HD Biosciences, a contract drug research services provider backed by Pfizer and Eli Lilly, has been acquired by WuXi AppTec for an undisclosed sum.

Alphabet is set to exit programmatic advertising software provider Adelphic, which has agreed to an acquisition of undisclosed size by Time subsidiary Viant.

In 2016 GCV Analytics tracked 1,952 deals worth an estimated $83.59bn of total capital raised.

Versarien has purchased an 85% stake in Cambridge Graphene for $210,000 in stock and cash.

The reproductive health therapy developer, which has raised more than $93m from backers including Novo and Merck Group, has set the terms for its initial public offering.

Microsoft has acquired speech recognition specialist Maluuba for an undisclosed amount, providing investor Samsung Ventures with an exit.

Knightscope, backed by NTT Docomo, Konica Minolta and Flextronics, has opted for a regulation A+ offering that enables members of the public to buy shares.

Realty portals PropTiger and Housing.com have merged, securing $55m from shareholders News Corp and SoftBank in the process.

Trello, a cloud collaboration spinout of Fog Creek Software, has been acquired by Atlassian for $360m in cash and $65m in shares and options.

The integration software provider, which has raised about $260m from investors including Salesforce, Cisco and ServiceNow, has reportedly hired banks for an initial public offering.