Monsanto-backed Ceres hires Raymond James and Simmons & Company alongside Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital and Piper Jaffray.

Goldman Sachs has missed out on being an underwriter of Cathay's initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange, with Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities and Jefferies serving as co-lead underwriters.

Online gaming company Zynga updates regulatory filing to mention Google.

The biodiesel spin-off from West Central Cooperative has at least four corporate backers.

China-based cloud-based digital media company Xunlei, backed by IDG and US-based search engine Google, has postponed a $200m flotation.

Violin Memory, which includes Toshiba and Juniper Networks among its backers, reportedly expects to appoint a banker by September.

Ventizz retains 61% of Vitronet, which it acquired last year when the target was known as Conlinet Group, after selling 15% to RWE.

Google Ventures is reportedly being given more support by its parent company, through staff as well as firepower, as one of it portfolio companies gears up for a float.

LivingSocial, a US-based discount coupon company backed by online retailer Amazon in December, has reportedly appointed banks for a flotation with a $10bn to $15bn valuation.

ASF Group and BASF are alongside One Equity and Kleiner Perkins looking to cash in on the cleantech company's flotation.