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  • A flurry of Russian equity capital markets transactions have hit the market in the past fortnight, with three block trades priced and one IPO launched. After almost no Russian issuance since April 2018, many investors are keen to gain exposure to the country and sellers are taking advantage of a clear window before political volatility returns.
  • Shanghai Dongzheng Automotive Finance Co launched bookbuilding for a potential HK$3.36bn ($428m) IPO last week but it has now put the deal on hold. The company plans to cut the size before restarting next week.
  • GlobalCapital announced the winners of its 2018 Equity Capital Markets Awards at our annual Awards dinner in London on Tuesday night. Adyen, Knorr-Bremse, Netcompany and Neoen were among the deals that won prizes as company founders, CFOs and senior managers mingled with leading investment bankers.
  • Stadler Rail, the Swiss train maker, is gearing up for an IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange in April, having filed an intention to float document on Tuesday.
  • Lyft, the US ride sharing app, has hit the gas on its Nasdaq IPO this week, which promises to be the largest technology listing in New York since Alibaba floated in 2014. The deal is a fee bonanza for Lyft’s banks but it has also reignited the debate about dual class share structures. The LSE and UK regulators should maintain corporate governance standards, and resist competitive pressures to follow New York, Hong Kong and Singapore by allowing them.
  • Solar farm operator Xinyi Energy has refiled for Hong Kong listing approval after cancelling a HK$4.5bn ($573.2m) IPO at the end of 2018.