Hertz Global Holdings Inc., a Park Ridge, N.J.-based automobile and equipment rental company, priced 88.235 million common shares at $15 per share ($16-$18 forecast), for an IPO take of approximately $1.32 billion. It will trade on the NYSE under ticker symbol HTZ, while Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers serving as co-lead underwriters. Hertz […]
Medio Systems Inc., a Seattle-based mobile search company, has raised $30 million in second-round funding. Accel Partners led the deal, and was joined by return backers Mohr Davidow Ventures, Frazier Technology Ventures and Trilogy Equity Partners. www.mediosystems.com
Real Girls Media, a San Francisco-based online publishing company, has closed its Series A funding with $6 million from 3i Group and WaldenVC. www.realgirlsmedia.com
SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR) has agreed to acquire PowerLight Corp., a Berkeley, Calif.-based provider of large-scale solar power systems, for total consideration of $265 million (including $130 million in cash). PowerLight had raised around $20 million in VC funding from firms like Bay Area Equity Fund and New Energies Invest AG. www.powerlight.com
Apax Partners has sold its 71% stake in UK-based publishing services company Stationary Office to German postal services and logistics company Deutsche Post AG (via subsidiary Williams Lea Group). No financial terms were disclosed. www.apax.com www.tso.co.uk
AirDefense Inc., an Alpharetta, Ga.-based provider of enterprise WLAN security and monitoring, has raised around $14 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Company shareholders include eHatchery and SYS Ventures. www.airdefense.net
Voyage Medical Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based cardiac medical device company, has raised around $3.44 million in Series A funding led by RWI Ventures, according to a regulatory filing.
VeriCare Management Inc., a San Diego-based provider of mental healthcare services for older adults in skilled and residential settings, has raised $6.7 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Salix Ventures and Acacia Venture Partners. www.vericare.com
Aushon Biosystems Inc., a Burlington, Mass.-based developer of enabling technologies for life science research, drug discovery/development and clinical diagnostics, has raised $7.78 million in Series A funding led by North Bridge Venture Partners, according to a regulatory filing. www.aushonbiosystems.com
B-Side Entertainment Inc., an Austin, Texas-based independent film distributor, has secured $2.5 million of a $3.2 million Series A round led by Silverton Partners, according to a regulatory filing. www.bside.com