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.
Argentina has a healthy lithium project pipeline. There are already two projects in production with plans for expansions. This year, construction has started on several more projects and there are even more projects that are being explored.
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.
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It was previously time consuming and complicated to incorporate a company, particularly for foreign companies that were looking to enter the market. This changed in 2017 when a new corporate vehicle was introduced known in Spanish as Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada (“SAS”).