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Gaming firm Razer has raised HK$4.1bn ($528.8m) from its IPO after pricing it just off the top of guidance at a level considered auspicious, said sources close to the deal.

On Monday night, UBS led the sale of a 0.3% stake in SAP, the German software company, for its co-founder and biggest shareholder, Hasso Plattner. It is the first equity capital markets deal in the stock for 11 years, according to Dealogic.

The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) announced on Monday that it would complete its 2017 funding programme with a pair of taps on Tuesday. Conditions in euros looked strong on Monday, as they allowed the Council of Auckland to pull its spread in by 7bp for its second ever euro deal.

Yixin Group looks set to be another bumper Hong Kong IPO, with the HK$6.8bn ($867.2m) deal ending its first day of bookbuilding multiple times covered across the marketing range.

Far East Consortium International (FEC) is returning to the dollar bond market, dishing out a new 5.5 year transaction on Monday.

En+ Group, the Russian power and metals company controlled by Oleg Deripaska, began trading in London and Moscow on Friday after the book for its $1.5bn IPO came together at “the last minute,” according to a banker on the deal.

Gulf Energy Development Public Co is drumming up interest for its IPO to raise around $500m, with the launch expected later this month.

Chinese property giant China Vanke Co has priced a 10 year deal around fair value, taking $1bn out of the market. The company made the most of a strong name recognition and some rarity value, making just its third issue in the offshore bond market.

The Bank of England raised its base rate for the first time in more than 10 years on Thursday — but analysts described the move as a “dovish” and “pessimistic” hike. Gilt yields fell following the move, providing a potential boon for a UK Debt Management Office (DMO) syndication next week.

Amprion, the German electricity transmission firm, is looking to raise €100m with the Schuldschein product as well as the Namensschuldverschreibung (NSV) — a similar instrument that is registered and can have a maturity longer than 10 years.

Auckland Council is set to bring its second euro bond of the year — and only its third ever — next week, following a series of investor meetings in Europe.

After two days of public holidays in Germany, euro corporate bond bankers launched the first new issues of the week on Thursday. Two frequent German issuers, Aroundtown and Daimler, broke the silence.