RPM Communications Inc. (a.k.a. Foonz), a Sudbury, Mass.
Flexicath Ltd., an Israel-based catheter developer, has raised $754,000 from The Zitelman Group of Washington D.C. www.flexicath.com
LFH Brand Identity, a UK-based print and design management agency, has raised Gbp250,000 in venture funding from The Capital Fund. www.lfh.co.uk
SmartDrive Systems Inc., a San Diego-based provider of driver risk management systems and services, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series C funding. Oak Investment Partners led the deal, and was joined by return backers Revolution Ventures, the Founders Fund and Western Technology Investments. www.smartdrive.net
Appleseed's Topco Inc., a portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, has agreed to acquire Blair Corp. (AMEX: BL) for $42.50 per share in cash. The total transaction is valued at approximately $173.6 million. Blair Corp. is a Warren, Pa.-based catalog and multi-channel direct marketer of women's and men's apparel and home products. www.blair.com
Questex, a B2B media acquisition platform of Audax Group, has acquired UK-based McLean Events, according to LBO Wire. www.questex.com www.mcleanevents.com
Bioscrypt Inc. (TSX: BYT) has agreed to acquire A4Vision Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of identification systems using 3D facial imaging and recognition technology. No financial terms were disclosed. A4Vision had raised over $25 million in VC funding since its 2001 inception, from firms like MyQube, Hanna Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Motorola Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Stanford University […]
The Riverside Company has sold Hungarian glassmaker Salgglas Uvegipari Rt. to CEE Industrial Holdings Ltd. No financial terms were disclosed. Riverside was advised by Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. and Invescom Corporate Finance. www.salgglas.hu
Blackstreet Capital Management has sold ThermoView Industries Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of home improvement products and services, to company management. No financial terms were disclosed. Blackstreet originally purchased ThermoView while it was reorganizing under chapter 11 in September 2005. www.thermoviewinc.com
The Carlyle Group is raising around $5.93 billion for its third European buyout fund, according to a regulatory filing. It already has secured nearly $3.1 billion. www.carlyle.com