Cable One provided $50m for Ziply Fiber while Mercuria co-led a series C round the same size for The Mobility House.

Battery recycler Ascend Elements and Geely spinoff Farizon each raised $300m while Saudi Aramco launched a $1.5bn Sustainability Fund.

US regulators are making a point of going after corporations that invest in companies where there is a perceived competitive overlap.

AbbVie is acquiring Amgen-backed DJS Antibodies for $255m while Legend Holdings took part in a $56.6m series C round for VectorBuilder.

Alexandria Real Estate-backed Acrivon has filed to go public while H2 Green Steel increased its corporate-backed series B round to $255m.

Tencent took part in a $400m round for Skydance Media while CrowdStrike helped Vanta hike its series B to $150m.

Rakuten-backed Base Food is set to list on TSE’s Growth Market in an IPO valuing it at $329m while Mitsui was part of a $400m round for Yellow Door Energy.

Consumer credit provider FinAccel secured $140m from investors including GMO Payment Gateway while Amgen helped brain disease drug developer Neumora raise $112m.

BBC Studios bought portfolio company Firebird Pictures while SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a nine-figure round for dental product maker SprintRay.

Strong branding helped give a canned water producer reach a $700m valuation while the promise of long-term energy storage fueled a $450m mega round.