Mog, a music streaming service backed by three record labels, reportedly being sold to Dr Dre's Beats.

In September, Citrix Startup Accelerator and a group of angel investors provided an undisclosed amount to Nukona, which is being sold to Symantec.

News provider China Business News said Shanghai Baosteel Packaging, which has US publisher International Data Group's IDG Capital Partners and a private equity arm of China-based financial services group Citic Securities as investors, needed capital for expansion by its initial public offering (IPO).

Enerkem will sell 7.25 million shares at between $17 and $19 each with a further 1,087,500 shares available to the investment banks underwriting the initial public offering

Samsung owns 9.84% after a September round.

Likewise last raised corporate venturing funds in April 2009 with its $10m series C round from Intel Capital and venture capital firms Ignition Partners and Trinity Ventures.

Siemens acquires the company, after increasing its stake in November to 45%.

The US-based biotechnology company, previously backed by BASF and ASF, would have a market capitalisation of $365.3m if it floats at the top end of its range.

Google reportedly picks up some of the staff of entrepreneur Kevin Rose's mobile application company, which is shutting down its main app, after the company was backed by Google Ventures in November.

The biotechnology company backed by a Mitsubishi unit, which treats patients with excess iron in their blood, sells for up to $325m