Do Okeanis’ offerings point to revival of NAV-premium equity raises?
- Okeanis sold 3.61m shares, grossing $130m, to fund two suezmax newbuild resales, its second follow-on offering since November
- Crude tanker rate rally has persisted, pushing share valuations to sustainable premiums to NAV, opening the door to further share offerings
- Large shipping follow-on offerings have been extremely rare over the past decade
It’s a great time to be an investor in crude tanker equities. Rates are booming. And yet, there is trepidation that crude tanker owners will issue new shares to buy assets at the peak of the cycle
