Deals

Metals and mining M&A has a moment on this Merger Monday

Mining deal activity is up 61% globally this year – and up a whopping 139% in North America alone.

The BHP Group Ltd. logo atop the company’s global headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

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By Matthew Monks

December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM UTC

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Hi, it’s Matt Monks in New York. In today’s newsletter, we look at some happenings in the bustling mining M&A market. Also, Goldman Sachs strikes a big ETF deal and Evercore hires a top health-care banker from JPMorgan.

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