Veteran shipping executive Stamatis Molaris is struggling with his campaign to sell a $236m initial public offering to investors in New York.



Molaris’ Alma Maritime faced uncertain prospects after the IPO did not price Wednesday evening, as promoters had planned.

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Sources tell TradeWinds that Alma’s investor book was only partially completed as of Wednesday afternoon and at a level below the company’s target price range of $19 to $21 per share.



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