The Ntwrk and Cox Enterprises-backed lifestyle and media platform developer is joining forces with B Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp at an approximate valuation of $1bn.

The Asahi Broadcasting, Dentsu, Netprice, Nippon Life, OLM and Toho-backed character stamp creator is set to merge with Wwwaap to form a new company called Minto.

HSBC Asset Management helped expand sustainability software producer MioTech's series B-plus round while quantum cybersecurity software developer QuintessenceLabs raised $18.8m in a round co-led by Telus.

Roc Nation-backed healthy restaurant chain Sweetgreen plans to float on the New York Stock Exchange having reportedly raised about $630m in funding.

The all-cash deal will provide an exit for Massachusetts Mutual Life when formally JLL takes over the property management platform developer.

Novartis Venture Fund and Hikma Ventures are set to exit the online medical treatment provider in a cash-and-stock purchase by 23andme.

Online insurance provider Justos raised $35.8m in a SoftBank-led series A round while social game studio GreenPark Sports closed a $31m series B that included Alameda Research.

Takeda, Merck & Co, Ipsen and Merck Group all scored exits as the immuno-oncology drug developer floated at the bottom of its IPO range.

The market communicationns platform developer is going public today in an $81m initial public offering which will enable OpenText to exit.

Automated driving software developer Jimu Intelligent raised over $31m from investors including UMC Capital and Avic Pingshan while Lockheed Martin took part in gyroscope technology developer Anello's $28m round.