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Ablynx, the Belgian biopharmaceutical firm, has raised $200m through a second listing in the US, following positive momentum in the development of a new drug designed to combat a life-threatening blood clotting disorder.

Cabot Credit Management, the biggest debt collector in the UK, launched its highly anticipated IPO on Friday, adding its name to the already vibrant list of companies preparing to go public in London this autumn.

Shares in Terveystalo Healthcare, the Finnish private healthcare business owned by EQT Partners, rose 7% on Wednesday morning after they began trading in Helsinki. The company's IPO closed a day early due to the strength of demand.

TMF Group, the Dutch business services firm, has chosen the London Stock Exchange as the venue for its €340m-plus IPO.

Singapore-based V3 Group, which operates in the luxury lifestyle and wellness markets, began pre-marketing a potential $400m Hong Kong IPO this week, said a banker close to the deal.

Singapore-based V3 Group has begun pre-marketing its Hong Kong IPO, which could raise as much as $400m, according to a banker close to the deal.

Chinese online retailer of luxury goods Secoo Holding priced its $110.5m listing of American Depository Shares on Thursday, finding favour among investors thanks to an attractive discount.

Stada Arzneimittel, the German pharmaceuticals firm being bought in a €5.3bn deal by Bain Capital and Cinven, opened a bond roadshow on Monday after marketing €2bn of leveraged loans last week .

UK housebuilder Miller Homes this week brought its first high yield deal, coming at a time when spreads on sterling bonds with speculative grade ratings have tightened more than 100bp so far this year.

Order books for the dual tranche high yield bond deal from German pharmaceutical company, Stada, closed at noon on Thursday. Such was the demand for the secured tranche that the deal was was increased by €250m.

The German pharmaceutical company, Stada, and the UK housebuilder, Miller Homes, both complete their high yield bond roadshows on Wednesday with the deals expected to follow before the end of the week.

Jefferies' dreary third quarter trading results were buoyed by a record performance in its capital markets division.