The major shareholder of Panathinaikos basketball club, Dimitris Giannakopoulos will be traveling to London to meet with a group of investors who have expressed interest in financing a major project called “Athens Live”, which would include the purchase of the financially embattled football club from the current owner Giannis Alafouzos.

Owner of Panathinaikos, Giannis Alafouzos, announced his intention to leave the historic Athens club, with an official announcement on Thursday night.

A record attendance and a host of celebrities contributed to the success of the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards for 2015, which were presented at a packed dinner event on Friday, December 4 at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel in Athens.