Galecto, whose investors include Novo, Merck Group and Bristol-Myers Squibb, is merging with Celgene-backed PharmAkea, with the joint entity retaining the Galecto name and leadership team.

Altair has picked up computational electromagnetics software developer NewFasant, based on the research of University of Alcalá associate professor Lorena Lozano Plata.

Insight Partners is acquiring the IoT security software provider through a transaction that will include $100m from Alphabet subsidiary CapitalG.

Mitsui and Gannett are among the investors exiting television audience analytics provider 4Info in an acquisition by Cadent.

Cyber risk intelligence provider RiskRecon has agreed to an acquisition by Mastercard after raising $40m in capital from investors including Dell Technologies Capital.

The Fox Sports and Kraft Group-backed fantasy sports contest operator has gone public through a reverse merger, forming a $3.3bn company that will include betting technology producer SBTech.

Alphabet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, JetBlue and SingTel are exiting the cybersecurity software producer in a $1bn purchase.

MIT's Taris, which is developing a drug delivery system for bladder diseases, has been purchased by Johnson & Johnson.

Bristol-Myers Squibb has exited Taris, which is developing a drug delivery system for bladder diseases, in a purchase by Johnson & Johnson.

GV exited video shopping platform developer Packagd in September through an acquisition by Facebook, it has recently emerged.