M&A Deal Summary

Agnico Eagle Acquires Cayden Resources

On November 28, 2014, Agnico Eagle acquired metals/mining company Cayden Resources for 205M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Agnico Eagle’s 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Agnico Eagle’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Agnico Eagle’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Agnico Eagle’s 2nd transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-28
Target Cayden Resources
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Agnico Eagle
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 205M CAD
Advisor(s) McMillan (Legal)

Target

Cayden Resources

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cayden Resources, Inc. is an exploration company focused on the discovery, financing, and monetization of precious metal assets in two favorable mining jurisdictions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Agnico Eagle

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees6,210
Revenue 6.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Agnico Eagle is a gold producer, with mines and exploration company. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1953 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector (Metals/Mining) 2 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 8
State (British Columbia) 2 of 3
Country (Canada) 2 of 9
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-16 Urastar Gold

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Urastar Gold Corp. is a mining exploration and development company, focuses on gold exploration in the Sierra Madre gold belt targeting areas, Mexico.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-09 Soltoro

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Soltoro Ltd. is an exploration and development of mineral resources.

Buy CA$32M
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