Freshfields, Norton Rose and Cravath lead in $18bn gold mining merger
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Norton Rose Fulbright and Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg have spearheaded a proposed merger to create the world’s largest gold miner, valued at $18bn (£13.7bn). The merger between two of the biggest players in the industry sees Canada’s Barrick Gold buy FTSE 100-listed US goldmining company rival Randgold Resources for $6bn, under an all-share […]