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  • €300 million raised
  • Market capitalisation of €1.1 bn1
  • 70th listing on Euronext in 2026
  • The listing underscores Euronext’s role in facilitating access to capital markets for the shipping industry

        

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.” 

  

Capital Maritime Finance Corp bell

Caption: Irini Marinaki and the CAPITAL MARITIME FINANCE CORP. team rang the bell during a ceremony this morning to celebrate the company’s IPO on Euronext Athens.

 

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1 Based on the IPO pricing.


CONTACTS  

CONTACT EURONEXT - mediateam@euronext.com    

Europe        Andrea Monzani         +33 1 70 48 24 45

                    Sandra Machado        +351 917 776 897                        

Greece        Ioulia Zafolia               +30 694 570 1070                 

 

CONTACT CAPITAL MARITIME FINANCE CORP. 

IR Officer        Elena Kokoretsi        +30 210 4558600

                       info@capitalmaritimefinance.com

 

About CAPITAL MARITIME FINANCE CORP. 

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (Euronext Athens: CMFC) is a Marshall Islands international shipping company with a fleet of modern, latest generation container vessels employed on long-term charters with leading liner companies. As of 30 September 2026, the Company's fleet comprised 13 operating vessels and 23 vessels under construction, scheduled for delivery through 2028, all contracted under long-term time charters with aggregate projected revenues of approximately USD 3.9 billion and remaining charter duration of approximately 9.4 years. The fleet includes 26 feeder container vessels of 1,800 to 2,900 TEU and 10 LNG dual-fuel Neo-Panamax vessels of approximately 8,800 TEU.

 

 

 


 

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