The US Federal Trade Commission has joined two US states to seek an injunction blocking the merger of the corporate-backed daily fantasy sports companies.

TCR, a joint venture involving Imperial Innovations and UCL Business, has been acquired by Cell Medica, itself backed by Touchstone Innovations.

Recruit has acqured Ganske Verlagsgruppe and HP Autonomy-backed consumer feedback platform TrustYou for an undisclosed amount.

Coppel and Nordstrom-backed Bonobos has become the latest online retailer to be bought as part of Walmart's e-commerce growth strategy, in what could be a hugely-sized acqui-hire.

Amazon has reportedly made overtures to the messaging platform over an acquisition that would give hefty exits to GV and Comcast Ventures.

OwnLocal has acquired Wanderful Media, an advertising technology developer that had raised a total of more than $50m from 12 media companies.

SoftBank has exited field management app developer FieldLens after WeWork paid an undisclosed sum to acquire the company.

The gunfire detection technology provider floated in the middle of its range in a $30.8m IPO that gave an exit to Motorola Solutions Venture Capital.

PharmaCell, a spinout of Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus, has been acquired by Lonza.

Stapled peptide developer Aileron Therapeutics has filed for a $69m IPO that will allow Roche, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly to exit.