Fjord Media AS, Norway-based company focused on routing, optical transport and processing needs within a single multi-purpose frame system, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from Verdane Capital. www.fjordmedia.com
Outside.in, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based developer of local news/blog websites, has raised $1.5 million in second-round funding. Return backers include Union Square Ventures, Milestone Ventures, Village Ventures and individual angels (except for Marc Andreessen, who reportedly did not re-up). http://outside.in
WunderWorks BV, a Dutch provider of multi-user interaction and collaboration software, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed capital from Flevoland Technofund and REOF Fund. www.wunderworks.com
1105 Media Inc., a Chatsworth, Calif.-based portfolio company of Alta Communications and Nautic Partners, has acquired three public sector IT trade shows from National Trade Productions. No financial terms were disclosed for the transaction, which included: GovSec, serving the government security market; U.S. Law, for the law enforcement market; and Ready, serving emergency preparedness professionals. […]
Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, a La Jolla, Calif.-based venture capital firm focused on life sciences, has indefinitely suspended fundraising for its seventh fund, according to Private Equity Insider. The firm also has parted ways with managing directors Marios Fotiadis and Kleanthis Xanthopoulos, who both were hired within the past year. www.epvc.com
Fried Frank has opened an office in Shanghai. This is the law firm's second Asia office, following a Hong Kong branch opened last December. www.friedfrank.com
Suzanne Burke has joined Lake Pointe Partners as a director. She previously was a consultant with High Ridge Partners, through which she served as interim CEO of a $200 million pork processing business. www.lakepointepartners.com
Dorian Faust has joined Gryphon Investors as a principal, with a focus on retail and consumer opportunities. He previously was a principal with Norwest Equity Partners. www.gryphon-inv.com
Lawrence Field, co-founder and managing director of Regent Private Capital, has joined the board of 3DIcon Corporation (OTC BB: TDCP). www.3dicon.net
Sugar Inc., a San Francisco-based blog publisher, has acquired Courture Media, a network of independent online style publishers. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal comes just weeks after Sugar acquired social shopping website ShopStyle. Sugar has raised more than $5 million in VC funding from Sequoia Capital and NBC Universal Digital Media. www.sugarpublishing.com www.coutorture.com