University of Kent's UltraSoc Technologies, which provides integrated circuit safety technologies, has agreed to an acquisition by Siemens.

Nestlé Health Science and Takeda participated in a series E round for Enterome, which received $52.6m in equity and debt financing through the deal.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

The commercial vehicle manufacturer has appointed Martin Witt to head its investment subsidiary after more than 14 years at Accenture Strategy.

The blockchain lending platform is targeting $30m in a round it is raising through BnkToTheFuture, while Tether has committed $10m as lead investor.

Existing backer Bristol Myers Squibb returned to commit to healthcare venture firm BioGeneration Ventures' oversubscribed BGV IV vehicle.

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

The used car marketplace has achieved unicorn status after raising $31.3m in funding from investors including existing backer DMG Ventures.

Cambridge Innovation Capital has released its annual results, celebrating a 46% increase in net asset value and its first IPO exit.

Receipt Bank has purchased Xavier Analytics, a portfolio company of SETsquared Bristol.