M&A Deal Summary

Yancoal Acquires Coal & Allied Industries

On January 24, 2017, Yancoal acquired metals/mining company Coal & Allied Industries from Rio Tinto for 2.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yancoal’s 1st transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Yancoal’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Yancoal’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-24
Target Coal & Allied Industries
Sector Metals/Mining
Buyer(s) Yancoal
Sellers(s) Rio Tinto
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 2.5B USD

Target

Coal & Allied Industries

Brisbane, Australia
Coal & Allied Industries Ltd. is a mining and metals company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Yancoal

Sydney, Australia
Category Company
Founded 2004
Sector Metals/Mining
Employees3,119
Revenue 7.6B AUD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Yancoal is a producer of saleable (equity basis) thermal and metallurgical coal per annum for export into international markets. Yancoal was founded in 2004 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Metals/Mining) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 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 14 of 14
Sector (Metals/Mining) 11 of 11
Type (Divestiture) 12 of 12
Country (Australia) 5 of 5
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 10
PREVIOUS 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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-28 Rincon Lithium Project

Salta Province, Argentina

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