Add-on Acquisition • Metals/Mining

Molycorp Acquires Molycorp Metals and Alloys

On April 15, 2011, Molycorp acquired metals/mining company Molycorp Metals and Alloys

Acquisition Context

This is Molycorp’s 2nd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
This is Molycorp’s 1st transaction in the United States.
This is Molycorp’s 1st transaction in Arizona.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	April 15, 2011
Target	Molycorp Metals and Alloys
Sector	Metals/Mining
Buyer(s)	Molycorp
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Molycorp Metals and Alloys

Tolleson, Arizona, United States

Molycorp Metals and Alloys, Inc. produces exotic custom made alloys and high purity rare earth metals in various forms (e.g., machined parts, foils, ingots, etc.).

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Buyer

Molycorp

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1949
Sector	Metals/Mining
Employees	2,500
Revenue	475M USD (2014)

DESCRIPTION

Molycorp, Inc. is a mining company that produces and sells rare earth and rare metal materials. The company filed for bankruptcy in June 2015.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	2 of 3
Sector: Metals/Mining	2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition	2 of 3
State: Arizona	1 of 1
Country: United States	1 of 1
Year: 2011	2 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2011-04-04	AS Molycorp Silmet Sillamäe, Estonia AS Molycorp Silmet is a rare metal and rare earth metal producers in Europe	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2011-04-04

AS Molycorp Silmet

Sillamäe, Estonia

AS Molycorp Silmet is a rare metal and rare earth metal producers in Europe

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2012-03-08	Neo Material Technologies Toronto, Ontario, Canada Neo Material Technologies Inc. is a producer, processor and developer of neodymium-iron-boron magnetic powders, rare earths and zirconium based engineered materials and applications, and other rare metals and their compounds through its Magnequench and Performance Materials business divisions.	Buy	$1.3B

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2012-03-08

Neo Material Technologies

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Neo Material Technologies Inc. is a producer, processor and developer of neodymium-iron-boron magnetic powders, rare earths and zirconium based engineered materials and applications, and other rare metals and their compounds through its Magnequench and Performance Materials business divisions.

Buy

$1.3B

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