Aperio Technologies Inc., a Vista, Calif.-based provider of digital pathology systems and services, has raised $10.6 million in third-round funding. Galen Partners led the deal, and was joined by fellow return backer Advanced Technology Ventures. Aperio has raised $33 million in VC funding since its 1999 inception. www.aperio.com
Electro Power Systems, a Torino, Italy-based developer of clean energy solutions based on fuel cell technology, has raised up to Euro 5 million in VC funding from 360
Radian6 Technologies Inc., a New Brunswick, Canada-based developer of social media monitoring solutions, has raised Cdn$4 million in VC funding co-led by Brightspark Ventures and BCE Capital. www.radian6.com
BT Pharma SA, a France-based vaccine developer, has raised Euro1.3 million in bridge financing. No investor info was disclosed. The company was founded in late 2001 as a spinout from Institut Pasteur. www.btpharma.com
Endocare Inc. (OTC BB), an Irvine, Calif.
LaNetro Zed, a Madrid, Spain-based provider of mobile content and services, is preparing a Euro 800 million bid for Bellevue, Wash-based online and mobile search company InfoSpace Inc. (Nasdaq: INSP), according to Spanish newspaper Negocio. LaNetro received an undisclosed amount of private equity funding from Veronis Suhler Stevenson earlier this year. www.lanetrozed.com www.infospace.com
Halyard Education Partners, a platform portfolio company of Halyard Capital, has acquired WorldClass Strategy, a Seattle-based provider of performance-based interactive marketing services to the higher education industry. No financial terms were disclosed. This is HEP's second acquisition in less than a month, as it recently added GoalQuest. www.halyardeducationpartners.com www.worldclassstrategy.com
MonoSol LLC, a Merrillville, Ind.-based developer of water-soluble films, has acquired certain equipment and intellectual property assets of UK-listed Stanelco PLC. No additional details were disclosed. Catterton Partners acquired MonoSol earlier this year from The Bass Group. www.monosol.com
Energy Investors Funds has sold the wind development assets of Tierra Energy LLC to Duke Energy for an undisclosed amount. Tierra is an Austin, Texas-based developer of natural gas-fired generation facilities and wind farms. EIF acquired a majority interest in November 2005. www.eif.com www.tierraenergy.com
The Riverside Company has agreed to sell PPC Insulators to Seves SpA for an undisclosed amount. PPC is a Vienna, Austria-based manufacturer of high voltage porcelain insulators used in the power generation, transmission and distribution industries. Seves shareholders include Ergon Capital Partners, Vestar Capital Partners, Athena Private Equity and company management. www.riversidecompany.com www.seves.com