Today's debt and equity capital markets demand a wealth of knowledge about assets—buying and selling them, monetizing them and other financing considerations. No team of lawyers understands the mining asset class better than Dentons. Our Mining Finance and M&A Transactions team brings together the expertise and experience of first-class finance and M&A lawyers working with clients on a daily basis in the global mining industry. We advise clients across the full mining and metals' cycle—from exploration, to mine development, construction, production and reclamation.

Benefit from our global experience advising on: joint ventures, private placements and prospectus offerings, strategic investments, project finance, pre-export, prepayment, royalty and streaming structures, the sale and purchase of mines and mining entities, offtake agreements and the physical and financial markets into which you deliver finished products.

Our presence, expertise and experience in the key global finance-raising centers and the world's key mining regions means we know how capital is raised and how it is spent. We take pride in our deep-rooted industry knowledge and our ability to add real value and direction to any transactions we work on.

With new and often streamlined marketplaces for capital, dual listed public companies are now more common than rare. Your business will at some point transact globally for a cross-border or multi-jurisdictional opportunity. Take advantage of our global reach and expertise in 80+ countries. We can act as your guide so you tap into the market that best suits your strategy.

Whether you are considering a mineral or mining acquisition, effecting title transfers, or obtaining a title opinion to obtain project financing or a listing on a stock exchange or quotation system, Dentons offers you an experienced team of skilled lawyers to conduct thorough mining due diligence—in compressed time frames. In an increasingly competitive, challenging demand-driven market, Dentons continues to set standards of excellence in innovative structuring and robust documentation for mining finance and M&A transactions.

Recognition

Strong Recognition in the 2019 Asia Pacific Legal Directories

January 23, 2019

In The Legal 500 directories, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan) has been recommended as a top-tier firm in three practice areas: Investment Funds, Projects and Resource Management (including environment) and Real Estate and Construction.

Insights

Madagascar's New Mining Code

May 14, 2024

Madagascar: Sustainable resources hold great promise, with ample opportunities for growth and development in the country’s mining sector. The New Code promotes Madagascar as a mining friendly jurisdiction that is open and welcoming of foreign business and seeks to balance the implementation of policies that attract foreign capital and expertise against the safeguarding of the interests of local communities.

Global Mining – Mining M&A South of the Rio Grande

January 29, 2024

Global: Catch up on the third in the series of Dentons’ Global Mining Centre of Excellence learning session, and hear from Jorge Neher talk about Mining M&A South of the Rio Grande: What to watch your back about Jack.

Global Mining – Mining M&A South of the Rio Grande

January 29, 2024

United Kingdom: Catch up on the third in the series of Dentons’ Global Mining Centre of Excellence learning session, and hear from Jorge Neher talk about Mining M&A South of the Rio Grande: What to watch your back about Jack.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on acquisition of US-based Blackhawk Mining

June 2, 2020

Dentons has advised international energy group Sev.en Energy on its strategic acquisition of US-based metallurgical coal producer Blackhawk Mining, LLC. C. The transaction comes on the heels of Sev.en Energy’s acquisition of a 17% ownership interest in Corsa Coal in May 2020, further reinforcing its access to the metallurgical coal mining industry in the US market.

Dentons advises Sev.en Energy on strategic acquisition of shares in Corsa Coal Corporation

May 15, 2020

Dentons has advised Sev.en Energy, a major player on the Czech energy market, on strategic acquisition of a 17.1% share in Corsa Coal Corp., a US-based metallurgical coal producer with mines in Pennsylvania and Maryland, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Strong Recognition in the 2019 Asia Pacific Legal Directories

January 23, 2019

In The Legal 500 directories, Kensington Swan (now Dentons Kensington Swan) has been recommended as a top-tier firm in three practice areas: Investment Funds, Projects and Resource Management (including environment) and Real Estate and Construction.