The laser manufacturing equipment maker is going public on Shanghai's Star Market two years after a Legend Capital-backed seed round.

Dialpad has bought the video conferencing technology developer, which had raised more than $77m from investors including GV and Dimension Data.

The Jilin University-aligned OLED materials producer generated $168m in an IPO set to fund enhancements to its product range.

Danone is the largest investor in Laird having closed a $10m investment in the plant-based superfood brand earlier this year.

American Express Ventures and Citi Ventures have exited flight insurance software developer Freebird in an acquisition by Capital One.

As the month of August draws to a close, last week we reported several initial public offerings (IPOs) which are lined up for the coming weeks along with some notable ones that have already taken place.

O'Reilly's OATV vehicle will exit web cybersecurity software provider in a deal consisting of $200m in cash and $575m of Fastly stock.

The TTO reported decreased spinout generation, licensing revenue and funding however marked a notable exit in the sale of Tissue Analytics.

On-demand grocery delivery service InstaShop had reportedly raised just $7m prior to the acquisition, with Souq and Jabbar Internet exiting.

Cancer and fibrosis therapy developer Forbius has agreed to be acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb nine years after it was spun off by YM BioSciences.