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Jagi Gill has joined Split Rock Partners as an entrepreneur-in-residence. He will focus on medical device opportunities, and previously served as CEO of Sage Medical. Before that, he held executive positions in both business development and marketing with Boston Scientific. Gill is currently chairman of PhysioStream Inc. www.splitrock.com
Tom Dennedy has joined Artiman Ventures as chief financial officer. He previously served in the same role for TeleSoft Partners. www.artimanventures.com
Alpex Pharma, a Swiss pharmaceutical and nutraceutical tablet manufacturing company, has raised CHF 10.9 million ($9m) in Series B funding. BB Biotech Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backer Signet Healthcare Partners. www.alpex.com
Ken LeDeit and Lafe Vittitoe have left Comerica to join the Silicon Valley office of Square 1 Bank. LeDeit will serve as senior vice president of venture banking, while Vittitoe will serve as vice president of venture banking. www.square1bank.com
Mirabilis Medica Inc., a Seattle-based developer of technology that allows physician to destroy pathological tissue deep inside the body without damaging the intervening tissue, has raised $10.5 million in additional Series A funding. The round had held a $4 million first close last year from Charter Life Sciences and vSpring Capital. The extension was led […]
SelectMinds Inc., a New York-based provider of corporate social networking solutions, has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding from Bessemer Venture Partners. Press Release:NEW YORK
Yahoo has acquired German mobile marketing company Actionality, according to the Mobile Entertainment blog. Actionality has raised VC funding from Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. www.yahoo.com www.actionality.com 
Jerry Johnson has joined RJL Equity Partners as a vice president focused on middle-market buyout and expansion equity opportunities. He previously was with American Capital. www.rjlcompanies.com    
Jeff Perez and Jeff Stark have joined Third Security LLC as managing directors. Perez will evaluate the intellectual property portfolios of potential portfolio companies, and previously was with law firm Hunton & Williams LLP. Stark will help Third Security portfolio companies leverage opportunities in developing markets, and previously was with Tyco Telecom for Europe, the […]
Adam Graev has joined RREEF Private Equity, the alternative investments business of Deutsche Bank. He previously was a vice president with Pomona Capital. www.db.com
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