LONDON The shelving of Spanish energy company Cepsa's initial public offering (IPO) may damage prospects for a string of oil-related companies planning to go public.
* Companies including Sibur, KazMunayGaz may find IPO tougher
LONDON, Oct 11 Copper producer Atalaya Mining , which is backed by Swiss trading giant Trafigura, is looking for a buyer, two banking sources said on Thursday.
LONDON Rio Tinto is close to restarting a sale process for some of its aluminium assets, including a plant in Iceland, which have been valued at around $350 million, two sources familiar with the matter said.
LONDON A tie-up between Randgold Resources and Barrick Gold will leave a void in the London market for investors seeking exposure to gold via companies that produce the precious metal.
TORONTO/LONDON, Sept 28 Barrick Gold Corp will seek Chinese investments in some of its African mines to offset higher risk stemming from its planned $6.5 billion all-stock acquisition of Africa-focused miner Randgold Resources, people familiar with Barrick's thinking said.
LONDON Canada's Barrick Gold Corp has agreed to buy Randgold Resources Ltd in an all-stock deal valuing the Africa-focused miner at $6.5 billion, to create the world's largest gold producer in an industry under investor pressure to put capital to good use. | Video
LONDON/TORONTO Mining companies and commodities trading houses are expected to table first-round offers by a September 28 deadline for a stake in Teck Resources Ltd's Quebrada Blanca copper mine expansion in northern Chile, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.
* Bankers disappointed after months preparing Aramco IPO deal
DUBAI/LONDON Investment banks which lost out on big payouts for the work on the shelved listing of oil giant Aramco are lining up for a raft of other projects as Saudi Arabia pursues reforms.
Cuban evangelical churches are collecting signatures to petition against a proposed constitutional amendment that would open the door to gay marriage, as part of an unusually strong nongovernmental political campaign for the Communist-run island.