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Liberty House $500 million acquisition of Dunkerque plant from Rio Tinto

14/12/2018
Private acquisition
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$ 500 million

Completed

14/12/2018

Overview:

  • Liberty House has acquired the Dunkerque plant in Northern France from Rio Tinto for $500 million.
  • This plant is Europe's largest aluminum smelter with an annual capacity of 280,000 tons.

Laura Mendes - Researcher

Jurisdiction:

France

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Governing law:

France

Industry sectors:

Industrials and manufacturing
Mining

Firms:
Allen & Overy

Party: Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Lead arranger)

Party: BNP Paribas (Lender)

Party: ICBC (Lender)

Party: Standard Bank (Lender)

Party: Morgan Stanley (Lender)

Party: Natixis (Lender)

Party: Barclays Bank (Lender)

Party: Bank of Montreal (Lender)

Party: Royal Bank of Canada (Lender)

Clyde & Co

Party: Liberty House Group (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Richard Elks

Dentons

Party: Rio Tinto (Seller)

EY Société d'Avocats

Party: Rio Tinto (Seller)

LPA-CGR avocats

Party: Rio Tinto (Seller)

Norton Rose Fulbright

Party: Liberty House Group (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Christine Ezcutari

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