International financial transfer platforms TransferWise and Remitly each announced nine-figure rounds last week, highlighting the growth of the sector.

The Tencent-backed online services provider floated above its range, showing the promise in Southeast Asia for Chinese internet companies.

Vision Fund's $2.5bn investment in Flipkart last week, together with its huge bets on Fanatics and Roivant, could indicate where it plans to invest in the longer term.

The pharmaceutical company's acquisition of Novartis-backed IFM Therapeutics, consisting of $300m upfront and up to $2bn in milestone payments, is its fourth purchase of a CVC-backed company in under four years.

Existing investors SoftBank and Didi Chuxing invested $2bn at a $6bn post-money valuation, and Grab aims to use the money to expand its services far beyond ride hailing.

Uber's operations in four Eastern European countries will merge with Yandex Taxi in a deal that could signify it plans to take a less direct, CVC-influenced approach to some markets.

The Alibaba-led series E round has proven the latest milestone for China's rapidly growing bike sharing sector as its biggest players look to move into foreign streets.

The Comcast-backed company, which links a visual social media platform with goods and services, is valued at $4bn and is potentially pointing a new way forward for mobile commerce.

Coppel and Nordstrom-backed Bonobos has become the latest online retailer to be bought as part of Walmart's e-commerce growth strategy, in what could be a hugely-sized acqui-hire.