TAL Education and existing investor Follett Corporation were among the participants in a $10.1m round that took the total raised by the critical skills learning platform to $14.8m.

The Expedia-backed Latin American tourism booking platform floated in the US at the top of its range, and could close the initial public offering at up to $382m.

Long-term investor Alibaba may buy up to another $150m of shares in Best Logistics in the US in a downsized initial public offering.

The digital locksmith has now raised more than $100m since 2012, after closing a Comcast Ventures-led round that included fellow returning investors including 7-Eleven.

The hotel chain has formed a strategic partnership with South Asian budget room booking platform Oyo that will involve it investing $10m in the company.

Souq, itself acquired by Amazon two months ago, has purchased its portfolio business Wing.ae.

The co-working space provider has boosted its total equity by $15m, after being spun out from 36Kr in January last year.

Takkt has led the series A round for e-commerce platform Crowdfox, converting a $2.4m note in the process.