Sneak Preview: Mergers & Acquisitions in Mining Tech with Ivan Gustavino
In this sneak preview, Ax Legal’s Managing Partner Cody McFarlane speaks with Ivan Gustavino, Managing Director at Atrico, who has advised over 100 high-growth companies in mining, industrial tech, and software. With M&A activity heating up, Ivan breaks down what investors and buyers really look for in mining technology companies today.
Chile has faced a decade-long drought that has impacted local communities and whole industries alike. Codelco recently announced that it will build the country’s second largest desalination facility to provide water to the Chuquicamata, Radomiro Tomic, and Minister Hales Divisions.
Chile has faced a decade-long drought that has impacted local communities and whole industries alike. We interviewed Dr. Giancarlo Barassi, an expert in desalination and water reuse, who provided us insight into solutions and technologies that could help the country overcome the challenge.
Glencore’s, Enrique Caballero, recently presented at Exponor discussing the company’s technology strategy. We provide an overview and some of our own comments. This can be particularly useful for service and technology providers who are trying to understand where their solutions can potentially add value.
Once the Colombian entity is incorporated, the next step is to open the bank account. This is often the most frustrating part for foreign companies given how easy it can be to open a new bank account in other parts of the world. We have provided a fact sheet to help companies understand the most important questions that arise during the bank opening process.
We interviewed Andres Recalde, a Senior Social Strategist that has spent the last 25 years working with mining companies in various parts of Latin America. In our interview, Andres provides his personal insight into what is happening in Peru, his idea about social acceptability rather than social license, and practical tips that exploration companies should consider when engaging with communities.
Alto Ley recently released a report called “Technological Strategy for Lithium in Chile”. In the second part of our summary, we are going to focus on the specific technologies that will be needed to ensure the future growth of supply from Chile is both efficient and sustainable.
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