SoftBank, UPS, Santander, ING, Scotiabank and Recruit could exit the business finance platform in a deal reportedly sized at up to $850m.

Doosan, Gree, Oppo and Summit Media have exited the young female-focused social media platform in an acquisition by MyGlamm.

Shell is set to exit the energy storage platform developer in an acquisition by Q Cells, which is already utilising its technology.

Samsung, Mastercard and Sberbank have exited the mobile payment app developer in a purchase reportedly sized around the $100m mark.

Bertelsmann, Joyy and Tencent-backed group buying platform Tongcheng Life has joined forces with Suning-backed peer Lininlyi in a deal that involved a nine-figure dollar investment.

Springer, Nikkei and The New York Times have exited curated news provider Blendle, which has been purchased by peer Cafeyn.

GE Ventures has divested stakes in 16 companies including Carbon, Desktop Metal and Proterra to venture firm 40 North Ventures.

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Naspers Ventures-backed Joymode has been saved through an acquisition by XRC Labs, having failed to scale its consumer goods rental service effectively.

University of Utah spinout Vaporsens has been acquired by Gentex for $10.5m after the corporate had supplied $3m in equity financing.