Industry News

Water Street Healthcare Partners' Sarnova Acquires Metropolitan Medical
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Motorola Ventures Funded CopperGate Acquired by Sigma Designs
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GTCR Golder Rauner Backed ConvergEx Acquires NYFIX Business
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ARCH Venture Partners Raises Funds for Lexington's Pulmatrix
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Apex Venture Partners Raises Funds for Bitwave
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LaSalle Capital Group's Paramount Building Solutions Named Portfolio Company of the Year
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Edgewater Announces Portfolio Company Add-On

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OCA Venture Backed Brickfish Snags Sales Exec From Google
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Mesirow, MK Capital, First Analysis Consultant Christopher Assif Named to Entrust Healthcare
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Baird Venture Partners Highlighted in Neurotechnology Overview
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WestLB Mellon Asset Management Fund-of-Fund Adviser Siguler Guff Deal
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MVC Capital Files 8-K and Issues Unaudited Year-End Net Asset Value
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Maranon Capital Provides One-Stop Financing for PKWARE
Maranon Capital, L.P. is pleased to announce the closing of a $38 million one-stop financing facility to support the purchase of PKWARE, Inc. by Novacap Technologies III, LP and management. Maranon's investment consisted of $28 million of senior revolving credit and term debt and $10 million of mezzanine debt. Maranon also invested $4 million of equity in the transaction. Grace Matthews, Inc. provided advisory services to PKWARE and also invested in the transaction through an affiliate.
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