The Northern Miner November 23 2020 Issue 24

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Endeavour Mining to buy Teranga Gold, creating top 10 gold miner M&A Anthony Vaccaro (left), publisher of The Northern Miner Group, speaking with David Rosenberg, president, chief economist and strategist at Rosenberg Research & Associates, as part of the November Global Mining Symposium.  TNM

Economist David Rosenberg says ‘mad, mad world’ driving gold bull market GMS 2020

| It’s hard for many investors to chart a clear path forward

BY TRISH SAYWELL

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avid Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Rosenberg Research & Associates, has spent a lifetime analyzing trends and identifying future shifts in the global economy and financial markets. But even the celebrated economist is a little confounded by the scale and

nature of the current global economic crisis and acknowledges it’s hard for many investors to chart a clear path forward. “In a world where Greek bonds trade at a discount to treasuries, in a world when central banks are buying junk bonds, I don’t even know how you can even talk about an appropriate asset mix,” he said during an hour-long conversation with Anthony

“EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT GOLD AS A HEDGE AGAINST INFLATION BUT IT’S EQUALLY A HEDGE AGAINST DEFLATION.” DAVID ROSENBERG CHIEF ECONOMIST AND STRATEGIST AT ROSENBERG RESEARCH & ASSOCIATES

Vaccaro, group publisher of The Northern Miner, at the November Global Mining Symposium. One thing is certain, however. In a world where the supply of global fiat money is growing at a 20-25% annual rate and the production of gold globally is going up at a 1% annual rate, he said, the precious metal is going into a secular bull market and investors must own it. “Gold is a ballast in the portfolio. It’s a source of stability and it’s an insurance policy against things going wrong, because when things go wrong, central banks tend to print more money, and your gold is tangible, your gold is real.” According to Rosenberg, “we’re in a world where central banks have taken over,” and whether it’s U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell or Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, or any other central banker for that matter, they are “operating a casino,” he said. They are like “the black jack dealers handing out the chips for free.” Rosenberg shakes his head in disbeSee GMS 2020 / 6

| All-share deal worth $2.44 billion

BY CECILIA JAMASMIE AND TRISH SAYWELL

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anada’s Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV), already West Africa’s top gold producer, has agreed to buy Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ) in an all-share deal worth $2.44 billion (US$1.86 billion), which would create a top 10 gold producer. The Toronto-based miner is offering 0.470 of its own shares for each Teranga share, a 5.1% premium to Teranga’s closing price on Nov. 13. Endeavour shareholders will end up with 66% of the combined entity, with Teranga shareholders holding the remaining 34%. Teranga will get three seats on the board to Endeavour’s seven. La Mancha, the vehicle which Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris holds his stake in Endeavour, will invest a further $200 million into the combined miner, leaving it with a 19% stake. Endeavour’s acquisition of Teranga adds another operating asset — Wahgnion — to its four existing mines in Burkina Faso. It also gives it exposure to Senegal through the Massawa project, which Teranga bought from Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX; NYSE:GOLD) last year. A successful deal would consolidate Endeavour’s growth, which completed in July the acquisition of smaller rival Semafo, bringing together six mines with strong cash flows into one portfolio. The company’s had previously tried to buy Egypt-focused Centamin (TSX:CEE; LSE: CEY), but talks failed to deliver a deal. The combined miner, which aims to list in London next year, will produce about 1.5 million ounces of gold a year from six core operating mines in three countries — Senegal, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire. It would also be amongst the most valuable precious metals companies currently listed on the London Stock Exchange. These include Russian duo Polyus (LSE: PLZL) and Polymetal International (LSE: POLY), Mexicofocused Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) and Canadian Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY). The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. Sebastien De Montessus, Endeav-

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our’s CEO, and Teranga CEO Richard Young, hosted a joint webcast to discuss the rationale for the business combination. “We are, with Richard, incredibly excited about this transaction, as it makes sense on so many levels, and offers a strong opportunity for rerating for both sets of shareholders,” De Montessus said on the call. “We believe that this transaction follows the successful M&A trend we are currently seeing across the industry. There are many examples where good companies not necessarily needing to do M&A, have come together and have immediately created value for their shareholders. We believe this transaction will do the same.” “First, and of utmost importance, this combination has a very compelling industrial logic,” Endeavour’s CEO continued. “It combines two high quality West African asset portfolios at a time when both companies have recently completed investment phases and are now generating healthy See M&A / 6 PM40069240


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