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PE Firms Take SkillSoft Private

Trio of private equity firms agrees to take the Dublin, Ireland, corporate training company private in $1.1 billion deal.
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Flixster Reels In $12.5 Million

Popular movie theater listings and flick ratings destination hauls in funding from investors, a move that comes on the heels of its acquisition of reviews site Rotten Tomatoes.
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Factual: $1 Million From Angels

Startup attracts marquee investors to its database that promises easy access to information for use by developers in building applications.
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BrightRoll Scores $10 Million

Funding comes as expectations run high for the video advertising network to grab a sizable chunk of the $70 billion television ad market.
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Glam Media Attracts $50 Million

Women-focused network of Internet publishers snags pile of funding from private equity investors.
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Frank's Back

Quattrone, that is. The former Internet investment banker is, once again, back on the IPO bandwagon -- this time as financial adviser for flotation of QuinStreet with San Franciso firm Qatalyst Partners.
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Yahoo Earnings: Ad Downturn Done

Company reports fourth-quarter in line with analyst estimates and forecasts first quarter that will show first signs of advertising growth in a year and a half.
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QuinStreet Prices IPO

Internet marketing startup that delivers sales leads to companies prices its initial public offering, lowering the amount it expects to raise in the IPO to $165 million.
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Better Place Juices Up $350M

Startup plans to use the cash to continue developing a battery-switching system and services for an all-electric car network.
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Startup Funding Falls 37 Percent

Investments for 2009 fall to lowest levels since 1997 amid the worst economic climate in decades, according to a report.
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Trident Reveals Secret Thesis

Detailing its built-to-buy strategy, Trident says it studies how new technologies introduce security problems, paving the way for investment opportunities in companies that can solve them and neatly fit into the portfolio of a billion-dollar buyer.
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Social Games Maker 6 Waves: $17.5M

Hong Kong-based developer and publisher of popular social games on Facebook grabs whopping funding round from Insight Venture Partners.
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PG&E Juices SolarCity With $60M

Utility company forges deal to provide "tax equity financing" for solar energy system installer to set up 1,000 new U.S. systems.
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FloDesign Attracts $35 Million, CEO

FloDesign Wind Turbine secures a $34.5 million second round of funding and names Lars Andersen its new chief executive.
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Fisker's Hybrid Car Fueled With $115M

Fisker Automotive has raised $115 million to help finance construction of its new plug-in hybrid vehicle.