A year after reportedly hiring banks for an IPO, multi-corporate-backed Velodyne has instead chosen a reverse merger to list on the New York Stock Exchange.

Samsung Catalyst Fund is exiting data recovery technology provider Datrium, which was valued at about $280m in its last funding round.

Marico has purchased the remainder of Beardo three years after it acquired a 45% stake in the men's grooming brand.

MDI Ventures has exited Sonar Platform, developer of a social media marketing platform, in an acquisition by Dataxet.

Google paid a reported $180m for Amazon and Intel-backed North Wearables, the augmented reality glasses developer having sought a buyer since spring.

The Lithia Motors, BMW and Alliance Ventures-backed automotive e-commerce marketplace is set to go public through a reverse merger with Insurance Acquisition.

OneTrust has acquired private data software provider Integris, which had previously raised some $22m in funding from investors including Workday Ventures.

At-home fitness company Mirror is set to be acquired by Lululemon for $500m, after the corporate contributed to its series B round in November.

Digital payment management platform Beyonic, a graduate of Barclays and Techstars' Cape Town accelerator, has been purchased.

Home urinalysis test provider Inui had raised $50m from investors including Fosun and Tencent but is being bought by peer Healthy.io for just $9m.