Thu 13 Dec, 2007
| Posted in: CYPRIOT-listed shipping vehicle Sea Star Capital has stunned the Greek ferry sector by agreeing to acquire 26% of Minoan Lines and a 34.7% chunk of allied coastal giant Hellenic Seaways in a €250m ($367m) deal with the Laskaridis maritime family, writes Nigel Lowry.
Panos Laskaridis emerged as a powerful figure in the ferry market earlier this year by building up a major shareholding in Hellenic Seaways, followed by buying...