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  • The Government of India has sent out requests for proposals for stake sales in Bharat Heavy Electricals, Indian Oil Corp and National Aluminium Company as part of its attempt to bulk up its reserves and bring down fiscal deficit. With many other names already in the queue, but very little action taken to execute the trades, bankers are increasingly worried that India will fail to meet its divestment target.
  • India’s Aurobindo Pharma has received the go-ahead to raise up to $350m from a qualified institutional placement (QIP) of shares, following an extraordinary general meeting held this week.
  • Thailand is shaping up to be one of southeast Asia’s busiest destinations for IPOs this year, with the pipeline of deals of above $100m building faster than in any of the country's peers in the region. A lot of the kudos for this goes to Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is actively working towards boosting the equity capital market by expediting the listing process for issuers, writes John Loh.
  • India seeks NMDC divestment – PP Properti picks five for Indo IPO – Yello sends out RFP – HKBN to pre-market $600m listing in February
  • Bain Capital Glory exited Gome Electrical Appliances on January 21 via a HK$1.04bn ($134.16m) overnight block, taking advantage of the last available window to execute the trade before the company goes into a blackout period. The stock was sold close to the bottom of the price range, as the private equity firm opted to keep one long-only account happy and ensure good aftermarket performance, rather than push for a higher price.
  • Philippine issuers are leading the way among their southeast Asian counterparts in the block trade market, having already raised more than $600m since the start of 2015. The latest to hit the screens was JG Summit Holdings, which netted Ps8.8bn ($200m) from a top-up placement of shares on January 21.