Apprion, a Moffett Field, Calif.-based provider of application network systems designed for the process manufacturing industry, has raised $8 million in Series C funding. Return backers included Allegis Capital, Motorola Ventures, CTTV Investments and Anvil Investment Associates. The company previously raised around $23.5 million.

around $4 million in new funding from Motorola Ventures. It had previously raised $19.5 million over two rounds from Anvil Investment Associates, CTTV Investments, Advanced Technology Ventures and Allegis Capital. 

CA Inc. has agreed to acquire Nimsoft, a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of IT service-level management solutions, for $350 million in cash. NimSoft had raised $22.3 million over two rounds of VC funding, from Goldman Sachs, JMI Equity and Northzone Ventures.

LivingSocial.com, a Washington, D.C.-based social discovery and cataloging network, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. U.S. Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Grotech Ventures and Steve Case’s Revolution LLC. The company previously raised a $5 million Series A round.

Hirtle Callaghan, a US-based privately held investment firm, has named Jamie R. Johnson director of private equity.

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Key Principal Partners, a USD1bn private investment firm, has exited from OAO Technology Solutions.

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Adriana Peterson has joined Burrill & Co. as managing director of human resources. She previously ran executive search firm NEXUSBioMed.

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Sex toy maker JimmyJane raised $2 million from a group of investors in its Series E round, according to a new regulatory filing. This brings the company’s total to $8.3 million.

JimmyJane, a startup looking to become the Montblanc of vibrating sex toys, has raised money from investors such as technology hedge fund Palo Alto Investors and a limited liability company controlled by venture capitalist Tim Draper, documents show.

LONDON (Reuters) - Information memoranda have been issued for the sale of Istithmar’s port and shipping agent Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) as the auction gets underway, bankers close to the deal said on Wednesday.

Global marine management firm ISS is owned by Dubai investment group Istithmar, part of the heavily indebted Dubai World, which remains in restructuring talks with its lenders.

QuadraMed Corp. (Nasdaq: QDHC) shareholders have approved a $126 million take-private offer from Francisco Partners. The deal was first announced last December, and is now expected to close next week. Wells Fargo Foothill and Silicon Valley Bank had committed debt financing, although the deal does not include a financing condition. QuadraMed is a Reston, Va.-based provider of healthcare IT services.

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A Carbon International survey of British and Continental European environmental/cleantech venture capital and private equity investors has found that 65 per cent consider an IPO in 2010 or 2011 to be a feasible exit for at least one of their investments. 

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