Athens – 20 October 2026 – Euronext today congratulates CAPITAL MARITIME FINANCE CORP., a leading maritime shipping company in the container sector, on its initial public offering and listing on Euronext Athens’ regulated market (ticker code: CMFC).
The Listing marks the first-ever primary listing of a shipping company exclusively on Euronext Athens and the largest maritime equity offering in Greece. CAPITAL MARITIME FINANCE CORP.’s Listing is the third consecutive of a shipping company on the Euronext Athens in 2026.
CAPITAL MARITIME FINANCE CORP. is an international shipping company engaged in the ownership, operation and management of containerships, providing marine transportation services to global liner operators through long-term charter agreements. As of today, the Company’s operating fleet consists of thirteen (13) containerships with an aggregate capacity of 27,891 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit). The Company has an additional twenty-three (23) containerships under construction, with an aggregate capacity of 120,874 TEU. On a fully delivered basis, the Company’s fleet will consist of 36 fully owned containerships, all with long term time charters running through 2038. The Company’s entire share capital of 140,000,000 shares, comprising 100,000,000 existing shares and 40,000,000 new shares issued following completion of the IPO, has been admitted to trading on Euronext Athens.
The IPO raised a total of €300 million, attracting strong demand from international and domestic institutional and retail investors, with the IPO 4.34x oversubscribed at the offer price of €7.50 per share. Market capitalisation was €1.05 billion on the day of Listing.
Gerasimos Kalogiratos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CAPITAL MARITIME FINANCE CORP., said: “We are delighted to welcome our new shareholders and to begin our journey as a listed company on Euronext Athens. The strong demand for our offering is a vote of confidence in Capital Maritime Finance Corp.’s disciplined business model: a modern, high specification, energy-efficient containership fleet, fully contracted under long-term charters with top-tier liner operators, and a clear path to growth with 23 additional vessels on order. This listing strengthens Greece’s position as a global maritime hub and gives us the platform to pursue our strategy with the backing of the international and domestic investment community. I would like to thank our investors, our underwriters and advisors, the Hellenic Capital Markets Committee and of course our partners at Euronext and everyone at Capital who made today possible.”
1 Based on the IPO pricing.
