Silvercrest to be acquired by Coeur Mining
SilverCrest Metals and Coeur Mining have reached a deal for Coeur Mining to acquire Silver Crest in an all shares deal.
After the recent acquisition news of Gatos Silver to be acquired by First Majestic, this is the second successful silver junior producer being acquired. Recently, the ongoing consolidation in the silver space is eclipsing merger and acquisition news in the much more diverse gold mining sector.
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On Oct 3rd, before the news, the take-over meant a premium of 22% for SilverCrest Metals. Following the news, Coeur Mining nosedived 9.48% in trading on Friday. closing at $6.41, while SilverCrest Metals rallied 9.04% closing at $10.13.
Coeur Mining to buy SilverCrest for $1.7 billion in bets on silver boom is what Reuters titled.
The 1.6022 share price ratio as announced in the press report, nearly materialized at the Friday Oct 4 close. The ratio stands at 1.58 now.
Historic track record of both silver miners
Source: https://gwyde.blogspot.com/2024/10/silvercrest-to-be-acquired-by-coeur.html