8961166 Canada $530 million acquisition of Niobec

22/1/2015
Private acquisition

$ 530 million

Announced

22/1/2015


Overview:

  • 8961166 Canada has acquired Niobec for $530 million from IAMGOLD Corporation.
  • The acquirer has received financing aggregating to $275 million from a consortium of lenders - National Bank of Canada and The Bank of Nova Scotia.
  • National Bank of Canada has acted as an administrative agent and issuing bank, while The Bank of Nova Scotia was a co-lead arranger.
  • Magris Resources has sponsored the acquisition.
  • 8961166 Canada is a consortium of Magris Resources, CEF Holdings and Temasek. 

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst 

Jurisdiction:

Canada

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Governing law:

Canada

Industry sector:

Mining


Firms:

Party: National Bank of Canada (Administrator)

Lawyer: Simon Finch


Party: Temasek (Acquirer)


Party: IAMGOLD Corporation (Seller)


Party: Consortium of equity funds (Financiers)

Lawyer: Cameron Belsher


Party: 8961166 Canada (Acquirer)