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Zero-Premium Mergers Becoming the New Normal Among Gold Miners

  • Barrick stock has gained 128% since tie-up with Randgold
  • More industry mergers of equals are likely, banker says
Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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Gone are the days of paying high premiums to acquire mining companies or assets.

After going through a prolonged bear market since 2013, miners have become more composed, and in this new bullish gold cycle paying a zero premium to merge two companies may become the new normal.