Silistix, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of software and related circuit designs for on-chip communications solutions, has held a $6 million final close to its Series A round. Backers include Intel Capital, British Smaller Technology Companies VCT, The Northwest Business Investment Scheme, Seven Spires Investment, Partnerships UK and The Manchester Technology Fund. Silistix is a […]
Xradia Inc., a Concord, Calif.-based manufacturer of x-ray imaging systems for 3D tomography and nanotech applications, has raised $4 million in VC funding from Harris & Harris Group. The investment is part of a larger Series D round, but no additional details were disclosed. www.xradia.com
Blue Heron Biotechnology Inc., a Bothell, Wash.-based provider of gene synthesis services, has raised around $3.68 million in Series D funding, according to a regulatory filing. Shareholders include Crabtree Ventures, Integra Ventures and Invitrogen Corporation. www.blueheronbio.com
Boxxet, an online content aggregator that uses human input, has raised $900,000 from Ascend Venture Group. www.boxxet.com
Presence Networks, a UK-based provider of secure IM services, has raised Gbp250,000 from The Capital Fund. www.presence-networks.net
AcuFocus Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based maker of ocular implants to treat presbyopia, has raised an undisclosed amount of equity funding from Bausch & Lomb. The deal also includes an option whereby B&L would purchase AcuFocus, which has raised over $38 million in VC funding from firms like Versant Ventures, Three Arch Partners, SV Life Sciences, […]
Switch and Data, a Tampa, Fla.-based provider of Internet exchange infrastructure, has set its proposed IPO terms to around 11.67 million common shares being offered at between $14 and $16 per share. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol SDXC, with Deutsche Banc Securities and Jefferies & Co. serving as co-lead underwriters. […]
Atelje Margaretha, a Swedish mail-order embroidery products, has agreed to acquire Swedish mail-order clothing company Ashild. No financial terms were disclosed. Atelje Margaretha is a portfolio company of Litorina Kapital.
CSR PLC (LSE: CSR) has acquired NordNav Technologies AB and Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which will help CSR provide low-cost GPS for mass-market mobile phones and personal navigation devices. Sweden-based NordNav had raised VC funding from 3i Group, InnovationsKapital and Siemens Business Accelerator. UK-based CPS shareholders included […]
Golub Capital has closed its fifth fund with $1 billion in capital commitments. The firm had held a $700 million first close in October. Limited partners include St. Paul Traveler's Insurance, Alfred I. Dupont Trust, Private Advisors, the University of Richmond, and the Carpenter Co. Pension Plan. www.golubcapital.com