Watch Hill Partners LLC has made three promotions: Tim Whipple and Claude Shaw from associates to vice presidents, and Rob Kusick from analyst to associate. www.whp-llc.com
Vertica Systems Inc., an Andover, Mass.-based provider of database software, has raised $16.5 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was joined by return backers Bessemer Venture Partners and Highland Capital Partners. www.vertica.com
Sirific Wireless Ltd., a Richardson, Texas-based fabless provider of single-chip, multi-band CMOS RF transceivers for the 3.5G market, has raised $18.8 million in Series C funding. Hunt Ventures was joined by return backers BDC Venture Capital, Celtic House, GrowthWorks, Intel Capital, TD Capital Ventures and Tech Capital Partners. www.sirific.com
Numericable, a French cable company owned by Cinven, is considering a bid for Iliad SA, according to La Lettre de L'Expansion. The deal would be valued at approximately Euro 5 billion, with Morgan Stanley arranging the leveraged financing.
EMC Corp., an educational publisher owned by The Wicks Group of Cos., has acquired JIST Publishing Inc., an Indianapolis-based publisher of educational materials covering such topics as job search, resumes and career reference. No financial terms were disclosed. www.emcp.com www.jist.com
Fabrik Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based storage provider, is nearing a deal to acquire the consumer storage device business of SimpleTech (Nasdaq:STEC), according to GigaOm. Fabrik has raised $12.1 million in VC funding from firms like ComVentures and Intel Capital. www.fabrikinc.com www.stec-inc.com
GoFish.com (OTC BB: GOFH) has agreed to acquire Bolt Media, a youth-oriented operator of a user-generated content website, for up to $30 million in GoFish stock. Bolt has raised over $62 million in total VC funding since its 1996 inception. This includes an early 2000 infusion at a post-money valuation of approximately $335 million, and […]
Zimmer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZMH) has agreed to acquire Endius Inc., a Plainville, Mass.-based maker of steerable endoscopic surgical instruments. No pricing details of the all-cash deal were disclosed. Endius had raised around $74 million in VC funding since 1996, from firms like Advanced Technology Ventures, Capstone Ventures, Carlyle Venture Partners, Dauphin Capital Partners, EGS […]
Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) has agreed to acquire Five Across Inc., a San Francisco-based social networking platform. No financial terms were disclosed. Five Across had raised $2 million in VC funding from Granite Ventures and an affiliated fund. www.cisco.com www.fiveacross.com
The Carlyle Group has closed its first Mexico Capital Partners fund with $134 million in capital commitments. The fund already is 29% invested with deals for both Universidad Latinoamericana and Hispanic Teleservices Corp. www.carlyle.com