Matthew Barger has decided to retire as vice chairman of Hellman & Friedman, according to Bloomberg. He will remain as a senior advisor to the firm. www.hf.com
Global Life Science Ventures of Germany has promoted both Holger Reithinger and Stephen McCormack to partner, according to VentureWire. www.life-science-ventures.de
SodaHead Inc., a Santa Clarita, Calif.-based social networking startup, has raised $4.25 million in Series A funding led by Mohr Davidow Ventures, according to a regulatory filing. The site is expected to be more serious issue-oriented than the typical social networking site. www.sodahead.com
Gecko Audio Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of network audio products, has raised $3 million in Series A funding led by Technology Venture Partners (Australia), according to a regulatory filing. www.geckoaudio.com
Verient Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based stealth-mode tech startup, has secured $2.13 million of an $8.45 million Series A round led by Global Catalyst Partners, according to a regulatory filing. www.verient.com
Enrique Martin has joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as a Miami-based shareholder within the global practice group, where he will focus on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, domestic and foreign issuer securities offering and venture capital transactions. He previously was a partner with Hunton & Williams. www.gtlaw.com
Wireless Technology Partners, a Luxembourg-based wireless VoIP startup, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Add Partners. www.addpartners.com
Keith “Kim” Schappert has joined Credit Suisse as managing director and CEO of the Americas for Asset Management. He most recently was president and CEO of Federated Investment Advisory Cos. www.credit-suisse.com
David Sweig has joined Piper Jaffray as a Chicago-based partner in the firm's financial restructuring group. He most recently worked at Giuliani Capital Advisors in Chicago, where he was a managing director focused on financial restructurings. www.piperjaffray.com
TXU Corp. (NYSE: TXU) has formed a $200 million venture capital fund focused on next-generation energy technologies. www.txucorp.com