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Anthony Argyropoulos
Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
Mr. Argyropoulos is a Managing Director in the Investment Banking group of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. He has direct responsibility for the maritime sector with extensive investment banking expertise developed since early 1999 in the seaborne transportation industry. From 1999 through early 2004 he was a Senior Vice President with Jefferies & Company, Inc. where he was instrumental in developing their maritime investment banking practice. He has been involved with raising $1.7 billion in public equity securities, $600 million in high yield notes, advising on $2.0 billion in merger and acquisitions as well as the restructuring of $1.0 billion in debt securities representing debtors and creditors. From 1991 trough 1998 he worked in a financial management capacity for a Connecticut based shipping company with tankers and drybulk carriers. Mr. Argyropoulos graduated from the Deree College in 1986 with a B.A. in Economics and from Bentley College, Waltham in 1991 with an M.B.A. in Finance. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society of collegiate schools of business. He is a frequent speaker in global shipping events, contributor to several publications and recipient of a number of awards.
Selected Transactions
2007
Star Maritime Acquisition Corp
Financial Advisor- Acquisition of TMT fleet- Pending
Euroseas LTD
$47 million follow-on offering, Financial Advisor-Co-Manager
Camper & Nicholsons Marinas International Limited
Euro 50 million AIM Closed End Fund Initial Public Offering Co-Lead Placing Agent
2006
Paragon Shipping
$90 million 144a Equity Offering, Lead Placing Agent
Dryships Inc
$58 million follow-on offering, Sole Underwriter
TOP Tankers, inc.
$26 million follow-on offering, Sole Underwriter
2005
Maritrans Inc
$78 million follow-on offering, Co-Manager
Stealth Gas Inc
$116 million Initial Public Officering, Lead Underwriter
Quintana Maritime Limited
$192 million follow-on Initial Public offering, Co-Manager
Excel Maritime Carriers
$124 million follow-on offering, Lead Underwriter
DryShips Ltd.
$269 million Initial Public Offering, Lead Underwriter
2004
Excel Maritime Carriers
$55 million follow-on offering, Lead Underwriter
TOP Tankers, Inc.
$148 million follow-on offering, Lead Underwriter
$147 million Initial Public Offering, Lead Underwriter
2003
Ship Finance International
$580 million 8.5% Senior Notes of 2013, Lead Underwriter
2002
TORM
Advisor on Tender Offer for Norden $150 million,
Exclusive Advisor ADR listing on Nasdaq
Stelmar Shipping, Ltd.
$69 million follow-on offering, Lead Underwriter
Tsakos Energy Navigation
$115 million Initial Public Offering, Co-Manager
2001
Enterprises Shipholding Group
$175 million Senior Notes, Exclusive Financial Advisor, Out-of-court exchange Offer
General Maritime
$144 million Initial Public Offering, Co-Manager
Stelmar Shipping, Ltd.
$86 million Initial Public Offering, Lead Underwriter
1999 / 2000
Frontline, Ltd.
Exclusive Financial Advisor
$1.1 billion Acquisition of Golden Ocean Group in Chapter 11
Ermis Maritime Holdings, Inc.
Financial Advisor to Committee of Noteholders
$150 million First Preferred Maritime Mortgage Notes
Out-of-court Exchange Offer
Farrell Lines
Exclusive Financial Advisor
$130 million sale to P&O Nedlloyd
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