
Scythian Biosciences-backed cannabis facilities operator Verano has agreed to an $850m acquisition by Harvest Health and Recreation in an all-stock transaction.
The Africa-focused e-commerce platform, backed by MTN, Rocket Internet, Millicom, Orange, Axa and Pernod Ricard, has filed for a $100m initial public offering in the US.
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DSG Consumer Partners made a four-times return on its investment in corporate-backed Oyo, exiting as part of its recent $1bn round.
Telstra Ventures will exit the application delivery software provider, which has raised $103m in funding since it was founded eight years ago.
Figure Eight, previously known as CrowdFlower, is set to be acquired by Appen for a total of up to $300m, providing exits to corporates Salesforce and Microsoft.
Abiomed-backed Shockwave Medical has raised approximately $97m in an oversubscribed initial public offering, before its shares climbed more than 85% by the end of Friday.
Tencent invested $8m as the Chinese online brokerage floated at the top of its range in the US, at a valuation of more than $1.3bn.
The LeCloud and Qihoo 360-backed online video streaming platform will reportedly file for bankruptcy after failing to raise new financing.