Permira snaps up Ancestry, which raised venture funding from AOL and Compaq, in a take-private deal.

Intel Capital leads $4m A round for Russia-based service marketplace backed by Runa Capital, a Moscow based international venture fund.

True Ventures and Index Ventures have led the venture round for organic coffee company Blue Bottle Coffee.

AppDirect makes the acquisition after raising $8.5m in its series A round from a consortium including music and entertainment applications company Stingray Digital Group.

Vertu, a maker of expensive mobile phones incubated by Finland-based peer Nokia, hires Anssi Vanjoki as its non-executive chairman.

Bertelsmann and others invest in startup clothing line Frank & Oak as the Montreal firm seeks to bring vertical integration to the fashion industry.

The round was led by Originate Ventures, and also saw participation from existing investor venture firm Point Judith Capital and additional angel investors.