Alexandros Argyros joined AXIA in March 2010 and is currently the Managing Director and Head of the firm’s Investment Banking Division. While at AXIA, Alexandros has participated in over 60 transactions, with total value in excess of €30bn including debt and equity capital raisings, M&A, corporate restructurings, securitizations and NPL transactions. Prior to AXIA, Alexandros spent one year with FiliaGroup, a private fund focusing on investments in the Environmental and Alternative Energy sectors in Greece. Prior to that, he spent eight years with Morgan Stanley, three years with the Global Industrials Group in New York and London and five years with the Greek coverage team in Athens. Alexandros has executed a significant number of M&A and Capital Markets transactions in the region and in shipping, including, but not limited to the €4.15 billion Fairness Opinion to CosmOTE’s Board of Directors on its buyout by OTE, the €2.1 billion dual tranche Eurobond offering of OTE, the $181 million Paragon Shipping IPO on the NASDAQ, the €1.3 billion rights issue of Piraeus Bank, the €3.3 billion Credit Agricole S.A. tender offer for Emporiki Bank of Greece and the $247 million Genco Shipping & Trading IPO on the NYSE. Alexandros holds a BA in Economics from Amherst College, USA.

Haris Sitzoglou joined AXIA in January 2020 as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division and in 2021 he was also appointed Head of Credit. Prior to AXIA, Haris spent 10 years with Crédit Agricole CIB (CACIB), most recently as an Executive Director within the Leveraged Finance Group in London and Paris. Previously he was a Director within Debt Capital Markets in London, focusing on sub-investment grade transactions. Throughout his career at CACIB, Haris was involved in origination, structuring and execution of over €100bn equivalent of transactions including capital raisings, acquisition financings, LBOs and liability management exercises for family and private equity owned companies, as well as listed corporates across a broad range of sectors. During his last four years at CACIB, he focused mainly on Southern Europe, being instrumental towards establishing CACIB’s leading position with clients, particularly in Italy. Haris has worked for clients across European geographies, including, among others countries, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Switzerland and Poland, as well as with US and Asian clients in the past. He started his career with CACIB at the credit trading desk. Prior to CACIB, Haris worked at a VC-backed unsecured lending platform as a risk and investment analyst. In this role he was responsible for loan portfolio analysis and reporting, while also participating as a regular member of the Risk Committee. Haris holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece and an MSc in Risk Management and Financial Engineering from Imperial College Business School, London, UK.

Christina Anagnostara joined AXIA in June 2017 and she is currently a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division. Prior to joining AXIA, Christina provided advisory services to corporate clients involved in all aspects of the maritime industry. For the period 2008 to 2013, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Seanergy Maritime Holdings, a dry bulk shipping company listed on NASDAQ, where she executed the company’s strategy relating to capital markets, financing, M&A, S&P and restructuring transactions. Since 2008, Christina serves as member of Seanergy’s Board of Directors and Shipping Committee. Prior to joining Seanergy, Christina spent two years as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Global Oceanic Carriers Ltd, a dry bulk shipping company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Before that, she spent seven years as a senior management consultant of the Geneva-based EFG Group. Prior to EFG Group, she worked for Eurobank EFG and Ernst & Young. Christina is a Certified Chartered Accountant and holds a BA in Economics from the American College of Greece.

Giovanni Sebastiani joined AXIA in May 2022 as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division and is based in Milan. He comes with a wealth of experience in the Italian and international finance markets spanning nearly three decades providing advisory services for M&A and capital markets transactions. Prior to joining AXIA, Giovanni served for 7 years as CFO of Edison Rinnovabili (formerly E2i Energie Speciali) one of Italy’s leading renewable energy operators. He spent most of his career with Lehman Brothers and Nomura quickly becoming a Managing Director in the Communications Group, and Head of M&A for Italy, respectively. Giovanni holds a BSc in Business Administration from La Sapienza University of Rome and has the Italian qualification as certified public accountant.