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Two more IPOs of significant size were announced this week in Western Europe, and with four weeks to go until the start of the Easter holidays, they are likely to be the last of this IPO season to be launched.

Argentina is returning to the Swiss franc bond market after nearly 20 years, roadshowing a benchmark bond next week. Success or failure will indicate whether Swiss investors have forgiven Argentina for burning their fingers last time they met, writes Silas Brown.

Netherlands-based telecoms firm Altice, one of the European leveraged finance market’s leading issuers, held a lender call at 3pm London time on Thursday for €1.6bn of loan refinancings in euros, and more in dollars.

UBS has made a number of new hires across its Asia Pacific businesses, according to memos seen by GlobalCapital Asia this week.

South Korean mobile game developer Netmarble Games plans to submit its IPO prospectus on Friday and start pre-deal investor education on March 20, according to a banker working on the deal.

ABH Financial, the holding company of Russia’s Alfa-Bank, will meet investors in Europe next week for a rare Russian financial euro-denominated bond.

The IPO of Innogy was voted Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year and JP Morgan judged ECM Bank of the Year in GlobalCapital's 2016 Awards - read the full results here.

Six borrowers announced offerings in the European high yield bond market on Monday as borrowers looked to beat what could have been disruptive Dutch elections two days later.

Shares in Playtech, the UK gaming software business, closed 1.1% lower on Wednesday after its founder Teddy Sagi sold 4.1% of the company to Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management for £113m.

Argentina is returning to the Swiss franc bond market after nearly two decades of absence, roadshowing a benchmark bond next week. Success or failure will indicate whether Swiss investors have forgiven Argentina for burning their fingers last time they met.

Celltrion Healthcare, the marketing affiliate of Korean drug manufacturer Celltrion, has got the go ahead from Korea Exchange to launch its IPO, which could raise up W1tr ($873.4m) according to a source familiar with the matter.

UBS has poached a senior banker from Goldman Sachs to head China advisory sales for its joint venture in the Mainland, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.