Minute Media has purchased the sports blogging and media platform for an undisclosed amount, allowing Gannett to exit.

Lyft has set the range for an IPO that would allow Alphabet, Rakuten, GM, Jaguar Land Rover, Alibaba, Didi Chuxing, Magna and Icahn Enterprises to exit, valuing it at up to $22.9bn.

CWRU-licensed NervGen Pharma floated at the top of its range on the TSX Venture Exchange, with the proceeds earmarked to push its lead candidate for spinal cord injury into the clinic.

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

The on-demand ride service is looking to file for what will potentially be one of the largest IPOs of all time next month, with a host of corporates set to score exits.

American Express will buy the airport lounge-booking service for an undisclosed sum, handing exits to Concur and Founders Fund.

Parkwalk Advisors has sold on most of its stake in Oxford-founded drone designer Animal Dynamics, securing a 6.9 times return.

The Pivotal in-memory data technology spinoff will be bought by Tibco in a deal that will also enable General Electric subsidiary GE Digital to exit.

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.