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Most of Asia's equity capital markets were still waking up from the post-holiday slumber this week but bankers in India were on their toes, with IPO activity in the country continuing apace.

Severstal looks set to add to the growing surge of Russian supply with its plans, set out on Thursday, to meet investors ahead of a potential dollar bond.

Nigeria’s 15 year bondlooked to be going strongly on Thursday, with investors piling $4.5bn of orders into the book by lunchtime.

Silgan Holdings, a maker of consumer goods packaging in the US, this week priced the first cross-border high yield deal of 2017 as it plans to repay term loans.

Finland launched its first ever dual tranche deal on Wednesday, scoring €3bn with a five year leg and €1.5bn at 30 years. The issue comes on the heels of an immensely popular Belgian barbell printed on Tuesday.

Stone Canyon Industries, the US investment firm, has agreed to buy Mauser for $2.3bn after the German packaging supplier forewent a proposed initial public offering.

Nigeria impressed on its roadshow this week but concerns about the country’s FX regime have resulted in a wide range of feedback for pricing from investors.

The Indian government has offloaded 2% of its stake in ITC, the country’s largest cigarette maker, raising Rp67bn ($995.2m) and coming closer to its divestment target for the financial year, according to a banker on the deal.

Belgium defied turmoil afflicting European government bond spreads this week, pulling in big books for a dual tranche euro benchmark. The sovereign's success may have emboldened Finland to follow suit with its own barbell transaction.

The International Finance Corporation received over A$1bn ($761.8m) of orders for a 5.5 year Kangaroo bond on Tuesday –– a size all hoped for, but few expected.

Genesis Colors, which owns luxury Indian brands Satya Paul and Bwitch, has secured approval from the country’s market regulator to go public via a Rp6.5bn ($96.5m) IPO.

Citi has become the first US bank approved to act as a bond settlement agent in the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM).