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Newfund leads €1m round for Shotgun
Newfund provides the majority of the round, with business angels contributing the remainder
Invus injects $48m into Bizagi
Enterprise software company will look to expand its presence across Europe and the US
Balderton leads $30m series-D for Sophia Genetics
360 Capital Partners and existing investors Invoke Capital and Alychio also take part in the round
Target Global holds first close for €100m VC fund
GP expects to hold a final close for the technology-focused fund in the first quarter of 2018
NextStage backs Steel Shed Solutions with €11.5m
Funding will be used to ramp up the company’s sales growth and development in Europe and Africa
Battery, Holtzbrinck back €10m series-A for Zeitgold
Both VC firms reinvest due to a technological breakthrough after February's seed round
Nordic Capital sells remaining shares in Tokmanni
Nordic Capital listed Tokmanni in 2016, with the group achieving a market cap of €394m
Towerbrook carves out Schweighofer Fiber
Towerbrook draws equity from its fourth fund, which closed on its $3.5bn hard-cap in 2013
Balderton leads $10m series-A for Labster
Existing investors Northzone and Unity Technologies founder David Helgason also take part
Partech invests €30m in SendinBlue series-A
Partech has been one of the busiest VC investors on the continent this year
Vallis reaps €90m on Elevo exit
Vallis Construction Sector Consolidation Fund fully exits the asset after a five-year holding period
Goldman Sachs invests £100m in Neyber
Hybrid investment in consumer loans provider will see Goldman Sachs take a minority stake
3i-backed Atesteo buys Straesser
Straesser will continue to operate under its own name and Rolf Strässer will remain managing partner
Norvestor buys 60% stake in Wexus
Norway-based lower-mid-market GP is the majority shareholder, with management also investing
Rutland acquires Armitage Pet Care
Deal is the sixth investment for the GP's third fund, which closed on £263m in January 2015
Beechbrook backs Kuldeteknisk and ICP Nurseries
GP deploys capital from its Private Debt III fund and UK SME Credit I fund to back the companies
Deal in Focus: Carlyle sells Itconic to Equinix
Sale comes two and a half years after the GP acquired the business and is the first divestment for its third Europe-dedicated fund
LBO France makes seventh VC deal with OpenHealth
LBO France acquired VC firm Innovation Capital from Caisse des Dépôts in 2016 to move into the space
Apex backs €1.8m seed round for Kivu
Austrian VC firm AWS Gründerfonds and Swiss investor BtoV Partners also back the round
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
Mosaic backs $8m seed round for Infosum
Mosaic and Saul Klein are providing an extra €5m for the round, which originally closed on $3m
Foresight injects £3m into Onfab
Deal is the seventh investment from the £38m Foresight Regional Investment Fund
CVC sells down Ahlsell stake
Partial divestment comes less than a year after the company listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm
Sofinnova leads €11m fundraising for DNA Script
French investor now has 10 portfolio companies in the industrial biotechnology sector