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Indonesian power producer Cikarang Listrindo is wrapping up the largest IPO in Indonesia in nearly five years this week. The country’s equity capital markets have been quiet this year, but that could be changing as Cikarang shows there is a strong level interest in the country from international investors. Jonathan Breen reports.

JG Summit is out with the first post-national election accelerated bookbuild of size in the Philippines, with the sell-down expected to net up to Ps10.29bn ($220.53m) for a shareholder.

Indonesian power producer Cikarang Listrindo has narrowed the price range on its up to Rph5.0tr ($366.7m) IPO toward the bottom of guidance, according to a source close to the deal.

UK investors showed no jitters on Tuesday about a potential UK exit from the European Union, as the sovereign’s last syndication before the EU membership referendum drew a book of more than £15bn — a record for an inflation-linked Gilt syndication.

Hong Kong financial investment firm Sun Hung Kai completed a $361.6m exchange plus new money offering on Monday that was mostly gobbled up by the city’s private bank accounts.

Cikarang Listrindo could raise Rph6.3 ($464m) from its IPO, thanks to strong demand that has covered a potential 33% increase option, according to a source close to the deal.

Axis Bank is on track for its debut green bond, marking the third dollar green offering to be sold by an Indian borrower.

Erste Bank, the Austrian lender that failed to pay a coupon on legacy tier one debt just 18 months ago, this week mandated leads for an inaugural additional tier one transaction that could be one of the juiciest trades ever to hit the market.

China Oceanwide Holdings has added $200m to its five year bond issued last year, taking advantage of the note’s strong performance in the aftermarket.

In the latest signs of ill health among banks, which have experienced a rough ride in capital markets this year, UBS analysts on Tuesday named BBVA, Svenska Handelsbanken and Standard Chartered as their least preferred names in a sector that is now cheaper than every other, apart from autos, after a damaging earnings season.

Italy sold a super rare short-dated syndication this week, but a debut 50 year benchmark — a growing trend for sovereigns this year — looks to be some way off.

Norwegian issuer SR Boligkreditt and New Zealand borrower Westpac NZ will both take new euro deals on the road before the end of May, and the UK’s TSB has confirmed covered bonds will form part of its long term funding.