Syncona, Jeito Capital and EcoR1 Capital have co-led the Netherlands Cancer Institute-founded Neogene Therapeutics' series A round.

Désirée Heutschi will take over from Daniel Broger as head of corporate development, strategy and mergers and acquisitions at industrial group Orell Füssli at the end of this year.

Amadeus Capital Partners has hired Edward Kliphuis, who has left his role as investment director at Merck Group subsidiary M Ventures.

The PayU and Rakuten-backed digital lending platform has filed for bankruptcy after regulatory changes in two markets meant customers halted loan repayments.

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has returned in a $10.3m round for the financial advice software provider that will be used to add a retirement savings plan to its repertoire.

Accor Group, Groupe Monnoyeur and Thélem Assurances have all backed marine hydrogen generator and fuel business EODev, an offshoot of Energy Observer.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

University of Stuttgart has scored an exit with the acquisition of nFrames, a 3D mapping technology spinout also backed by Vector Informatik.

Vector Venture Capital has exited nFrames, a developer of 3D surface reconstruction software that has been bought by Esri for an undisclosed amount.

Eight media-related startups will each receive almost $13,000 from broadcaster ITV through a newly formed accelerator-oriented initiative.