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Green Sky Energy Adds On

Green Sky Energy, a UK energy management group, has acquired a pair of energy management systems businesses from DWEC Group. No financial terms were disclosed. Green Sky raised £10 million earlier this year from LDC.

Zynga Buys Japanese Social Gamer Unoh

Zynga has acquired Japanese social game company Unoh for an undisclosed amount. Zynga has raised around $390 million in total VC funding, from Softbank, Digital Sky Technologies, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group and Avalon Ventures.

NuPathe Cuts IPO Price

StatSheet Raises First VC Round

StatSheet, a Durham, N.C.-based online sports data visualization platform, has raised $1.3 million in first-round funding led by Valhalla Partners.

Avere Systems Raises $17 Million

Avere Systems, a Pittsburgh-based provider of demand-driven enterprise storage solutions, has raised $17 million in Series B funding. Tenaya Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers Menlo Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners. The company previously raised $15 million.

Keytone Ventures Raising Second Fund

Scientific Games Buys VC-Backed GameLogic

Scientific Games Corp. (Nasdaq: SGMS) has acquired GameLogic Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of solutions that help casino operators enchance customer relationships and attract new players. No financial terms were disclosed. GameLogic had raised around $28 million from Bain Capital Ventures, General Catalyst Partners and Maveron.

SellMyTimeshareNOW Adds On In Canada

SellMyTimeshareNOW.com, a Dover, N.H.-based online secondary marketplace for timeshares, has acquired Canadian competitor RapidResale. No financial terms were disclosed. SellMyTimeshareNOW has raised $10 million in VC funding from Edison Venture Fund.

Image Metrics Buys FacePro

Image Metrics Inc. (OTC BB: IMGX) has acquired FacePro, a provider of lip sync technologies. No financial terms were disclosed. Image Metrics had raised VC funding from firms like Saffron Hill Ventures before going public earlier this year.

Redbeacon Raises $7.5 Million

Redbeacon, a San Mateo, Calif.-based online service that lets consumers receive price quotes and book appointments for local services, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding from Mayfield Fund and Venrock. Raj Kapoor (Mayfield) and Brian Ascher (Venrock) will joine the company's board of directors.