Energy Impact Ventures has hired Matthias Dill, formerly a managing director at Statkraft Ventures, in a managing partner position.

Praktikertjänst-backed Aprea Therapeutics has filed for a $68.3m initial public offering that will fund the clinical progress of its cancer drug candidates.

The immuno-oncology drug developer, which counts numerous pharmaceutical firms among its investors, has filed for a $100m offering in the US.

Smart industrial glove producer ProGlove has received $40m from Summit Partners that comes after two rounds featuring corporate venturer Intel Capital.

Anglo American Platinum-backed investment fund AP Ventures has secured $30m from Compagnie Plastic Omnium for its AP Ventures Fund II fund.

Institut Mérieux has returned for a $26.5m round for surgical technology developer Keranova, having previously supported a $4.6m round three and a half years ago.

Rocket Internet and Prudential formed part of the consortium that has co-led a $135m equity and debt round for business financing services provider Sonovate.

Spirogen spinoff ADC will put the proceeds into advancing its cancer-fighting antibody drug conjugates, having raised more than $530m from backers including AstraZeneca.

Children’s Minnesota has backed the first close of 4Bio Ventures II, a $150m venture fund that will focus on areas such as cell and gene therapy.

Ex-GCV Rising Star Christian Noske will head up the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi unit, less than two years after joining from BMW i Ventures.