Samsung and subsidiary Cheil Industries acquire Dresden spin-out Novaled.

Samsung looks to acquire LED manufacturer Novaled for over $200m.

Life science firm Illumina acquires Duke spin-out Advanced Liquid Logic, a provider of liquid handling solutions, for $94m.

Cloud-based DVR service provider, backed by Softbank, acquired by Samsung.

Tsinghua University offers $1.3bn in a takeover bid of smartphone chipset manufacturer Spreadtrum.

The corporate venturing unit of US-based semiconductor company Qualcomm was one of the early backers of the company, which news provider Reuters said had been sold for $1.3bn, although terms were undisclosed.

Capital18, the corporate venturing unit of India-based Media & Investments (Network18) has been on a very active exit path over the past 12 months, namely with its latest divestment in India-based digital media agency, Webchutney. Capital 18 has sold its 70% stake to the India unit of Japan-based advertising agency, Dentsu, for an undisclosed sum, which has reportedly made investors three times their investment.

Solera Network, the US-based network security analytics provider, sold to Blue Coat Systems.

Morgan Stanley-backed EKOS snapped up for $180m.

The deal is WM's first corporate venturing exit and Joe Vaillancourt, vice-president of WM's organic growth group venture investing, by email said: "We actually have four exits underway. It has been a pretty busy year."