The multicorporate-backed hotel platform is set to issue up to $942m of new stock in the offering while SoftBank plans to sell over $175m of its shares.

Tencent, Nikon, Amgen and Illumina all scored exits as the DNA sequencing provider's shares popped in the wake of its flotation.

The Deutsche Telekom, Access Industries, Dell and Cisco-backed cybersecurity software provider is set to be bought by Akamai Technologies.

The AL amyloidosis treatment developer is being taken over AstraZeneca, the parent company of existing investor Alexion.

MIT spinout Zylotech has been acquired by Terminus for an undisclosed amount.

Based on research at Deakin University, Li-S Energy has gone public on the Australian Stock Exchange after raising $25m in its initial public offering.

The American Express-backed eyewear retailer's market capitalisation exceeded $6.1bn in the wake of its direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

Comcast-backed real estate platform developer Nomad secured $20m while Hannover Re-backed insurance software provider Sureify received $15m.

The AES and Siemens-owned energy storage system provider’s proposed IPO on the Nasdaq Global Market has a $100m placeholder figure.