Company, Year established, type

Market focus

Year of IPO, price per share

Amount raised/ Stock Exchange

Performance

Remarks

“Smedvic”, 1993, family company

Medium tankers

1993 July, $10

$129 m/Oslo

Negative 1993-1995

Taken-over by Bona, at $8/stock

“1st Olsen”, 1993, asset fund

Suezmax

1993 Oct., $10

$200 m/Oslo

Low

1997 Jan. = $8.77

“Bona Sh. Ltd.”, 1990, tanker ownership of “Leif Hoegh & Co. AS”

Medium tankers & OBO

1993 Dec., $9

$106 m/Oslo

Improving

1997 = $13.07

“Western Bulk”, 1991, pool company

Handy BC

Handymax

1993 Oct., $7.14

$42 m/Oslo

Poor

Fall ~30%

“London & Overseas”, 1948

Medium tankers

$15, Nov., 1993

$75 m/NY, Lon.

Steady

Fall 5%; $14.25

“Pacific Basin”, 1987 + CMB

Handy bulk c.

Sept. 1994, $14

$73 m/NY

As expected

$16.22, taken over in 1996

“Teekay Corp.”, 1973, est. by Torben Karlshoej

Aframax

1995 July, $21.5

$138 m/NY

Satisfactory

$27.275 in 1997

“Nordic Am. Tank. Sh. Ltd.”, 1995, special purpose

Suezmax tankers

1995 Sep., $5/warrant; 1977 at $10.21

$58.7 m

Poor

Warrant at $3.75

Total 8 companiesà

$~822 m