Targeted Growth Inc., a Seattle-based company focused on improving the efficacy of biofuel feed stock, has raised $22.3 million in Series D funding co-led by Capricorn Management and AllianceBernstein. www.targetedgrowth.com
EoPlex Technologies, a Redwood City, Calif.-based advanced materials company that makes miniature devices to generate, harvest and manage energy, has raised $8 million in Series C funding. ATA Ventures led the deal, and was joined by return backers Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Labrador Ventures and Draper Richards. www.eoplex.com
Tacoda Inc., a New York-based provider of behavior-targeted advertising solutions, has raised $7 million in Series D funding, according to a regulatory filing. Return backers include Rho Ventures, Masthead Venture Partners, Hanseatic Americas and Union Square Ventures. www.tacoda.com
Click Forensics Inc., an Austin, Texas-based provider of click-fraud reporting for online advertisers, has raised $5 million in first-round funding. Austin Ventures led the deal, and was joined by Shasta Ventures. www.clickforensics.com
RiverGlass Inc., a Champaign, Ill.-based provider of data analytics, has raised $4 million in Series B funding. Country Investors & Financial Services was joined by return backers RPM Ventures, IllinoisVentures and the Illinois Finance Authority. www.riverglassinc.com
The Carlyle Group plans to sell its remaining position in UK defense and security company Qinetiq. It originally acquired a 33% stake from the British Ministry of Defense in 2002 for Gbp42.5 million, and then sold around Gbp160 million worth of shares when the Qinetiq went public last February. Carlyle still holds 67.8 million shares, […]
Fremont Partners has agreed to sell its controlling interest in Chicago-based IT consultant Software Architects Inc. to Capgemini for an undisclosed amount. www.sark.com
LumaSense Technologies Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.
Wayport Inc., an Austin, Texas-based provider of Internet connectivity solutions to the hospitality market, has acquired ResortWiFi, a provider of wireless services to the timeshare industry and select hotel companies like Fairfield Resorts and Monarch Grand Vacations. No financial terms were disclosed. Wayport has raised around $155 million in VC funding since its 1998, from […]
Merrill Corp. said that its wholly-owned subsidiary WordWave International Pty Ltd. has acquired ComputerReporters, a provider of reporting services to the legal, corporate and government markets in Australia. Merrill is a provider of document management services to the financial, legal and real estate markets, and is backed by DLJ Merchant Banking. www.merrillcorp.com