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Sunstone, Statkraft lead €4m series-A for Zolar
Partech Ventures and entrepreneur Tim Schumacher also take part in the round
Idinvest hires Daulon du Laurens as new IR head
Daulon du Laurens will be responsible for the firm's fundraising in his new role
Ysios Capital backs €45m series-C for Xeltis
Life Sciences Partners, Kurma Partners and VI Partners also took part in the round
Trilantic buys Oberberg Group from Odewald
Trilantic draws equity from its €900m, 2015-vintage buyout vehicle Trilantic Europe Fund V
ICG holds €5.2bn final close for direct lending fund
Vehicle will invest in directly originated senior secured loans to mid-market corporates
Cipio sells Wywy to PE-backed TVSquared
TVSquared simultaneously opens a Munich office to provide ground support for European clients
BayBG backs €5m series-B for Dynamic Biosensors
Previous investors Bayern Kapital and UnternehmerTUM have also taken part in the round
Highland promotes former Photobox CEO Laurent to partner
Laurent will be responsible for identifying and investing in fast-growing internet companies
Paragon carves out Condecta from Arbonia
Arbonia announced it would sell Condecta in July 2017 after a strategic review
Technology: Europe's magnetic north
Mid-market deals in northern Europe are at the forefront of tech deal activity, with enterprise software and payment tech notable areas of attraction
AlixPartners hires Jouaber from GSK
Jouaber will be responsible for the firm's activities in the healthcare and life-sciences sectors
Point Nine hires Playfair's Benaich
Benaich's tenure is likely to be temporary as he is in the process of building a new VC firm
Aliter-backed Edwin James buys PEME
Aliter draws equity from its maiden ТЃ92m fund, Aliter Capital I, to finance the deal
Sequoia invests $50m in Graphcore
Fresh capital will be used to expand production capacity in Bristol and Palo Alto
Atlantic Labs in $11.6m round for Neufund
Philipp Freise of KKR and Michael Jackson of Mangrove Capital also take part
Gain Capital re-hires Martin Prohazka
Prohazka will be responsible for investment allocation, manager selection and raising a new fund
83North invests $12m in TIS
Fresh capital will be used to accelerate product development and scale operations
EQT's Musti ja Mirri buys VetZoo
EQT expects Musti ja Mirri's e-commerce sales to double from 7% to 14% as a result
Amundi holds final close on €665m for private debt fund
Marketing materials for the fund, circulated in March 2017, mentioned a target of €700m
DN Capital in $15m series-B for Hostmaker
Thailand-based property developer Sansiri and Hong-Kong-based Gaw Capital lead the round
Thrive, Passion in £71m round for Monzo
US investors Goodwater Capital and payment technology company Stripe are also taking part
Bayern Kapital in €7m funding round for Fineway
Corporate venture capital firms Mairdumont Ventures and Axel Springer also take part
Sunstone closes two funds totalling €159m
Sunstone Technology Fund IV held a final close on тЌ112m and will target 30 investments
Endurance Capital sells Elsold to Tamura Corporation
Japanese strategic investor will use Elsold as a platform for European expansion