Published quotes from 2007 in the link cited below. These are not my words. You will have to verify credibility for yourself.
"TMFOtter: "In the 1990's, the last time capital was cheap, [DryShips CEO George Economou] took an identical company public and evaporated every last penny of shareholder capital."
Steve819 [Quoting Barron'seditor Kathryn M. Welling]: "When someone asked why he was [taking his company public, Economou] actually said, basically, 'Because Americans are the dumbest investors around, and there's lots of liquidity in this market.'"
Allstar13913: "The CEO is crooked, and directly owns a competing company." (privately owned Cardiff Marine." ""