M&A Deal Summary

Marubeni and E-Commodities Holdings Acquire Grande Cache Coal

On March 2, 2012, Marubeni and E-Commodities Holdings acquired metals/mining company Grande Cache Coal for 983M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Marubeni’s 5th and E-Commodities Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Marubeni’s 4th and E-Commodities Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Marubeni’s 5th and E-Commodities Holdings’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Marubeni’s 1st and E-Commodities Holdings’ 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-03-02
Target Grande Cache Coal
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Marubeni
E-Commodities Holdings
Deal Type Joint Venture
Deal Value 983M CAD
Advisor(s) Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
UBS Investment Bank (Financial)

Target

Grande Cache Coal

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Grande Cache Coal Corp. is a metallurgical coal mining company.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Marubeni

Tokyo, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 1858
Sector Diversified
Employees42,882
Revenue 8,508.6B JPY (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Marubeni's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
Marubeni's corporate headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Marubeni is a global trading and investment firm with a diverse range of business interests. These areas encompass importing and exporting, as well as transactions in the Japanese market, related to food materials, food products, textiles, materials, pulp and paper, chemicals, energy, metals and mineral resources, transportation machinery, and includes offshore trading. The Company's activities also extend to power projects and infrastructure, plants and industrial machinery, finance, logistics and information industry, and real estate development and construction. Marubeni was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 63
Sector (Metals/Mining) 5 of 7
Type (Joint Venture) 1 of 1
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 5 of 6
Year (2012) 1 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-14 Allgas Energy Pty.

Sydney, Australia

Allgas Energy Pty. Ltd.provides oil and natural gas storage and distribution services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-30 Roy Hill Holdings Pty

Perth,, Australia

Roy Hill is the development of a new generation of integrated iron ore mining, rail & port operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Our people are shaping sophisticated processes that will introduce a new wave of innovation, technology and knowledge to Australia’s iron ore industry.

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Buyer

E-Commodities Holdings

Beijing, China

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Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Transportation
Employees1,844
Revenue 34.4B HKD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

E-Commodities Holdings is a provider of logistical services, commodity trading, warehousing and supply chain financing. E-Commodities Holdings was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Beijing, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Joint Venture) 1 of 1
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1