New York, US-based institutional investor ff Venture Capital (ffVC) closed a total of $52 million for two funds, ff Rose and ff Rose Innovate, with the latter to focus on investments in New York.

SuVolta Inc, a semiconductor company based in Silicon Valley, has nabbed funding amounting to $10.6 million from Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, August Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Northgate Capital and DAG Ventures.

Johnston Press, a leading multimedia publisher in the UK and Ireland, has named Boston.com General Manager Jeff Moriarty as its Chief Digital and Product Officer.

Russia-based holding company AFK Sistema is considering buying a stake in Latvia-based telecommunications operator Lattelecom SIA to facilitate its expansion outside of Russia, but no decision has been made yet.

Rose Rock Group, an alternative investment manager supported by the Rockefeller family, will be developing a residential and hotel project in Vietnam together with Vung Ro Petroleum Co, Bloomberg reported.

Japan-based railway and hotel group Seibu Holdings Inc and top shareholder Cerberus Capital Management LP agreed on a Tokyo listing for the Japanese firm in April, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Train manufacturer China CNR Corp has chosen China International Capital Corp, Macquarie Group Ltd and UBS AG for its share offering in Hong Kong, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.

China-based food and beverage manufacturer Bright Food (Group) Co Ltd agreed to buy Australia-based dairy firm Mundella Foods through its Australian subsidiary, Manassen Foods, for an undisclosed amount.

Emerging markets fund manager Mark Mobius is still betting heavily on Thailand, despite his Asia fund's largest decline in more than a decade, according to reports.

Social media giant Facebook acquired New York, US-based social conversations platform Branch Media in a deal reportedly worth $15 million to form a Facebook Conversations group.