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Greece's shipowning sector is attracting global financial institutions due to a shipbuilding boom and Euronext Athens listings. Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) and Safe Bulkers (SB) have dual listings in Athens. Major banks like JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Chinese institutions are expanding in Athens. Greek shipping companies raised $1.5B in equity and bond transactions in 18 months. Greece hosts 587 shipping companies, with a fleet of 6,822 vessels.

Greek shipping companies Safe Bulkers (NYSE) and Star Bulk Carriers (Nasdaq) have listed on Euronext Athens, raising €656.3 million. Euronext aims to make Athens a shipping capital-markets hub. Talks are ongoing with other shipping groups, with their decisions potentially influenced by the performance of the listed companies. Both companies' leaders expressed hopes for a shipping ecosystem and index in Athens.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. raised €107.8 million in its Euronext Athens listing (ticker SBLK), issuing 4.4 million shares at €24.50 each. The company's market cap reached €3.14 billion, with demand exceeding six times the shares available. Star Bulk operates a fleet of 138 vessels, transporting dry bulk commodities.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. allocated 4.4 million new shares in a Greek public offering, priced at €24.50 (US$28.40) each, with total demand exceeding 26.7 million shares. The shares will list on Euronext Athens. According to the company, the offering was oversubscribed by over 6 times.

Star Bulk Carriers raised €100 million in a share offering on Euronext Athens, reporting strong demand. The company, led by Petros Pappas, is also pursuing a parallel listing in Athens.

Star Bulk Carriers, the largest US-listed dry bulk shipping company, plans a public offering in Greece to raise up to €112.2 million and a parallel listing on Euronext Athens. The move aims to diversify its shareholder base, enhance liquidity, and strengthen its fleet, according to company executives.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) plans a parallel listing on Euronext Athens and an equity offering of up to €112.2 million. The offering, expected to raise €104.9 million after expenses, will issue 4.4 million new shares. CEO Petros Pappas' family may invest up to €6.0 million. The company also canceled 313,894 treasury shares.

Eurobank will add 6.56m new shares to Euronext Athens on September 4, following a €1.44m capital increase from exercised stock options. The shares, issued at €0.23 each, raise total share capital to €794.2m. The options were exercised by 231 management and staff members.

Star Bulk Carriers plans to list on Euronext Athens, adding a €100M share offering. The company, with a $3.5B market cap, operates nearly 150 vessels. This follows Safe Bulkers' dual listing, which saw increased trading volume. Star Bulk aims to boost liquidity and access new investors, building on recent strong quarterly results.

Alpha Trust Holdings requested delisting from Euronext Athens after Alpha Bank's full acquisition. The bank completed a squeeze-out process, acquiring the remaining 69,324 shares at €20.20 each. Alpha Bank also repurchased 350,938 of its own shares at an average price of €4.5481, totaling €1.596 million. The moves follow approvals from shareholders and regulatory bodies.