Chile “Mercury News” reported on March 3, according to a survey done by PricewaterhouseCoopers, in 2013 the total amount of global mergers and acquisitions mining industry $ 36 billion, a decrease of 35% compared to last year.
Mining sector decreased the amount of mergers and acquisitions is not by chance that in recent years has shown this trend, in 2011 the peak of the global mining mergers and acquisitions, the total amount reached $ 149 billion. Not only decrease the amount of mergers and acquisitions, the number also decreased from last year decreased from 1803 to 1437 onwards.
Geographically speaking, the number of mergers and acquisitions is higher than the Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere, but the amount of mergers and acquisitions over the Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere. Russia, China and Kazakhstan accounted for 43% of the total amount of mergers and acquisitions, and the United States, Canada and Australia and the number of mergers and acquisitions accounted for 34% of the world.
PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that in 2014 the global mergers and acquisitions will be slightly optimistic situation, ultra-stable developed economies affected by the mining sector in the coming months will be more active, medium-sized enterprises to become more active in acquiring assets.(http://www.lubonchem.com)
