McGraw-Hill Companies, a New York-listed data and publishing company, takes a stake in e-book partner.

Apperian has raised $28m in aggregate, including $12.4m in March, according to a regulatory filing.

De Montfort University and Ithaka Life Sciences launch drug discovery spin out.

Media entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan, Gotham Chopra and Suresh Seetharaman launched Graphic India as a subsidiary of US comic book company Liquid Comics, which will retain a stake.

DCM invests on behalf of Japan-based games company Gree in it's $100m A-Fund and sold develop Pokelabo to this limited partner for $175m last year.

KDDI, a Japan-based phone operator, has invested an undisclosed amount in local applications publisher 3rdKind though its Open Innovation Fund.

Worldwide education publisher Pearson announces $89.5m investment for e-reader retailer NOOK Media.