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GlobalCapital Asia held a New Year drinks and awards reception at Isono in Hong Kong on January 20, 2016.

Investors have taken up the vast majority of the shares offered by RPC Group, the plastic packaging maker, in a £233m rights issue it launched last month.

Armacell, the German foam insulation manufacturer, has launched a€660m debt acquisition package to back its buyout by Blackstone and Kirkbi from Charterhouse Capital Partners.

Equity capital market bankers are finding it hard to feel optimistic about this quarter. By close last night, European stocks had already fallen 8.8% so far this year, and few deals had been launched.

Tata Steel's $1.5bn refinancing has been launched into general syndication after a senior phase that began in early December.

Deutsche Bank is set to lose the head of its European investment grade credit trading business.

NLFI, the Dutch state agency, has chosen the global coordinators for the IPO of insurer ASR Nederland, relenting very slightly on the skinny fees it paid on the flotation of ABN Amro last year.

Nyrstar has obtained 99.79% of the votes cast in a second extraordinary general meeting to approve its rescue rights issue. The Belgian zinc and lead producer had failed to reach a 50% quorum at an EGM last month.

The European Investment Bank and the Federal State of Berlin announced on Monday their intention to print in euros in a week in which the European Central Bank is expected to make a decision regarding interest rates.

Oak Hill Advisors’ co-head of European investments has retired after a career of at least 30 years.

HeidelbergCement, the German building materials manufacturer, has done part of the financing for its acquisition of ItalCementi in the Schuldschein market, but insists it is not afraid of volatility in the bond market.

Emerging markets bankers were treated to a new name on Monday as Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD) announced a roadshow for its debut bond.