Insight
The reactivation of zinc mine transactions
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Report summary
The sharp rise in the zinc price since 2016 helped to drive a 260% surge in mergers and acquisitions in the zinc and lead mining sector. The total value of deals in 2017 reached US$3 billion compared with US$0.8 billion in the previous year. We expect the rise in transactions to continue through 2018 as the price remains at historically high levels. However, there is a risk that the near-term ramp up of new mines, the recent softening of the price and the difficulties in accessing project financing might discourage transactions in the zinc mine industry in the next 12 months. This insight examines what has been happening since 2017 in terms of asset and companies transactions, what the drivers were and what we could expect in the coming months.
Table of contents
- Executive Summary
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2017 deals totalled US$3 billion
- Asset transactions
- Cost ranking of asset purchases
- Company transactions
- What is the rationale behind these acquisitions?
- 2018, what to expect
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Zinc transactions value by asset and company deals
- 2018 Glencore's assets (in red Volcan's assets where Glencore increased its interest in 2017)
- Asset transactions by operating status
- Zinc assets purchased in 2017
What's included
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