New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Citi India is banking on a large pipeline of equity listings, surging deals through cross-border mergers and acquisitions and providing financing solutions to corporate customers to expand its business, chief executive officer (CEO) K Balasubramanian said in an interview.

"The Indian IPO market is also booming. It has been like this for the last 18 plus months," said Balasubramanian, who took over the role in April. "If you look at any newspaper, the first 10 pages are all IPO advertisements."

Local listings crossed Rs.1.77 trillion this year, surpassing last year's high of Rs.1.73 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Citi can offer what local companies are unable to, Balasubramanian said.

"We can a...