Bertelsmann AG is forming a Euro 1 billion fund that would focus on media-related private equity opportunities, according to The Financial Times. Bertelsmann would contribute Euro 500 million, while partners Citigroup Private Equity and Morgan Stanley Principal Investments would commit the remainder. www.bertelsmann.com
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Oodle Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of online search for local classifieds, has raised $11 million in second-round funding. Jafco Ventures was joined by return backers Greylock Partners and Redpoint Ventures. The company raised a $5 million Series A round last May. www.oodle.com
Inge AG, a Greifenberg, Germany-based provider of water ultrafiltration modules, has raised Euro6 million in second-round funding. Belgian Stonefund and the Dutch Entrepreneurs Fund were joined by return backers Siemens Venture Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures, SPG Private Investments and Taprogge Watertech. www.inge.ag
Artimi Ltd., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based fabless semiconductor company developing single-chip solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on UWB, has raised $5 million in additional Series B funding from new backer Khosla Ventures. This brings its Series B total to $31.5 million, including a first close in December from Accel Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, […]
LegalZoom.com Inc., a Los Angeles-based provider of online legal document preparation services, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from Polaris Venture Partners. www.legalzoom.com
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Bridgewater, N.J.-based drug company being incubated by life sciences advisory Scheer & Co., has filed to raise $86.25 million via an IPO. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol AEGR, with Lehman Brothers serving as lead underwriter. The company raised around $22.5 million in Series A funding in […]
InnerWireless Inc. of Richardson, Texas and PanGo Networks Inc. of Framingham, Mass. have merged, in order to create a single provider of broadband coverage and real-time location systems. No financial terms were disclosed. InnerWireless has raised around $62 million in VC funding since 1998, from firms like Sevin Rosen Funds, Centennial Ventures, HO2 Partners, Johnson […]
Wink, a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of a people search engine for online profiles, has repurchased some of its stock from existing VC backers. Greylock Partners is among those that have reduced their stakes, but it remains the company's largest outside shareholder. www.wink.com
Providential Holdings Inc. (OTC BB: PRVH) has formed a $100 million private equity fund focused on Vietnamese companies seeking to go public in either Vietnam or the United States. This would include state-owned enterprises that are being privatized. The fund will be called Providential Capital. www.phiglobal.com