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  • Siemens Healthineers, the German healthcare tech company, has sold €2.73bn of new stock in the largest block trade 2020 has seen so far to partly finance its $16.4bn acquisition of US cancer care solutions firm Varian. The consensus among ECM bankers is that it will be vital to execute transactions during the next few weeks, before a tempestuous US election and possible rises in Covid-19 cases spoil the party, write Sam Kerr and Aidan Gregory.
  • Equity capital markets investors welcomed the return of Russian deals on Tuesday night as two large shareholders exited Detsky Mir, the children’s retailer. Bankers expect more deals to come and are urging sellers, if possible, to come to market early to avoid running close to the US presidential election in November.
  • WuXi Biologics Holdings has raised HK$6.1bn ($787.5m) after selling a block of shares in WuXi Biologics (Cayman), the fourth time it has trimmed its position in the company this year.
  • Ireland's Dalata Hotel Group was in the market with a 19.9% accelerated share placing on Tuesday, a move the company said would give it the firepower to take advantage of growth opportunities stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Fosun International has pocketed HK$2.45bn ($316.3m) after selling a chunk of Tsingtao Brewery's stock in a block trade, according to a source familiar with the matter.
  • The Indian government is offloading an up-to 10% stake in Hindustan Aeronautics that could add about Rp33.5bn ($451m) to its coffers.