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Uber arrives on public markets with $8.1bn

SoftBank Vision Fund is selling $245m of shares while PayPal is investing $500m in the ride hailing service, in the world's largest IPO since 2014.

May 10, 2019

Milestone Pharmaceuticals progresses to flotation

Milestone, a cardiovascular nasal spray developer that raised more than $167m in VC funding from investors including Novo, secured $82.5m in when it went public.

May 10, 2019

Cortexyme courses to $75m IPO

Pfizer, Takeda and Alphabet-backed degenerative disease drug developer Cortexyme priced its initial public offering in the middle of its range to raise $75m.

May 10, 2019

Pfizer feels its way to $340m Therachon acquisition

Therachon, which had raised $100m from investors including Pfizer Ventures and Novo, has agreed to be acquired by Pfizer in a deal that could potentially reach $810m.

May 9, 2019

Therachon certifies $810m acquisition

Pfizer will pay $340m upfront and up to an additional $470m in milestone payments to purchase its portfolio company Therachon, providing an exit to Inserm Transfert Initiative.

May 9, 2019

Medlife makes a move for Myra

Bennett, Coleman & Co has exited online pharmacy Myra and will receive shares in its new owner, Medlife, as part of the acquisition deal.

May 8, 2019

Tendril reaches out to buy EnergySavvy

Evergy is set to exit utilities management software provider EnergySavvy in an acquisition by Tendril, following some $27m of funding.

May 7, 2019

OpenTable serves up Venga purchase

OpenTable will offer Venga's customer analytics software to its restaurant clients following the acquisition, which will allow Think Food Group to exit.

May 7, 2019

Douyu pauses $500m IPO plans

Tencent will have to wait a little longer to exit livestreaming platform Douyu, which has decided to delay its initial public offering due to American tariffs on Chinese goods.

May 7, 2019

Tot Biopharm targets Honk Kong listing

Center Laboratories Group and Formosa Laboratories are in line for exits as cancer drug developer Tot Biopharm aims to go public.

May 7, 2019
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