The GSK-backed small molecule drug developer floated at the top of its range to raise just over $106m.

The connected planning software provider has raised a total of $300m from investors including Salesforce and Workday and was valued at $1.4bn in 2017.

Tencent came on board as a Tuhu investor and strategic partner in a series E round that followed a Baidu-backed round two years ago.

Douglas Flint has been appointed as chairman of IP Group, taking over from Mike Humphrey on November 1.

Payment technology provider Yoco has secured funding in a series B round led by Partech Ventures with backing from Orange Digital Ventures.

Tire recycling technology provider Black Bear Carbon has received $12.8m in a round backed by both corporates.

Cancer drug developer ViraTherapeutics has been acquired by Boehringer Ingelheim, three years after the corporate led its series A round.

Samsung Next, JA Mitsui Leasing and existing investors SoftBank and Dell Technologies Capital all chipped in to Packet's series B round.

Oncology diagnostics technology developer Epic Sciences, whose investors include Genomic Health, Pfizer and Roche, has now raised at least $135m in total.

Rocket Internet-backed online furniture retailer Westwing aims to raise $139m in an initial public offering in Frankfurt.