Morgan Stanley owns 20.8% of Sagent and will co-lead its flotation.

Eight institutional shareholders hold more than 5% of Fluidigm ahead of its Nasdaq flotation.

Israel-based, venture-backed companies Modu and Persay reportedly struggle with exits.

ISoftStone plans to raise $162m at a maximum $1.30 per share in New York.

Swisscom Ventures bought 8% of Switzerland-based LiberoVision in April 2007 and has agreed to sell to trade peer Vizrt.

News provider Wall Street Journal said Legend, a China-based holding company for computer maker Lenovo Group and corporate venturing units Hony Capital and Legend Capital, was preparing its own flotation in the second half of the decade.

DangDang plans to issue 17 million American depository shares (ADS) at between $11 and $13 each in its flotation.

IDG Technology Ventures, a corporate venturing unit of IDG, owns 21.4 million B shares (6.8%) in E-Commerce China DangDang ahead of its US flotation.

Kaiser Permanente Ventures-backed AcelRx Pharmaceuticals preps its $86.25m flotation.

After the 7% initial public offering (IPO) fees, Samsung-backed Inphi raises $75.9m, before a further one million shares can potentially be sold through an over-allotment process.