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VC DEALS
Generative AI startup Anthropic is in discussions to raise $2 billion from existing investor Alphabet and others, The Information reported. Last month, Amazon took a $1.25 billion stake as part of a deal to invest up to $4 billion in the company.

Anduril, a defense-tech company, is in talks to raise up to $500 million at a valuation of up to $10 billion, Bloomberg reported.

Clearco, which provides capital to ecommerce companies, raised a $60 million Series D led by Inovia Capital and Founders Circle Capital as part of a larger recapitalization.

Swedish fintech startup Brite Payments has raised $60 million led by Dawn Capital.

Auto finance platform Lendbuzz raised $45 million in equity led by Group 1001, in addition to $300 million in the form of a forward flow facility.

Habyt, a platform for medium-term housing rentals, raised a €40 million Series C led by Korelya Capital and Deutsche Invest.

Microsure, a Dutch robot-assisted microsurgery specialist, has raised a €38 million Series B2 from investors including European Innovation Council, Kineo and Invest-NL.

US and Ireland-based drugmaker Shorla Oncology raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Kurma Partners.

FlexSea, a developer of seaweed-based bioplastics, has raised £3 million in a seed round led by Indico Capital Partners.

PE DEALS
Partners Group has agreed to invest up to €1 billion in Exus, a third-party manager and developer of utility-scale renewable power projects in Europe and North America.

I Squared Capital will acquire up to 95% of Absolute Energy and invest up to €400 million in the investor's renewable power development plans in Italy.

Blackstone, EQT and THL aim to acquire German power electronics company EA Elektro-Automatik, Reuters reported.

Ascend Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Seoul Medical Group, an independent physician association that serves Korean-American patients in the US.

SK Capital Partners has purchased a controlling stake in Milestone Environmental Services, a waste management and carbon capture services company, from Amberjack Capital Partners.

Milton Street Capital has acquired Purge Rite, a provider of flushing and filtration services for HVAC and geothermal systems.

Genstar Capital-backed European financial services company Apex Group has completed its purchase of sector peer MJ Hudson's business outsourcing division.

EXIT & IPOS
Identity management company Okta has acquired Andreessen Horowitz-backed password security startup Uno for an undisclosed amount, TechCrunch reported. The purchase will support the launch of a consumer-facing service called Okta Personal.

FUNDRAISING
VC firm Greylock Partners has raised $1 billion of early-stage fund Greylock 17, which invests in AI-first companies at the pre-seed, seed and Series A stages.

Leonid Capital Partners has closed its first private credit special situations fund on roughly $240 million. The vehicle targets investments in US federal contractors focused on national security.

Hong Kong-based VC firm CMCC Global has raised a $100 million fund to invest in Web3 and blockchain fintech startups.

INVESTORS
Motive Partners has partnered with Dutch bank ABN AMRO. Its Motive Ventures arm will manage the ABN AMRO Ventures Fund, and ABN AMRO will become a significant investor in Motive-managed funds.

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