Mergers & Acquisitions

ADC, an Eden Prairie, MN based provider of global network infrastructure products and services, acquired Fiber Optic Network Solutions (FONS), a Marlborough, MA based manufacturer of high-performance passive optical components and fiber optic cable packaging, distribution and connectivity solutions, for approximately $172 million.

BEA Systems, a San Jose based provider of enterprise infrastructure software, acquired Compoze Software, a Wayne, PA based provider of collaborative software for enterprise portals and enterprise applications, for an undisclosed amount.

Broadcom, an Irvine, CA based provider of wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors, acquired Siliquent Technologies, a Mountain View, CA based developer of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) network interface controllers (NICs), for approximately $76 million.

IOCA, a Warwick, RI based provider of broadband Internet networks and managed services in high-traffic public locations, acquired LinkSpot Networks, a Reston, VA based provider of broadband wireless services to RV resorts and campgrounds, for an undisclosed amount.

Microsoft acquired FrontBridge Technologies, a Marina del Rey, CA based provider of managed services that address corporate e-mail security, compliance, and availability requiremements, for an undisclosed amount.

mindSHIFT Technologies, a Fairfax, VA based provider of comprehensive managed information technology (IT) services, acquired Dynamic Digital Services (DDS), a Levittown, PA based provider of IT services to small and medium businesses in the greater Philadelphia marketplace, for an undisclosed amount.

mindSHIFT Technologies also acquired Union Square Technology Group LLC, a provider of IT systems integration, professional services and managed services for the legal sector, for an undisclosed amount.

Similarity Systems, a Dublin based supplier of business-focused data quality solutions, acquired Evoke Software, a San Francisco based provider of data discovery and profiling software, from Conversion Services International, for an undisclosed amount.

Funding

Aceva Technologies – San Mateo, CA; a provider of enterprise solutions for revenue and receivables management; $5.28 million; Series D; Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Clearstone Venture Partners.

ActiveGrid – San Francisco, CA; a commercial open source company; $10 million; Series B; Worldview Technology Partners, Allegis Capital, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.

Artifact Network - Baltimore, MD; a provider of on-demand software for managing global application development; $5 million; Series A; Draper Atlantic, Intersouth Partners, New Markets Growth Fund (NMGF).

Echovox – Geneva, Switzerland; a developer of solutions for the delivery and monetisation of mobile content, applications and services; $5 million; round not specified; Newbury Ventures.

Ellacoya Networks – Merrimack, NH; a provider of carrier-class intelligent bandwidth management systems for broadband IP networks,; $13.5 million; Series F; BCE Capital, Atlas Venture, Canaan Partners, Flagship Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Farecast (fka Hamlet) – Seattle, WA; a developer of predictive pricing technology for the airline ticketing industry; $7 million; Series B; Greylock, Madrona Venture Group, WRF Capital.

GraniteEdge Networks – Seattle, WA; a provider of network security; $5 million; Series A; Outlook Ventures, OVP Venture Partners

JasperSoft – San Francisco, CA; a provider of commercial open source reporting solutions; $8 million; Series C; Partech International, DCM-Doll Capital Management, Morgenthaler Ventures.

Nevis Networks – Santa Clara, CA; a provider of LAN security systems; $12.5 million; Series B; BlueRun Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), NewPath Ventures.

Quickshift – Austin, TX; a provider of software solutions that boost server performance; $5.2 million; Series B; CenterPoint Ventures, InterWest Partners, STARTech Early Ventures.

Rapport – Redwood City, CA; a provider of next generation low-cost, multiprocessor chips that can be dynamically configured for compute-intensive applications at low power; $7 million; Series A; Techfarm Ventures.

RedSky Technologies – Chicago, IL; a developer of automated E-911 solutions for enterprises and government agencies; undisclosed amount; Series A; CID Equity Partners, Dunrath Capital.

SeeWhy Software – Windsor, UK; a vendor of Operational Business Intelligence software; $3.5 million; Series B; LogiSpring Management, Delta Partners, Pentech Ventures.

Mergers & Acquisitions

ChannelAdvisor, a Morrisville, NC based provider of channel management solutions (CMS), acquired SearchMarketing, a Research Triangle Park, NC based natural and paid search optimization for online merchants (retailers and manufacturers), for an undisclosed amount.

CommPartners, a Las Vegas based IP-based network operator and telephony services and solutions provider, acquired TPC Networks, a River Vale, NJ based company specializing in the buying and selling of carrier transport minutes, for an undisclosed amount.

Martin Dawes Systems, a Cheshire, UK based billing and CRM solution provider, acquired Lavastorm Technologies, a Boston based provider of next generation revenue and business assurance software, for an undisclosed amount.

mindSHIFT Technologies, a Fairfax, VA based provider of comprehensive managed information technology (IT) services, acquired Union Square Technology Group, a New York based provider of IT systems integration, professional services and managed services for the legal sector, for an undisclosed amount.

SecurePipe, a Madison, WI based provider of managed network security services, acquired the mailMAX Managed Services Division of Mycom, a Cincinnati based provider of technology solutions and professional services to businesses and organizations throughout North America, for an undisclosed amount.

TV Works, a Mill Valley, CA based joint venture between Cox Communications and Comcast devoted to developing digital television applications, acquired MetaTV, a Mill Valley, CA based software and services company, for an undisclosed amount.

VeriSign acquired iDefense, a Reston, VA based security intelligence firm, for approximately $40 million.

Funding

Akros Silicon – Folsom, CA; a a fabless semiconductor company; $9 million; Series A; Bay Partners, U.S. Venture Partners.

Aprio Technologies – Santa Clara, CA; a provider of design-for-manufacturing (DFM) solutions; undisclosed amount; round not specified; KT Venture Group.

CaseNET– Waltham, MA; a developer of care management software for workers’ compensation and healthcare organizations; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Sigma Partners.

Current Communications – Germantown, MD; an integrated Broadband over Power Line (BPL) service provider,; undisclosed amount; round not specified; EnerTech Capital, Goldman Sachs Group, Google, Hearst Interactive Media, Liberty Associated Partners.

EZchip Technologies – Yokneam, Israel; a fabless semiconductor company providing high-speed network processors; $10 million; Series C; LanOptics.

FiberTower– San Francisco, CAprovider of backhaul services for wireless carriers; $150 million; Series E; Crown Castle International, Goldman Sachs Group, Meritech Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Tudor Ventures.

icrossing – New York, NY; a search engine marketing firm; $13 million; round not specified; Generation Partners, RRE Ventures.

Intelli7 – Washington, DC; a provider of network security solutions; $2.1 million; Series A; Novak Biddle Venture Partners.

LGC Wireless – San Jose, CA; a provider of in-building wireless networking solutions; $11 million; Mezzanine Round; Rembrandt Venture Partners.

Motricity – Durham, NC; mobile content and solutions provider; $30 million; Series F; Advanced Equities, Intel Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).

Nominum – Redwood City, CA; a provider of IP address infrastructure solutions; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Juniper Networks.

Omniture – Orem, UT; a provider of on-demand Web analytics; $40 million; Series C; BA Venture Partners (BAVP), Attractor Investment Management, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.

RaySat– Vienna, VA; supplier of in-motion satellite antennas for cars and trains; $27 million; round not specified; Apax Partners, Benchmark Capital, Israel Seed Partners.

Redfern Integrated Optics(RIO) – Santa Clara, CA; a developer and manufacturer of low-cost, high-performance optical transmitters for the telecommunications and data transmission markets; $6.2 million; round not specified; Advent International, Redfern Photonics, Tallwood Venture Capital, TMT Ventures.

SeeControl - San Mateo, CA; a provider of Inventory AnywhereSM service parts logistics solutions and asset management; $4.5 million; round not specified; Altos Ventures, Individuals, Peninsula Equity Partners, Stanford University, Western Technology Investment, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

SNAPin Software – Bellevue, WA; a provider of mobile customer care and diagnostic products to mobile telecommunications providers that enable the mobile phone itself to diagnose and resolve issues; $3 million; Series B; Frazier Technology Ventures, Hunt Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Seapoint Ventures.

Spanlink Communications – Minneapolis, MN; a provider of customer interaction solutions that leverage VoIP technology; $12 million; Series A; Bluestream Ventures, Split Rock Partners.

Troika Networks – Westlake Village, CA; provider of network-based storage services solutions and enabling technologies; $14.4 million; Series B; Anthem Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), DynaFund Ventures, Hamilton BioVentures (Hamilton Apex Ventures), Windward Ventures.

Zensys – Denmark; a provider of wireless networking technology for control and status reading applications; $16 million; Series C; Bessemer Venture Partners, Palamon Capital Partners, VaekstFonden.

Market Insite Group, a Mill Valley, CA based provider of technology-based products and consulting services to optimize location and market opportunities, mitigate risk and maximize revenue for businesses, merged with Asterop, a Paris based developer of GeoIntelligence technologies, for an undisclosed amount.

MQSoftware, a Minneapolis based provider of business transaction assurance and middleware management solutions, training, and services, acquired Reconda International, a Norwalk, CT based provider of Web-based, WebSphere MQ-focused middleware support products, for an undisclosed amount.

NeoPhotonics, a San Jose based developer of integrated component solutions using planar lightwave circuits (PLC), merged with Photon Technology Co., a Shenzhen, China based manufacturer of active components, for an undisclosed amount.

Oracle acquired ProfitLogic, a Cambridge, MA based provider of Retail Profit Optimization software, for an undisclosed amount.

PTC, a Needham, MA based provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions, acquired Arbortext, an Ann Arbor, MI based provider of enterprise publishing software, for $190 million.

Transware, a Dublin based developer of content translation software used to adapt software, Web sites, packaging, marketing literature, and other content for local markets, acquired GlobalSight, a San Jose based provider of infrastructure software for content globalization, for an undisclosed amount.

Funding

Aternity – Southborough, MA; develops and markets solutions for automated discovery and isolation of complex IT infrastructure and service problems; $7.5 million; Series A; Vertex Management, Genesis Partners, IDB Holding, Portview Communications Partners.

Boonty – Paris, France; a developer of digital video game distribution technology; $10 million; Series B; Entrepreneur Venture, OTC Asset Management, Rothschild Gestion, SPEF Venture.

Cognima – London, UK; a provider of client-server software that enables photos, videos and other content to be transferred over wireless networks; $12 million; Series C; Crescendo Ventures, Atlas Venture, TLcom Capital Partners, TTP Ventures.

CompassCare – Lake Forest, IL; provider of MedTrak, software that helps the outpatient healthcare industry better manage costs and the delivery of treatment; $2.75 million; Series B; Hopewell Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).

Cymfony – Watertown, MA; a media measurement, market research and business intelligence company; $7 million; Series D; Ascent Venture Partners, Hearst Interactive Media, Trident Capital.

Expresso Fitness – Sunnyvale, CA; supplier of interactive software for Internet-enabled cardio fitness systems; $4.5 million; Series B; Enterprise Partners Venture Capital.

KonaWare – Redwood City, CA; provider of a platform that lets transport companies track assets via mobile devices; undisclosed amount; Series C; NTT Leasing.

Neophotonics – San Jose, CA; developer of integrated component solutions using planar lightwave circuits (PLC); $1 million; round not specified; Harris & Harris Group

NextHop Technologies – Mountain View, CA; a provider of network routing software solutions; $10.5 million; Series B; Duchossois Technology Partners, Labrador Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Parker Price Venture Capital.

Optimal Test – Israel; a developer of semiconductor testing solutions; $1 million; Series A; Pitango Venture Capital.

Revolver – Israel; a developer of comprehensive development platforms for animation and 2D and 3D online games; $500K; Seed Round; Maayan Technology Ventures.

Service-now.com – San Diego, CA; a provider of on demand IT service and asset management solutions; $2.5 million; Series A; JMI Equity Fund.

Tribold – London, UK; a provider of Product Portfolio Management applications for the telecom market; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Eden Ventures.

Uplogix – Austin, TX; provider of automated network support solutions; $3.6 million; Series A; Fayez Sarofim & Company.

Vortis Technologies – San Francisco, CA; a wireless antenna technology company; $500K; Seed Round; Scottish Enterprise, Bank of Scotland.

WhenU.com – New York, NY; provider of software-based contextual online advertising; $15 million; Series A; Trident Capital.