Exits and investments compete with about $5bn announced on both sides of corporate venturing dealmaking between April and end-June, according to Global Corporate Venturing.
The end of the second quarter has seen corporate venturing units involved in consortia investing more than $4.8bn round the world in 280 deals.
The majority (193) of the deals were in the US, according to Global Corporate Venturing. The top 10 deals represented more than $1.5bn of the total, including money raised to return to existing shareholders, as with the $400m LivingSocial round for the Amazon-backed discount coupon provider. (Click for link to full table.)
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