Former Orange Ventures-backed data analysis company Netezza agrees to IBM's $1.7bn takeover offer.

New York-listed medical device company Boston Scientific has agreed to acquire one of its corporate venturing portfolio companies, Asthmatx, for initial $193.5m outlay.

China-based internet services portal Alibaba Group offer to minority strategic investor rebuffed.

Intel Capital, the corporate venturing division of US-listed chip maker Intel, is expected to sell 6.45 million shares, 2.2%, of ChinaCache at its flotation.

BP and Nuon had backed renewable power group Green Mountain Energy before its planned $350m takeover by NRG Energy.

International Data Group floats Chinese portfolio company SouFun and gains first day pop while separately backing TuneUp in the US.

Volvo Technology Transfer and state fund Industrifonden sell Illuminate Labs to Autodesk.

Nasdaq-listed web analysis firm ComScore snaps up Prime Technology Ventures' stake in Nedstat.

After self-declared third round of funding TriCipher identifies VMware as exit option.