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An IPO for Multimedia Polska, the Polish cable firm, could be as large as Z948.3m ($310.3m) as the company announced that the shares will be sold at Z16.25-Z21 each.

Czech brewer Pivovar Lobkowicz is looking to find traction with international investors for its IPO, which was launched on Monday, as the company hopes to challenge the country’s larger beer firms.

Georgian lender TBC Bank is to become only the second listed company based in the country when it completes an IPO launched on Monday. The deal could revitalise the country’s stalling privatisation programme.

BNP Paribas re-launched its re-IPO of its Polish subsidiary on Monday, after pulling the deal last year.

Dutch real estate firm Domus, which specialises in property in the Czech Republic, has set the pricing range for its IPO at €16.50-€20.50 per share as bookbuilding began on Thursday.

The Carlos Tessara Group sold a 4.7% stake in Poland’s Alior Bank on Tuesday night, raising Z260.7m ($86.04m).

Plunging markets in Russia mean there could be no listings in the country for the rest of the year, bankers said this week. Government attempts to persuade issuers to bring their primary listings back to the country will fail, bankers said as tensions between the country and Ukraine increased.

BNP Paribas is seeking to revive the re-IPO of its Polish subsidiary, which it was forced to pull last year amid a domestic buyers' strike.

Domus, a Dutch firm that invests in real estate in the Czech Republic, is seeking an IPO of around €250m as it looks to list in Amsterdam.

The IPO for Polish car leasing firm, Prime Car Management, has been priced at Z44 ($14.49) a share, near the bottom of original price guidance.

Employees of Poland's Alior Bank sold shares received through an incentive scheme on Monday, with the deal completed quickly and without any of the long waits that often come with Polish deals.

Cable firm Polska Multimedia launched an IPO on Wednesday, as the sector continues to drive ECM issuance across Europe.