Financing Global Mining

A PFI Market Intelligence Report

Driven by growth in the global economy and emerging markets, capital finance activity in global mining has seen an unprecedented surge in mergers, acquisitions and IPO activity - with M&A volumes tripling in 2006 to US$135bn.

To chart the capital markets' rediscovery of the mining industry and to plot the future potential of the sector, Project Finance International has produced Financing Global Mining: The Complete Picture. This definitive report provides timely, comprehensive and truly original analysis of the industry:

• Every deal this millennium - full data and information on all mining finance deals since 2000 - from loans, bond and M&A to IPOs and project finance
• League tables - for the first time, you can find out which banks top the tables in each sector for financing mining and which countries raise the most debt
• Expert analysis - over 30 industry executive contributed to this report, covering chapters on risk, legal codes, capital markets and M&A, plus case studies on specific financings across the range of financial products
• Key issues and future trends - in-depth analysis on the key issues now facing the industry, including the commodity price cycle, environmental concerns, political and legal risks and the M&A boom, pinpointing likely development by company and country.

Every mining finance professional involved or interested in the sector will find this report invaluable.

Remember: it is not possible to get these numbers anywhere else.