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Metals & Mining

As one of the world's preeminent advisors to the leading mining companies, Credit Suisse has been changing the landscape of the industry for more than a decade. In industries that continue to consolidate, we have remained one of the top-ranked M&A advisors and leading underwriter of debt and equity securities, committed to helping clients vault business forward.

We maintain an active dialogue and relationship with all of the significant companies in the global mining industry. The group's global network of expertise and high-standing reputation, provides clients with real-time access to decision makers, a thorough understanding of corporate mining strategies and high-quality and innovative ideas.

We have successfully executed transactions in a number of different product areas. Recent landmark transactions include:

Strategic Advisory

• Sole Advisor to Bunge in its $3.8 billion divestiture of its Brazilian Fertilizer Nutrients Assets to Vale.
• Joint Financial Advisor to First Reserve and others in their $2.2 billion investment in Glencore.
• Joint Advisor and Joint Corporate Broker to Rio Tinto in its successful defense with respect to BHP Billitons' $147.4 billion unsolicited offer.
• Joint Advisor to Evraz in its 5.7 billion acquisition of IPSO tubular business.
• Sole Advisor to MMX with respect to the $5.5 billion divestiture of certain iron ore assets to Anglo American.
• Joint Advisor to UC Rusal in its $13.8 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in Norilsk Nickel.
• Sole Advisor to Corus in its $8.1 billion sale to Tata Steel.
• Joint Advisor to Rio Tinto in its $38.1 billion acquisition of Alcan.
• Joint Advisor to CVRD in its $13.3 acquisition of Inco.
• Sole Advisor to Evraz in its $2.3 billion acquisition of Oregon Steel Mills.
• Joint Advisor to Mittal in its $33.1 billion acquisition of Arcelor.
• Joint advisor to Barrick Gold on its $2.3 billion acquisition of Homestake.

Capital Raising

• Joint Bookrunner on UC Rusal's $2.2 billion Initial Public Offering.
• Joint Boorunner on Cloud Peak's $1.1 billion combined Initial Public Offering and Senior Notes Offering.
• Joint Bookrunner on Rio Tinto's $15.0 billion global Rights Offering.
• Joint Bookrunner on Alcoa's $1.5 billion combined Follow-On Equity and Convertible Offerings.
• Joint Bookrunner on Vale's $12.7bn Follow-On Equity Offering.
• Joint Bookrunner on ENRC's GBP1.5 billion Initial Public Offering.
• Sole Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner on China Nickel's HK$2.0 billion Convertible Bonds.
• Sole Arranger and Bookrunner on PT Bumi Resources' $520 million Syndicated Loans.
• Joint Arranger on Rio Tinto's $40.0 billion Senior Acquisition Facilities.
• Joint Arranger on Vale's $18.0 billion Senior Acquisition Facilities.
• Joint Bookrunner in BHP Billiton 1.3 billion Global Bond Offerings.
  

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