As more than eight billion have been drawn. Euro from the quoted ones, a new round of capital increases, IPOs and bond issues seems to start in September and will last until the end of the year.
According to stock sources, the shares of the ECHR, Alpha Bank, where appropriate HOPE and from the smallest capitalisation Profile, companies for which it is strongly heard on the market that they are coordinated with banks, stock companies and foreign contractors to proceed with share capital or deals increases.
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The market expects in September the upgrading of the Stock Exchange from emerging to mature by FTSE and STOXX and already the general index of A.A. has conquered peaks of 17 years, over 2,600 units.
UniCredit marginally controls over 32% in Alpha and increased its position on derivative products by JP Morgan on the bank's share by adding another 2 million pieces in August from 25 million shares to 27 million shares.
This, in a week when both Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and Bank of Greece Governor Giannis Stournaras gave the impression that they are cultivating the ground for the entry of foreign banks into our country.
Whether Alpha Bank can fulfil this objective is something that remains to be seen, as they support market factors.
The EYDP It is invited to acquire, under institutional framework, local water and sewerage companies, having in its funds more than EUR 300 million.
The question is whether she will use her cash or whether she will take loans or whether she will proceed with a capital increase.
With 50% directly the State and 11.3% the National Development Fund in the market have already started to circulate and amounts, but in any case, both the presence of the Public and the National Development Fund and George Peristeris with 12.7% guarantee the success of the project for which the government and Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavros has the first word.
The movement of HOPE over 14.64 and profits over 12% in one week, on the one hand, is based to a certain extent on Goldman Sachs' third continuous upgrade of the share to 15.20 euros, but there are not a few in the market who are discussing the possibility of both the increase in capital to finance drilling on the land under exploitation in Ionian and Crete, as well as the entry of the subsidiary dealing with hydrocarbons directly into the Stock Exchange.
At a mature stage and the connection of Greek shipping to the capital market
As far as shipping companies are concerned, after the entry of the Safe Bulkers of Poli Hatzioannos in May 2026, the negotiations of the Seanergy counterpart of Stamatis Chantanis began with great success.
On the other hand, according to well-informed sources, it is drawn up in a large banking company, which will obviously be one of the contractors, the file submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to approve the introduction of another company in the sector in A.A. in the autumn with the information talking about drawing from maritime funds between 250 – 300m euros.
The processes that are being carried out and are in progress are also a lure for both future publishers and investors, bond loans, with Seanergy, being a guide at this stage, as the 4.9% interest rate is particularly satisfactory on both sides.
From there on, well-informed sources report that since September, the Okeanis company, interests of the Alafuzu family, is to take a series.
The aim of the company is to raise funds through the issue of a bond loan, confirming the increasing interest of shipping companies in using the tools offered by the Greek capital market. It is not the first time that Greek shipping has turned to the domestic capital market for capital raising.
Vangelis Marinakis has twice used the corporate bond market, while Safe Bulkers had raised in 2022 funds of 100m euros.
The difference today is that these movements acquire more permanent characteristics and form part of a wider strategy for reconnecting Greek shipping with the Greek financial system.
From there on, the same information states that there are discussions with the Greek supervisory authority and Petros Pappas' Star Bulk about the introduction of shares in the Athens Stock Exchange, since the company, which is leading in its kind worldwide in the transport of dry cargo, has introduced its shares into the New York market.
The way will be investigated, either by issuing new shares or by parallel introduction, as Paulis Hatzioannou did in early June with Safe Bulkers.
In any case, whatever the decision, this is not expected to be implemented earlier than November 2026.
Although the institutional framework allowing the introduction of shipping companies into the domestic market has existed for almost two decades, developments in recent months show that the situation is now maturing, creating the conditions for a substantial link between Greek shipping and the Greek capital market.
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