Exit watch, week of Jan. 18, 2010

Jive purchases Filtrbox

, a Portland, Ore.-based maker of social business collaboration software, has acquired Filtrbox, a Boulder, Colo.-based provider of social media monitoring solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Filtrbox has raised seed funding from Flywheel Ventures and True Ventures. Jive is also VC-backed, having raised more than $27 million from Sequoia Capital.

Pharmaxis scoops up Topigen

(ASX: PXS) has agreed to acquire Topigen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Montreal-based developer of respiratory therapeutics, in a stock deal worth about $21 million. Topigen raised about $58 million from Fonds de Solidarite des Travailleurs du Quebec, MMV Financial, BDC Venture Capital, CDP Capital, T2C2 Capital, Desjardins Venture Capital and Coller Capital.

Microchip gravitates toward ZeroG

(Nasdaq: MCHP) has acquired ZeroG Wireless Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of low-power WiFi chips. No financial terms were disclosed, although VentureWire characterized the deal as a “fire sale” after ZeroG investors reportedly chose not to invest in the company. ZeroG previously raised about $30 million from Battery Ventures, Greylock Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures and Cisco Systems.

Shanda Games makes play for Mochi

Shanda Games Ltd. (Nasdaq: GAME) has agreed to acquire Mochi Media Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of advertising solutions within Flash games. The deal is valued at $80 million, including $60 million in cash. Mochi Media has raised about $14 million in VC funding from Accel Partners and Shasta Ventures.

Quidel buys Diagnostic Hybrids

(Nasdaq: QDEL) has agreed to acquire Diagnostic Hybrids, an Athens, Ohio-based maker of direct fluorescent in vitro diagnostic assays. The deal is valued at about $130 million in cash. Diagnostic Hybrids raised about $10 million in 2004 from Summit Partners.

Progress moves to buy Savvion

(Nasdaq: PRGS) has acquired Savvion, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of business process management software. The deal was valued at about $49 million. Savvion had raised nearly $52 million in VC funding since 2000 from H.I.G. Capital, Redwood Ventures, TransCosmos, Westaim Partners, Walden International and VantagePoint Venture Partners.

CUnet acquires Sparkroom

CUnet, a subsidiary of Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI), has agreed to acquire Sparkroom, a Toronto-based provider of enrollment marketing automation and lead performance management solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Sparkroom raised about $4 million in VC funding from Matrix Partners in 2007.

AkaRx sells for $255M

has acquired AkaRx Inc., a Paramus, N.J.-based drug company focused on thrombocytopenia, for $255 million. AkaRx had raised over $16 million in VC funding from InterWest Partners, Astellas Venture Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures.

CA buys cloud company Oblicore

(Nasdaq: CA) has acquired Oblicore, a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of service level management software for enterprises and service providers. No financial terms were disclosed. Oblicore raised about $20 million in VC funding, from firms like JVP, Concord Ventures, Shrem Fudim Kelner Technologies, Platinum-Neurone Ventures and Technoplast Technologies.

BMC hot for Phurnace

(Nasdaq: BMC) has acquired Phurnace Software Inc., an Austin, Texas-based Java application deployment company. No financial terms were disclosed. Phurnace raised about $6 million in VC funding from S3 Ventures and DFJ Mercury.

Cisco swallows up Rohati

Cisco Systems has acquired Rohati Systems Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of network-based entitlement control solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. Rohati has raised more than $22 million in VC funding since late 2006 from Matrix Partners and Foundation Capital.

SeaChange buys VividLogic

(Nasdaq: SEAC) has agreed to buy VividLogic Inc., a Fremont, Calif.-based provider of software and services to cable television service providers, set-top box manufacturers and consumer electronics suppliers. No financial terms were disclosed. VividLogic raised $3 million in 2005 from Constellation Ventures.

Motorola calls on SecureMedia

has agreed to acquire the assets of SecureMedia, a provider of software-based digital rights management and security systems for IP video distribution and management. No financial terms were disclosed. SecureMedia had raised over $4 million in VC funding from M/C Venture Partners.

TIBCO acquires Foresight

TIBCO Software Inc. (Nasdaq: TIBX) has acquired Foresight Corp., a Dublin, Ohio-based provider of transaction automation solutions and EDI productivity tools. No financial terms were disclosed. Foresight had raised about $6 million in VC funding from Aurora Funds, Core Capital Partners, Fountainhead Capital and River Cities Capital Funds.