Stake Purchase • Metals/Mining

Mitsubishi Invests In Copper World

On August 13, 2025, Mitsubishi invested in metals/mining company Copper World from HudBay

Investment Context
  • This is Mitsubishi’s 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Mitsubishi’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Mitsubishi’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

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Investment Summary

Date August 13, 2025
Target Copper World
Sector Metals/Mining
Investor(s) Mitsubishi
Sellers(s) HudBay
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Copper World

Arizona, United States
Copper World owns the fully-permitted Copper World project and is based in Arizona.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Mitsubishi

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1950
Sector Diversified
Employees62,062
Revenue 18.62T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsubishi is a diversified holding company that engages in global environmental & infrastructure, business service, industrial finance, logistics & development, energy business, metals, machinery, chemicals, and living essentials business. Mitsubishi was founded in 1950 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 16 of 16
Sector: Metals/Mining 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase 5 of 5
State: Arizona 1 of 1
Country: United States 2 of 2
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-27 Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan

Kanagawa, Japan

Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan operates the KFC restaurant chain in Japan, serving fried chicken and related fast-food menu items. Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan was founded in 1970 and is based in Kanagawa, Japan.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

HudBay

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees2,233
Revenue 2.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

HudBay is an integrated mining company with assets in North and South America principally focused on the discovery, production and marketing of base and precious metals. HudBay is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Metals/Mining 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase 1 of 1
State: Arizona 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2025 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-19 Rockcliff Metals

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rockcliff Metals is a Canadian explorer in the Flin Flon-Snow Lake greenstone belt, Manitoba, home to the Paleoproterozoic VMS district in the world hosting mines and deposits that contain copper, zinc, gold, and silver. It is a junior landholder of the area, controlling over 4,000 square kilometers in total. Its extensive portfolio of properties includes some of the highest-grade, undeveloped VMS deposits. Rockcliff Metals was formed in 2005 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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