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Ozon, the Russian e-commerce company, completed its IPO on the Nasdaq on Tuesday having built a huge order book for the stock.

Singapore-based Tiga Acquisition Corp has raised $240m after increasing the size of its New York Stock Exchange IPO.

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Chinese cosmetics company Yatsen Holdings saw its shares spike 75% on their New York Stock Exchange debut on Thursday, after the firm priced its IPO at the top of the marketed range.

Chinese housing-related platform operator Ke Holdings has raised $2.05bn from a fresh follow-on offering of its New York-listed shares, returning to the equity market less than three months after its IPO.

In the US, stock exchanges have clashed with proxy advisers. Now, those exchanges' German peer Deutsche Börse has bought a majority stake in one of the major advisers, ISS — but says it will ensure the latter's independence.

Ford shrugged off its loss of investment grade status to return to the Swiss franc market this week after a 19 year absence to print a three year deal targeted at private bank investors.

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Syncona, the UK life sciences investor, has launched a new gene therapy company, through a £45m series A private fundraising round. The company could be a future candidate for a lucrative biotech listing.

The tripling of Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo’s shares this year did little to deter investors from pouncing on its follow-on and convertible bond outing. It raised about $5.3bn from the combined transactions, paving the way for further expansion and growth.

The banking landscape in Spain and the UK is set to change, amid pressure on banks' profitability, after a flurry of announcements this week.

NRG Energy has priced a roughly $3.8bn five tranche bond offering — including the first ever sustainabilty-linked notes from a US issuer — to finance its acquisition of North American energy retailer Direct Energy.