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Ship SPAC Hunter Maritime Acquisition prices $150 million IPO at $10

Hunter Maritime Acquisition, a blank check company formed by Belgium's Saverys family to acquire a drybulk shipping company, raised $150 million by offering 15 million shares at $10, as expected. Hunter Maritime Acquisition plans to list on the Nasdaq under the...read more

Oil is on the move: Tankships Investment files for a $100 million IPO

Tankships Investment Holdings, which was carved out of DryShips to own 10 crude oil tankers, filed on Wednesday with the SEC to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering. Belgian oil tanker operator Euronav (EURN) is on the ...read more

A rigged IPO market: Ocean Rig Partners LP files for a $305 million IPO

Ocean Rig Partners LP, an MLP formed by Ocean Rig to own three deepwater rigs near Angola, filed on Tuesday with the SEC to raise up to $305 million in an initial public offering. Ocean Rig Partners will use IPO proceeds to purchase its vessels from Ocean Rig...read more

DryShips prices at $18 per share

DryShips, a Greek drybulk shipping company that operates one Capesize carrier and five Panamax vessels, priced 13 million shares at $18, the high end of its proposed range. The company had originally planned to offer just 7.1 million shares, but increased the...read more