M&A Deal Summary

Arch Acquires Triton Coal Company

On August 20, 2004, Arch acquired metals/mining company Triton Coal Company for 364M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arch’s 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Arch’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Arch’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arch’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-08-20
Target Triton Coal Company
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Arch
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 364M USD

Target

Triton Coal Company

Fairview Heights, Illinois, United States
Triton Coal Company LLC is a coal producer in US.

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Buyer

Arch

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees3,404
Revenue 3.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Arch is a coal producer and marketer. Its core business is supplying cleaner-burning, low-sulfur thermal and metallurgical coal to power generators and steel manufacturers on five continents. Arch was founded in 1969 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector (Metals/Mining) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 11
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-08 Buckskin Mine

United States

Buckskin Mine produces more than 27 million tons of coal per year from the Anderson and Canyon geologic formations.Buckskin has shipped more than 406 million tons of high-quality, low sulfur coal from the Southern Powder River Basin.

Sell $82M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-02 Knight Hawk Coal

Percy, Illinois, United States

Knight Hawk Coal LLC is a provider of coal services in US. Knight Hawk controls approximately 70 million tons of coal reserves in southern Illinois.

Buy $15M
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