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.
Most business executives will agree that confidentiality agreements are a necessary tool to protect their intellectual property. What often is missed is whether they are being used properly. This starts with ensuring that each employee understand why we use them, when to use them, and how they should be used.
We interviewed Walter Javier Ortega, a Peruvian Mining Engineer with over 15 years’ experience across several operations in the Drilling and Blasting areas. Walter provides us insight into the Drilling and Blasting areas, what technologies are being implemented, and suggestions of how foreign providers can ensure they are successful when introducing new technologies.
Josemaría Resources is set to start construction of US$3bn copper-gold project this year with first operations to start in 2026. The project will be one of the first to be built from a major new deposit cluster that sits on the Argentina/Chile border.
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Chile is advanced in many areas but the banking industry is still very conservative and does live up to the expectations that foreigners have. It is by far the most difficult part of getting your company operational. We provide some practical tips to help companies improve thier banking relationships.