M&A Deal Summary

International Coal Ventures Pvt. Acquires Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique

On October 8, 2014, International Coal Ventures Pvt. acquired oil/gas exploration company Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique from Rio Tinto for 50M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is International Coal Ventures Pvt.’s 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is International Coal Ventures Pvt.’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is International Coal Ventures Pvt.’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-08
Target Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) International Coal Ventures Pvt.
Sellers(s) Rio Tinto
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 50M USD

Target

Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique

Sydney,, Australia
Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique engages in the exploration, mining, and development of various resource projects in southern Africa.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

International Coal Ventures Pvt.

New Delhi,, India

Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
DESCRIPTION

International Coal Ventures Private Limited engages in exploration and production of coal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Rio Tinto

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1873
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees57,000
Revenue 54.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Rio Tinto is a mining and metals company. The company engages in finding, mining and processing the Earth's mineral resources. Company take a long-term, disciplined approach, developing and running long-life, low-cost, expandable operations that are capable of delivering value throughout the cycle. Rio Tinto was founded in 1873 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 14
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 10 of 12
Country (Australia) 4 of 5
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-02 Clermont Mine

Australia

Clermont now produces approximately 12 million metric tonnes of high energy thermal coal with relatively low ash and sulphur using a truck and shovel method. Clermont is a large scale open-cut operation, located approximately 12 kilometres from the town of Clermont in central Queensland.

Sell $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-05 Rio Tinto - Mount Pleasant

United Kingdom

Rio Tinto plc - Mount Pleasant division consists of thermal coal assets.

Sell -