IVCA Newsletter July 19, 2007

Association News

IVCA Scholar Q&A: Peter Alonso of Thoma Cressey Bravo
CHICAGO - The Illinois Venture Capital Association recently spoke with Peter Alonso about winning its scholar internship at Thoma Cressey Bravo. Alonso currently attends the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Deadline for Chicago Innovation Awards is July 31
CHICAGO - The deadline to nominate one or more companies and/or innovative products for the Chicago Innovation Awards is July 31.
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IVCA Events

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9/13/2007 11:30am - 2:00pm Technology Investing: Chicago's Market Leadership & Home Grown Successes
10/9/2007 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sarbanes-Oxley Roundtable Discussion with U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk
10/18/2007 8:00am - 4:00pm 7th Annual CFO Summit (Non-members please contact kpyne@illinoisvc.org)
12/3/2007 5:00pm - 9:00pm 2007 Annual Awards Dinner (To sponsor, please contact kpyne@illinoisvc.org)

Other Events of Interest

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7/19/2007 Smart Bet Poker Tournament Comes to Chicago on July 19
7/25/2007 Global Trends in Venture Capital Webcast on July 25
8/22/2007 Aug. 22 Webcast on Risk Intelligence in the Tech, Media, Telecom Industries
9/26/2007 Sept. 26 Webcast on Integrating On-Premise, On-Demand Applications

Industry News

Thoma Cressey Bravo has Acquired a Majority Interest in Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
The Thoma Cressey Fund VIII, L.P., through a going-private transaction, has acquired a majority interest in Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
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WIND POINT PARTNERS ANNOUNCES FOUR PORTFOLIO COMPANY ACQUISITIONS
Wind Point Partners, a private equity investment firm, announced that three different portfolio companies completed a total of four acquisitions during the last week.
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Edgewater Portfolio Company, AMF, Completes Dividend
Edgewater is pleased to announce that our portfolio company, AMF Worldwide, Inc., recently completed a refinancing and dividend distribution equal to 100 percent of invested capital.
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Roster of Cubs Bidders Expands
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Motorola to Buy Software Group
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KB Partners' Firefly Energy wins R&D Award
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Dunrath Capital Invests $12 Million in ExaDigm
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Profile on Claimforce CEO (backed by Origin Ventures)
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Madison-based Venture Investors Closes on New Fund
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Northwest Ohio Gets Venture Fund
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Indy Hospital System Launches VC Fund
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U.S. VCs Wary of Global Move
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Former Sears CEO Joins Private Equity Firm
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