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Sea can lay claim to being one of this year’s most well-participated IPOs by an Asian issuer, after more than 500 investors piled into its New York Stock Exchange flotation.

Jianpu Technology has filed for a $200m listing of American Depositary Shares, tapping three bulge bracket banks as underwriters. Hong Kong-based iClick Interactive Asia Group, meanwhile, is eyeing $100m.

Tencent-backed China Literature has kicked off bookbuilding for a Hong Kong IPO that could raise up to HK$8.32bn ($1.07bn), according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Cabot Credit Management, the biggest debt collector in the UK, launched its highly anticipated IPO on Friday, adding its name to the already vibrant list of companies preparing to go public in London this autumn.

China-based Rise Education has wrapped up a Nasdaq IPO worth $159.5m after pricing the stock above the initial guidance range, according to a source close to the deal.

Expectations for third quarter earnings at Europe’s investment banks have taken a knock, following a disappointing round of US bank earnings that saw trading performance remain muted. European banks may also be losing market share in trading, and any poor performance will be compounded by the strong euro.

Baidu has picked banks to list its video streaming arm in the US, as a host of Chinese issuers stormed into Wall Street this week for their IPOs.

Qudian priced its $900m US float above the initial range this week, then soared as much as 48% on its debut, underscoring investors’ ravenous appetite for Chinese fintech stocks.

China Literature, the e-book subsidiary of Chinese tech firm Tencent, is on track for a red-hot IPO after shadow orders immediately flooded in during pre-marketing. Some smaller companies have already delayed their IPOs to avoid being eclipsed by a deal that looks sure to dominate discussion in the coming weeks. Jonathan Breen reports.

China Grand Automative Services Co, a car dealership, is readying a return to the international debt market, hiring two banks for a senior perpetual bond.

The non-US women's health unit of Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is mulling the option of issuing its first term loans in euros to fund its buyout by private equity firm CVC.

Exotix, a research firm and investment bank has made three senior hires to expand business in frontier markets.