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HKBN, or Hong Kong Broadband Network, plans to start investor education for its IPO of around $600m from Monday, February 9, according to two bankers on the transaction. Indonesia’s Mitra Keluarga is also expected to hit the road on the same day for its own listing.

India’s HDFC Bank could launch a Rp100bn ($1.62bn) share sale soon to bolster its capital position once it secures all the regulatory approvals.

Isolux Corsán, the Spanish energy and construction firm, last night pulled its €600m initial public offering, in the first blow to what has been Europe’s strongest ECM region so far this year.

Altice on January 30 achieved a successful sale for its €4.8bn-equivalent bond package backing its takeover of Portugal Telecom.

The pace of activity in equity block trades picked up this week, even though European markets fell as often as they rose.

Bond investors are hoping for a flood of US supply in the coming weeks as companies emerge from earnings blackout following a disappointing start to the year.

Advanced Computer Solutions, the UK software and IT services provider, has widened pricing on the dollar tranches of its £498.5m acquisition loan, in response to weak market conditions in the US.

Sino-Ocean Land Holdings has finally ended the drought of Chinese property bonds with a dual tranche five and 12 year offering on January 28. But despite the success of the deal, bankers are sceptical that a wave of developers will follow in its steps.

Jasmine Broadband Internet Infrastructure Fund, a spin-off from Thailand’s Jasmine International Public Co, will start bookbuilding for institutional investors on its Bt36.67bn-Bt38.50bn ($1.12bn-$1.17bn) IPO on February 4. The retail tranche opened on Wednesday.

Chinese property developer Sino-Ocean Land Holdings is looking to become the first from the much maligned sector to tap the international bond market this year, opening books to a dual tranche offering on January 28.

The senior market was back in flow on Tuesday after a brief hiatus at the start of the week as market participants evaluated the results of the Greek election. A Syriza victory in the election was not enough to dull demand for FIG paper, with both Morgan Stanley and Rabobank drawing large order books for long dated deals.

Chinese biotech company 3SBio, which was listed on the Nasdaq, is making a return to the equity capital markets, this time with a listing in Hong Kong.