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Credit Suisse announced that CEO Oswald Grubel will retire in May, and that current I-banking chief Brady Dougan will be his successor. www.credit-suisse.com
Diana Taylor has agreed to join Wolfensohn & Co. as a managing director, effective March 15. She currently serves as New York State Superintendent of Banks. www.wolfensohn.com
Pantheon Ventures has hired Marcus Alexis as head of U.S. client services and Josephine Defty as vice president of client services in Europe. Alexis previously was with Wellington Management Co., while Defty worked in the implementation services department of Pantheon parent company Russell Investment Group. www.pantheonventures.com
Teradici Corp., a Vancouver-based fabless semiconductor company focused on solutions for next-generation computer form factors, has raised US$18 million in second-round funding.  Alloy Ventures led the deal, and was joined by return backers Working Opportunity Fund, Skypoint Capital, BDC Venture Capital and Alta Berkeley Venture Partners. www.teradici.com
Coller Capital is raising its fifth secondary fund with a $4.5 billion target, according to a recent report from CalPERS. The pension system has committed $375 million.  
Black Duck Software, a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of software compliance management solutions, has raised $12 million in Series C funding. Focus Ventures led the deal, and was joined by return backers Fidelity Ventures, Flagship Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Intel Capital and SAP Ventures. www.blackducksoftware.com
3M (NYSE: MMM) has acquired Acolyte Biomedica Ltd., a Salisbury, UK-based provider of an automated microbial detection platform for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. The all-cash deal included various earnouts, although specific terms were not disclosed. Acolyte had raised VC funding from ANGLE Technology Group and Circus Capital. www.3m.com www.acolytebiomedica.com
Towne Holdings Inc., a South Bend, Ind.-based logistics and freight services company, has acquired Complete Transport, a St. Louis-based regional provider of pick-up and delivery and airport-to-airport trucking for the air cargo industry. No financial terms were disclosed. Towne Holdings is a portfolio company of Charterhouse Group. www.towneair.com
Naohiko Kitsuta has joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. as a Japan-based managing director. He previously was a partner with MKS Partners Ltd., where he was in charge of buyouts in the consumer services and retail sectors. www.kkr.com
Ian Russell has joined 3i Group as an industrialist-in-residence, focused on the European gas and power market. He is the former CEO of Scottish Power PLC. www.3i.com
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