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Venkat Ramana Nandyal

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Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd H / Event-Driven

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zijin-mining-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6358:1" rel="noopener">Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd H (2899 HK)</a> announced the acquisition of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/continental-gold-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25820:1" rel="noopener">Continental Gold (CNL CN)</a> in an all-cash offer of C$5.5/share or C$1.4B. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/newmont-mining-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14503:1" rel="noopener">Newmont Mining (NEM US)</a> holds ~20% of Continental Gold has backed the transaction. The board of Continental has recommended the deal to its shareholders.</p><p>We believe that Zijin’s offer for CNL is fair given that CNL has already returned nearly 140% YTD. The company is already trading above its peers on FY20 EBITDA and book value multiples but below on resource-based valuations.</p>

Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd H (2899 HK) announced the acquisition of Continental Gold (CNL CN) in an all-cash offer of C$5.5/share or C$1.4B. Newmont Mining (NEM US) holds ~20% of Continental Gold has backed the transaction. The board of Continental has recommended the deal to its shareholders.We believe that Zijin’s offer for CNL is fair given that CNL has already returned nearly 140% YTD. The company is already trading above its peers on FY20 EBITDA and book value multiples but below on resource-based valuations.

Zijin Mining Acquisition of Continental Gold: Seeking Value Through Acquisition