Linde, which owns 17% of Ikaria as part of a $380m cash-and-stock sale in 2007 of its gaseous drug-maker, INO Therapeutics, will see its stake diluted to 13.2% after the IPO.

Tudou, which is China 's No.2 online video website, will seek to raise between $100m and $150m through its initial public offering in the first three months of next year, Reuters said.

Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments and France's La Poste Group will increase joint control of Blue Lion Mobile.

Warburg Pincus and IDG both bought 15 million shares for $5m each in RDA Microelectronics' series C round in January 2007 ahead of its planned Nasdaq flotation.

GE Healthcare will pay about $580m for Safeguard Scientifics-backed Clarient at $5 per common share and $20 per preferred share.

SinoTech Energy will float 19.7 million American depositary shares (ADS), each representing two ordinary shares worth a maximum $4.75 each

Israel-based news provider Calcalist said the investors "transferred all of their holdings in the company [Advasense] to three employees, for no compensation".

DeNA will pay $300m initially and up to another $100m in performance fees by the end of next year to buy Google-backed Ngmoco.

Broadcom will pay $316m in cash for Beceem Communications, minus unvested employee options that will receive Broadcom stock.