Metals Acquisition announced that it has received approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) of its proposed acquisition of the CSA Copper Mine.
No Objection from FIRB approval is a Condition Precedent to the acquisition of CSA from Glencore as announced by the SPAC in March.
The SPAC intends to acquire the CSA copper mine for $1.1 billion. The purchase price implies a 4.5x multiple of 2022 EBITDA.
The purchase price and $50 million of required working capital and transaction costs is expected to be funded through a combination of:
$465 million of debt facilities and silver streaming agreements as follows:
$375 million underwritten senior secured debt facility from Citibank and Commonwealth Bank of Atralia, comprising a $350 million acquisition term loan and $25 million revolving credit facility for working capital;
$90 million silver streaming agreement with a subsidiary of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
$175 million mezzanine convertible debt facility led by Sprott Resource Lending and investors;
$41.75 million equity, including $25 million from Sprott, $15 million from OGR and $1.75 million from MAC CEO Mick McMullen and CFO Jaco Crouse;
$50 million of common equity paid to Glencore (included in the purchase price); and
$418.25 million to be sourced from a combination of $265 million cash in trust (subject to share redemptions), new equity and alternative sources. Read more.
