Although the Alphabet-backed messaging service has no firm plans to do so, it has begun preparations to go public and could hypothetically float 18 months from now.

Intellectual property litigation data Stanford spinout Lex Machina bought up by legal research firm LexisNexis Group.

Alibaba reportedly holds a stake in the newly merged listings and e-commerce platform sized in the high single digits, and is opting to focus on its own Koubei service.

The Visa and Starbucks-backed payment technology provider priced its shares at $9, a good deal below the $11 to $13 range set earlier this month.

Pandora is paying $75m for assets owned by Rdio, which had raised more than $125m from backers including Skype but has now filed for bankruptcy.

The Cephalon-backed stem cell therapy developer had been listed in Australia since 2004, and also counts Celgene as a shareholder.

Qualcomm, Autodesk, Alexander Schneider and Israel Electric Company were among the existing investors in a $60m acquisition by utility Direct Energy.

Instructure, developer of learning management platform Canvas, raises $80.96m in IPO.

Xiaomi, JD.com, Coca Cola and O'Reilly Media have exited the wearable device maker, which had raised $63m in VC funding over a three-year period.

The Sanofi-backed gene therapy company floated below its $15 to $17 range, but its shares have since risen to $17.50.