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A much-touted circuit breaker meant to curb wild swings in China’s A-share market was triggered on Monday, as a sharp sell-down set off an exchange-wide trading suspension.

Virscend Education Co launched the institutional bookbuild for its HK$2.19bn ($282.50m) Hong Kong IPO on Monday, even as the slump in Chinese shares triggered a market-wide trading halt and sent global equities tumbling.

Russia's Ministry of Finance has initiated legal action against Ukraine over the latter’s failure to repay a $3bn December 2015 Eurobond. It also claims that the default breaches the terms of the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Fund Facility.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the SSA Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.

South Korea's Samsung Engineering has set the initial price for a W1.2tr ($1.0bn) rights issue, which is expected to launch by March.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the SSA Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.

Indian lender Ujjivan Financial Services and healthcare firm Thyrocare Technologies have filed draft prospectuses for IPOs with the country’s capital markets regulator.

Dalian Port Co is waiting for market volatility to recede before completing an H-share placement that could raise around HK$5.83bn ($752.05m) based on its market capitalisation.

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail (LMIR) Trust has wrapped up a S$100m ($70.6m) term loan with three lenders.

Allocations for a $300m financing for Beijing Enterprises Water Group have been revealed with commitments coming in from 13 lenders.

Ranhill Holdings will sell shares in its MR807.5m ($188.32m) IPO in Malaysia at a ceiling of MR1.70 apiece, with the trade slated to launch by the end of January, said a banker.

Société Générale is shuttering its equity research offering in India and has relocated its team from Mumbai to Bangalore in the process.