Client Successes

Mergers and Acquisitions Diligence – Global (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Former Soviet Union) Mining

1. Problem	2. Approach	3. Client Benefits
The Board of a major international mining company required on-going support in reviewing acquisitions in order to obtain an independent opinion on the above-ground risks around potential targets.	Developed an on-going relationship with the client to consistently evaluate the above-ground risk around all deals considered by the mining company using the FSG proprietary above-ground risk analysis template.	The client’s Board of Directors was able to fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities to shareholders by obtaining a consistent external analysis of the above ground risks facing potential acquisitions.
The Board of a major international mining company required on-going support in reviewing acquisitions in order to obtain an independent opinion on the above-ground risks around potential targets. The company’s Board of Directors required this independent analysis not only to prevent the consummation of deals without proper due diligence but also due simply to “deal heat.” The mining company was focused on quickly growing its reserve base, resulting in a review of multiple deals on a monthly basis. The company was not able to internally evaluate above-ground risks due to the number of deals reviewed on a monthly basis as well as because of the Board’s requirement that an independent review of above-ground risks be conducted for each asset. The global nature of the company’s potential acquisitions required an outside partner with global breadth to conduct the necessary above-ground due diligence.

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