June 12, 2015
On June 8, 2015, AngloGold Ashanti Limited announced that it has agreed to sell its Cripple Creek & Victor mine in the United States to Newmont Mining Corporation for $820 million in cash, plus a net smelter return royalty. Cravath represented AngloGold Ashanti in connection with this transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in August 2015.
The Cravath team was led by partner Richard Hall and included associate Lee Johnston on M&A matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers, senior attorney Lawrence A. Pasini and associate Amy C. Benford on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner David J. Kappos and practice area attorney Anthony N. Magistrale on intellectual property matters; partner Matthew Morreale on environmental matters; partner Christine A. Varney and associate Jesse M. Weiss on antitrust matters; and practice area attorney Gary R. Eisenman on real estate matters. Maria Rita Sobral also worked on M&A matters.
Deals & Cases
May 15, 2023
On May 12, 2023, AngloGold Ashanti, an independent, global gold mining company, announced that it has undertaken a comprehensive review of its domicile and listing structure and concluded that the most appropriate structure for AngloGold Ashanti Group is a UK corporate domicile with a U.S. primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and secondary listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (“JSE”) and A2X Markets (“A2X”) in South Africa and on the Ghana Stock Exchange (“GhSE”) in Ghana. Cravath is representing AngloGold Ashanti as U.S. counsel in connection with this matter.
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